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.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 2.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 3.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) spiral line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) zigzag line
- 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) horizontal lines (d) zigzag lines
- 5.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) oval (b) cone (c) circle (d) star
- 6.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 9.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 10.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) value (c) line (d) form
- 13.True or false: a flower petal is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cube (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cuboid
- 15.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a playground slide (d) a sleeping person
- 17.Which of these is called blending? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
- 18.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) where light hits most
- 19.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) cube (c) sphere (d) circle
- 20.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) glue
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks smaller (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 22.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 24.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 25.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
- 27.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “excited or nervous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) horizontal lines (d) vertical lines
- 28.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 30.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) triangle (c) cuboid (d) circle
- 31.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) shows more detail (c) is partly hidden (d) shows less detail
- 33.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) a sense of near and far (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows
- 34.True or false: a cylinder is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 36.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
- 37.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
- 38.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 39.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 40.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
Answer key
- 4
- a 2D shape
- zigzag line
- diagonal lines
- cone
- True
- washing with mild soap
- the darker half of it
- pencil
- False
- far away
- easel
- False
- cuboid
- False
- a standing tree trunk
- smooth, soft tones
- its shadow on the table
- cube
- water and mild soap
- looks bigger
- False
- highlight
- far away
- False
- sits lower on the page
- zigzag lines
- True
- False
- cuboid
- texture
- shows more detail
- what a rainbow shows
- True
- 7
- watercolour
- stippling
- True
- hatching
- 9
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