Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet
Artist's tip (Find the topic): Elements: line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value. Shading: highlight faces the light, cast shadow falls away from it; near = bigger, far = smaller. Materials: watercolour see-through, poster colour opaque, B soft and dark, H hard and light.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) letting paint dry on it
- 2.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 4.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding paper flat (b) holding a board upright (c) mixing colours (d) rinsing brushes
- 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 6.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) grey lines for sketching (d) bright, flat colour
- 8.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 9.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a straight line (b) a wavy line (c) a zigzag line (d) a dotted line
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) drying bristles up (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
- 11.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 13.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) an ice-cream cone (b) a brick (c) a water pipe (d) a sugar cube
- 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) see-through colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) mixed with lots of water
- 16.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 17.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) water pot (d) flat brush
- 19.True or false: a flower petal is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a wriggling snake (c) ocean waves (d) a jalebi
- 21.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 22.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 23.True or false: a flag in the wind looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) how light or dark it is (c) a solid 3D object (d) the area around objects
- 28.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
- 29.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) zigzag lines (d) horizontal lines
- 31.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) oval (b) cylinder (c) cube (d) cone
- 32.📏 What kind of line does dashes on a road look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
- 33.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 34.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “soft and gentle”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) zigzag lines (d) curved lines
- 35.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) the teeth of a saw (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a lightning bolt
- 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) focal point (b) horizon (c) border (d) background
- 38.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 39.True or false: a jalebi looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: black has a light value. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- rinsing between colours
- False
- 9
- holding a board upright
- 7
- True
- bright, flat colour
- vertical
- a wavy line
- drying bristles up
- True
- vertical
- True
- a water pipe
- thick, opaque paint
- 4
- False
- water pot
- True
- dashes on a road
- diagonal
- highlight
- False
- False
- True
- zigzag line
- a long, thin mark
- 2H
- foreground
- curved lines
- oval
- dotted or broken line
- a 2D shape
- curved lines
- a ruler’s edge
- False
- focal point
- a 3D form
- True
- False
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