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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 879 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) blend with a fingertip
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
  3. 3.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
  4. 4.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
  5. 5.📐 Is a cuboid a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  6. 6.True or false: we use an easel for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a wriggling snake (d) the teeth of a saw
  8. 8.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) red to blue
  9. 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  10. 10.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  11. 11.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
  14. 14.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) square (c) oval (d) pyramid
  16. 16.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
  18. 18.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  19. 19.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
  21. 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
  22. 22.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a square is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) form
  26. 26.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
  27. 27.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
  29. 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
  31. 31.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) water pot (b) palette (c) round brush (d) masking tape
  32. 32.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) space
  34. 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a ruler’s edge (c) a flag in the wind (d) a laser beam
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) form (c) value (d) line
  36. 36.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) is partly hidden
  38. 38.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a person standing tall
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how light or dark it is (d) has height, width, depth

Answer key

  1. blend with a fingertip
  2. colour
  3. 9
  4. foreground
  5. a 3D form
  6. False
  7. a cut-here line
  8. white to black
  9. watercolour
  10. 6B
  11. True
  12. True
  13. value
  14. True
  15. pyramid
  16. cross-hatching
  17. scrubbing hard on paper
  18. 7
  19. bad for the brush
  20. background
  21. foreground
  22. hatching
  23. False
  24. True
  25. shape
  26. a 3D form
  27. True
  28. horizontal
  29. True
  30. vertical lines
  31. round brush
  32. True
  33. texture
  34. a flag in the wind
  35. value
  36. False
  37. is partly hidden
  38. False
  39. a leaning ladder
  40. how light or dark it is

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