Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 926 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) oval (c) square (d) cuboid
3. 3.Which of these is good brush care? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) letting paint dry on it (d) standing on its bristles
4. 4.✏️ To show water in a river, which line works best? (a) a zigzag line (b) a straight line (c) a dotted line (d) a wavy line
5. 5.What do we use a palette for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) rinsing brushes (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
6. 6.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a lightning bolt (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a wriggling snake
7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
9. 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
10. 10.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
11. 11.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
12. 12.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) dots packed close (c) lots of tiny dots (d) lines all one way
13. 13.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a wavy line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
15. 15.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) washing with mild soap (d) scrubbing hard on paper
16. 16.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) B
17. 17.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) dotted or broken line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
18. 18.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a tall lamp post (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
19. 19.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) where light hits most (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) its shadow on the table
20. 20.What do we use masking tape for? (a) holding a board upright (b) holding paper flat (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) charcoal (d) pencil
23. 23.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a form (b) a shape (c) a sculpture (d) a cube
24. 24.True or false: a standing tree trunk is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
26. 26.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) the edge of a calm sea
27. 27.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) dotted or broken line
28. 28.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the side away from light (d) the dark shape it throws
29. 29.Which of these is the element called form? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a moving dot’s path (c) how light or dark it is (d) a solid 3D object
30. 30.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) in the water pot (c) bristles up or flat (d) with paint on it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) rinsing between colours (c) reshaping the tip (d) leaving it in water
32. 32.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) is partly hidden (c) shows less detail (d) looks bigger
33. 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
34. 34.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) red to blue (b) near to far (c) big to small (d) white to black
35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
36. 36.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
37. 37.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pyramid (b) circle (c) cube (d) cylinder
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) sits lower on the page
40. 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) vertical lines (b) diagonal lines (c) curved lines (d) horizontal lines

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