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, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 2.True or false: we use a sponge for dabbing soft textures. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⬜⬛ Does cream have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) sits lower on the page (d) sits near the horizon
- 5.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) smudging with a finger (c) dots packed close (d) smooth, soft tones
- 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 7.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
- 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) value (d) line
- 9.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 10.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 11.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) mixing colours (c) dabbing soft textures (d) fine lines and details
- 12.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) line
- 13.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 14.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 15.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 16.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 17.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) value (d) texture
- 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 21.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 22.📏 What kind of line does a row of pointy peaks look like? (a) straight line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
- 23.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the dark shape it throws (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 25.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) sphere (b) circle (c) cone (d) cube
- 26.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 27.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) hatching (b) cross-hatching (c) stippling (d) blending
- 28.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) can be seen all round (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 29.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 30.Which of these is called hatching? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines crossing over (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
- 31.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 32.📐 Is a cylinder a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 33.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) texture
- 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) palette (b) sponge (c) water pot (d) masking tape
- 35.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) form
- 37.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 4B (c) HB (d) 6B
- 38.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a table top (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a person standing tall
- 39.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
- 40.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
Answer key
- cast shadow
- True
- light value
- sits lower on the page
- dots packed close
- 7
- water pot
- easel
- foreground
- vertical
- fine lines and details
- form
- middle ground
- horizontal
- pencil
- hatching
- hard, light marks
- frame
- False
- dark value
- horizontal
- zigzag line
- 6
- where light hits most
- cube
- False
- blending
- can be seen all round
- 9
- many parallel lines
- background
- a 3D form
- value
- palette
- False
- line
- HB
- a person standing tall
- wavy line
- far away
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