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.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) the side away from light (d) its shadow on the table
- 2.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 3.True or false: we use masking tape for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a sense of near and far (b) can be seen all round (c) gaps between things (d) how a surface feels
- 5.True or false: a square is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) lines all one way (d) smudging with a finger
- 8.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) hot oil (b) water and mild soap (c) glue (d) sand
- 9.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) washing with mild soap (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) standing on its bristles
- 10.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “calm and resting”? (a) zigzag lines (b) horizontal lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
- 11.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a flat outline (c) a 3D form
- 12.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 14.True or false: pencil grade H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 17.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) a long, thin mark (c) how light or dark it is (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 19.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 20.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 21.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) standing on its bristles (d) scrubbing hard on paper
- 23.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lots of tiny dots
- 24.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) form (b) texture (c) value (d) colour
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) oval (c) rectangle (d) square
- 26.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 27.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part farthest away (b) things that look biggest (c) the part nearest you (d) the bottom of the page
- 28.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 29.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 30.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 31.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 32.Which of these is called blending? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lines crossing over
- 33.🖌️ 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
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looks bigger (b) sits lower on the page (c) overlaps other things (d) looks paler and bluer
- 35.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the dark shape it throws (c) its shadow on the table (d) the darker half of it
- 36.🧊 Which 3D form is a sugar cube shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cuboid
- 37.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) flat brush (d) water pot
- 38.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) gaps between things (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a flat 2D area
- 39.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) wavy line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 40.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) bright, flat colour (b) light first outlines (c) soft, light washes (d) mixed with lots of water
Answer key
- the side away from light
- 12
- False
- can be seen all round
- True
- False
- lots of tiny dots
- water and mild soap
- washing with mild soap
- horizontal lines
- a 3D form
- False
- a 3D form
- True
- drying bristles up
- soft, dark marks
- True
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- 4
- soft, dark marks
- vertical
- washing with mild soap
- lines all one way
- colour
- cone
- dark value
- the part farthest away
- 9
- dark value
- False
- diagonal
- smooth, soft tones
- bristles up or flat
- looks paler and bluer
- the darker half of it
- cube
- round brush
- a long, thin mark
- wavy line
- bright, flat colour
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