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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 896 · 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 clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks smaller (b) overlaps other things (c) shows less detail (d) sits near the horizon
  2. 2.📏 What kind of line does a snail shell look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) zigzag line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) is partly hidden (c) sits lower on the page (d) looks smaller
  4. 4.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  5. 5.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a standing tree trunk
  7. 7.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) poster colour (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) wax crayons
  8. 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a sponge (d) a wide flat brush
  9. 9.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
  11. 11.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
  12. 12.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) spiral line (b) wavy line (c) straight line (d) dotted or broken line
  13. 13.True or false: we use a sponge for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  15. 15.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cone (c) cuboid (d) sphere
  16. 16.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the brightest spot (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the side away from light
  18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) frame
  19. 19.True or false: a triangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
  21. 21.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) circle
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) star (c) sphere (d) circle
  24. 24.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses lots of tiny dots? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  26. 26.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  28. 28.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  29. 29.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  32. 32.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 6B (b) HB (c) H (d) 2H
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) how a surface feels (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a long, thin mark
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  37. 37.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) is partly hidden (d) looks bigger
  38. 38.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) things that look biggest (c) the top of the scene (d) the part farthest away
  40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “flowing and graceful”? (a) curved lines (b) horizontal lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines

Answer key

  1. overlaps other things
  2. spiral line
  3. sits lower on the page
  4. horizontal
  5. False
  6. a standing tree trunk
  7. wax crayons
  8. a small round brush
  9. its shadow on the table
  10. a long, thin mark
  11. vertical
  12. wavy line
  13. False
  14. on the right side
  15. cylinder
  16. False
  17. the side away from light
  18. frame
  19. False
  20. horizontal lines
  21. False
  22. circle
  23. sphere
  24. texture
  25. stippling
  26. False
  27. diagonal
  28. 7
  29. False
  30. False
  31. highlight
  32. HB
  33. True
  34. False
  35. from white to black
  36. shape
  37. is partly hidden
  38. True
  39. things that look biggest
  40. curved lines

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