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.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
- 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 2H (b) 4B (c) B (d) 2B
- 3.True or false: a person standing tall is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
- 5.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) 4H
- 6.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) on the frame (b) at the bottom edge (c) in the foreground (d) on the horizon line
- 9.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 10.True or false: a cuboid is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) a playground slide
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) cylinder (c) oval (d) triangle
- 13.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) do not smudge easily (c) light first outlines (d) mixed with lots of water
- 14.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) looks smaller
- 15.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) flat brush (b) masking tape (c) sponge (d) easel
- 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) drying bristles up
- 19.Which of these is shaped like a cube? (a) a dice (b) a matchbox (c) a marble (d) a brick
- 20.📐 Is a cube a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 21.🍃 Is a triangle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 22.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) spiral line (d) wavy line
- 23.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) light first outlines (d) thick, opaque paint
- 24.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) shows less detail (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 25.True or false: a circle is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a paint splash is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a sleeping person is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) pyramid (b) square (c) cone (d) cube
- 29.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 31.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) add water (c) press harder (d) press lighter
- 32.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) holding a board upright (d) wide, straight strokes
- 33.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) soft, light washes
- 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 35.🖌️ Is leaving it in water good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) triangle (c) rectangle (d) star
- 38.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) value (c) space (d) texture
- 39.📐 Is a triangle a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 40.True or false: an oval is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- vertical
- 2H
- False
- standing on its bristles
- HB
- False
- 7
- on the horizon line
- zigzag line
- True
- a sleeping person
- cylinder
- mixed with lots of water
- overlaps other things
- easel
- False
- watercolour
- scrubbing hard on paper
- a dice
- a 3D form
- geometric shape
- wavy line
- thick, opaque paint
- looks bigger
- True
- False
- True
- square
- False
- cast shadow
- press harder
- holding a board upright
- soft, light washes
- highlight
- bad for the brush
- soft, dark marks
- cone
- value
- a 2D shape
- True
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