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) is partly hidden (b) looks paler and bluer (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
- 2.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) with paint on it (c) bristles down (d) bristles up or flat
- 3.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) where the lines cross (c) off the page (d) in a corner
- 4.🍃 Is a leaf a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 5.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a flag in the wind (c) a lightning bolt (d) a jalebi
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) overlaps other things (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
- 7.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 8.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
- 9.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 10.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) space
- 11.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 13.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) texture (d) line
- 15.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks paler and bluer (d) shows more detail
- 16.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) sphere (b) circle (c) triangle (d) oval
- 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) wax crayons (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 18.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) colour (c) form (d) line
- 20.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) zigzag line (b) wavy line (c) spiral line (d) straight line
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) drying bristles up (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 22.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) on the right side (c) above the object (d) inside the object
- 23.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 24.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 4H (b) 2H
- 25.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) looks paler and bluer
- 27.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) form (d) value
- 28.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) cone (b) square (c) sphere (d) cube
- 29.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a tightly pulled rope (c) a flag in the wind (d) the teeth of a saw
- 30.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 31.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
- 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) masking tape (b) sponge (c) easel (d) sharpener
- 33.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 34.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 35.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part in between (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing on its bristles (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) reshaping the tip
- 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 38.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a pencil
- 39.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
- 40.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) where light hits most
Answer key
- sits lower on the page
- bristles up or flat
- where the lines cross
- organic shape
- a lightning bolt
- overlaps other things
- a 2D shape
- rinsing brushes
- 12
- space
- True
- rinsing between colours
- True
- frame
- shows more detail
- sphere
- oil pastels
- soft, dark marks
- line
- spiral line
- drying bristles up
- on the right side
- good brush care
- 4H
- False
- sits lower on the page
- easel
- sphere
- a tightly pulled rope
- good brush care
- 2B
- easel
- bad for the brush
- diagonal
- the part in between
- reshaping the tip
- horizontal
- a wide flat brush
- glue
- where light hits most
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