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: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) sphere (c) cube (d) square
- 3.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 5.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the part farthest away (c) things that look biggest (d) the top of the scene
- 6.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a flat 2D area (d) can be seen all round
- 7.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks smaller seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 8.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) poster colour
- 9.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) has height, width, depth (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) the area around objects
- 10.📏 What kind of line does a jalebi look like? (a) wavy line (b) spiral line (c) dotted or broken line (d) straight line
- 11.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 12.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 14.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
- 15.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits lower on the page (d) shows more detail
- 16.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) texture
- 18.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 19.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) blending
- 20.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
- 21.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
- 22.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 23.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
- 24.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) the teeth of a saw
- 25.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a solid 3D object (c) a sense of near and far (d) a closed flat outline
- 26.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) sits near the horizon
- 28.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 29.What do we use a flat brush for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
- 30.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧊 Which 3D form is a candle shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cylinder
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) water pot (d) flat brush
- 33.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 34.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a small round brush (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
- 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) colour
- 39.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
Answer key
- True
- square
- True
- True
- things that look biggest
- a moving dot’s path
- far away
- pencil
- how a surface feels
- spiral line
- light value
- False
- looks bigger
- leaving it in water
- looks paler and bluer
- shadow side
- colour
- True
- stippling
- thick, opaque paint
- the side facing the lamp
- good brush care
- rinsing brushes
- a flag in the wind
- a closed flat outline
- good brush care
- shows more detail
- False
- wide, straight strokes
- True
- cylinder
- water pot
- 7
- True
- a wide flat brush
- True
- False
- texture
- False
- washing with mild soap
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