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 pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 4B (c) HB (d) H
- 2.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) easel
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) oval (c) cylinder (d) pyramid
- 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
- 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) ocean waves (d) a laser beam
- 7.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) above the object (b) inside the object (c) on the left side (d) on the right side
- 8.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 9.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) many parallel lines (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines all one way
- 10.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 14.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 15.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) oval (b) cube (c) cuboid (d) cylinder
- 16.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) giving a pencil a point (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
- 17.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
- 18.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) looks smaller
- 19.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a playground slide (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
- 20.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 21.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) value
- 22.True or false: a lightning bolt looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 24.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) shows more detail
- 25.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) stitches on cloth (c) a jalebi (d) a flag in the wind
- 26.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 27.True or false: we use a sharpener for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 28.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 29.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) palette
- 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines crossing over
- 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
- 32.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) oval (c) sphere (d) star
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) overlaps other things (c) shows more detail (d) sits lower on the page
- 34.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) rectangle (c) square (d) cube
- 35.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) glue (c) hot oil (d) sand
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) space
- 37.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 38.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) a closed flat outline (c) a solid 3D object (d) only length and width
- 39.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
- 40.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a matchbox (b) a football (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a traffic cone
Answer key
- H
- False
- easel
- oval
- cross-hatching
- ocean waves
- on the left side
- horizontal
- criss-cross lines
- True
- False
- foreground
- cast shadow
- zigzag line
- oval
- mixing colours
- vertical lines
- looks bigger
- a tall lamp post
- soft, dark marks
- value
- False
- hard, light marks
- shows less detail
- the teeth of a saw
- stippling
- False
- medium marks
- sharpener
- lines all one way
- lines crossing over
- sphere
- shows less detail
- cube
- water and mild soap
- line
- geometric shape
- from white to black
- oil pastels
- a football
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