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 of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour
- 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) line (b) colour (c) shape (d) texture
- 3.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a wriggling snake (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a lightning bolt
- 5.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) oval (b) cube (c) sphere (d) pyramid
- 6.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a brick (b) a water pipe (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a candle
- 8.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a cube (c) a form (d) a sculpture
- 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 10.True or false: a tightly pulled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
- 12.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a brick (b) a shoe box (c) a traffic cone (d) a football
- 14.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
- 16.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) rinsing between colours
- 18.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) B (c) HB (d) 4B
- 19.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) soft, light washes (c) light first outlines (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 20.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
- 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 22.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
- 23.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) lines crossing over
- 24.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) spiral line (d) dotted or broken line
- 25.True or false: a person standing tall is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 28.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 29.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) texture (b) value (c) space (d) line
- 30.True or false: a person standing tall is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) only length and width (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) the area around objects
- 32.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) sphere (c) pyramid (d) triangle
- 33.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a dice (b) an ice-cream cone (c) a globe (d) a drinking straw
- 35.True or false: an oval is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 37.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) grey lines for sketching (c) do not smudge easily (d) bright, flat colour
- 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 40.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
Answer key
- see-through colour
- shape
- False
- a coiled rope
- oval
- True
- an ice-cream cone
- a shape
- far away
- False
- watercolour
- False
- a traffic cone
- True
- a sleeping person
- True
- leaving it in water
- HB
- hard, waxy sticks
- rinsing brushes
- hard, light marks
- wax crayons
- dots packed close
- wavy line
- True
- False
- a 2D shape
- frame
- texture
- False
- only length and width
- triangle
- True
- a globe
- False
- soft, dark marks
- blend with a fingertip
- False
- 7
- soft, dark marks
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