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.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 3.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) shape (c) value (d) space
- 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) sharpener (d) easel
- 8.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) water pot (c) easel (d) round brush
- 10.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: we use an easel for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
- 13.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) bright, flat colour (c) see-through colour (d) grey lines for sketching
- 14.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) where light hits most
- 15.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 2B (c) B (d) 4H
- 16.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) far hills and the sky (d) things that look biggest
- 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) shape (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
- 20.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 21.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) HB (b) 2B
- 22.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 23.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a dice (b) a globe (c) a candle (d) an ice-cream cone
- 24.True or false: we use a water pot for mixing colours. (a) True (b) False
- 25.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 26.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🍃 Is a circle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 28.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
- 30.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 32.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) press harder (d) add water
- 33.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 34.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) light first outlines (c) grey lines for sketching (d) thick, opaque paint
- 35.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📏 What kind of line does a tightly pulled rope look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) straight line
- 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) round brush (b) masking tape (c) flat brush (d) sharpener
- 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 39.What do we use a sponge for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) giving a pencil a point
- 40.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- horizontal
- 12
- True
- form
- 7
- sponge
- horizontal
- palette
- True
- False
- colour
- grey lines for sketching
- its shadow on the table
- 4H
- True
- False
- far hills and the sky
- form
- True
- 2B
- wide, straight strokes
- a globe
- False
- highlight
- False
- geometric shape
- True
- washing with mild soap
- False
- False
- press harder
- near the viewer
- thick, opaque paint
- False
- straight line
- masking tape
- False
- dabbing soft textures
- True
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