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 clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks smaller (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
- 2.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) cuboid
- 4.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) light first outlines (c) do not smudge easily (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) H (d) 4B
- 6.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 7.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 8.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) spiral line (c) zigzag line (d) dotted or broken line
- 9.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) above the object (c) on the left side (d) inside the object
- 10.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) soft, creamy sticks
- 11.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the top of the scene (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 12.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cone
- 15.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a shoe box (b) a globe (c) a sugar cube (d) a candle
- 16.True or false: in a landscape picture, far hills and the sky is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) pyramid (c) cylinder (d) rectangle
- 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) the brightest spot (d) the darker half of it
- 19.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 20.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) sharpener (c) sponge (d) masking tape
- 21.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 22.⬜⬛ Does white have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 23.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 24.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 2H (d) H
- 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) hatching
- 26.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 27.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
- 28.True or false: we use a sharpener for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 31.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 33.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a football (b) a marble (c) a party hat (d) a dice
- 35.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🖌️ Is standing on its bristles good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 40.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) water pot (d) sharpener
Answer key
- looks bigger
- value
- cuboid
- light first outlines
- H
- vertical
- shadow side
- dotted or broken line
- on the left side
- thick, opaque paint
- the part nearest you
- False
- vertical
- cube
- a candle
- False
- rectangle
- the brightest spot
- wavy line
- sponge
- a 2D shape
- light value
- 7
- HB
- blending
- a 2D shape
- bristles up or flat
- False
- True
- hard, waxy sticks
- diagonal
- soft, dark marks
- True
- a dice
- True
- False
- False
- False
- bad for the brush
- flat brush
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