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.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) bright, flat colour (d) see-through colour
- 2.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
- 3.🖌️ 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
- 4.📐 Which has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a shape (b) a cube (c) a sculpture (d) a form
- 5.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) colour (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rectangle (b) pyramid (c) cone (d) sphere
- 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 8.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
- 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
- 12.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 14.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) see-through colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) grey lines for sketching (d) do not smudge easily
- 15.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
- 16.🧊 Which 3D form is a traffic cone shaped like? (a) cone (b) sphere (c) cube (d) cylinder
- 17.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) circle (b) cuboid (c) triangle (d) rectangle
- 18.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2B (b) HB (c) 4H (d) H
- 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) border (b) foreground (c) vanishing point (d) highlight
- 23.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) blend with a fingertip (c) soft, light washes (d) see-through colour
- 24.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 25.🗿 A clay model you can walk around is an example of… (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form (c) a flat outline
- 26.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) soft, light washes
- 27.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 28.Which of these is good brush care? (a) washing with mild soap (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) standing on its bristles (d) letting paint dry on it
- 29.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) horizontal lines
- 30.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) star (b) sphere (c) rectangle (d) triangle
- 31.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 32.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
- 33.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a sponge (c) a wide flat brush (d) a big roller
- 34.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) the edge of a calm sea (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a sleeping person (d) a leaning ladder
- 35.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) a long, thin mark (c) how light or dark it is (d) how a surface feels
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
- 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) can be seen all round
- 39.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) rinsing between colours (c) drying bristles up (d) reshaping the tip
Answer key
- see-through colour
- value
- bristles up or flat
- a shape
- texture
- rectangle
- 7
- True
- fine lines and details
- soft, dark marks
- 6B
- False
- foreground
- grey lines for sketching
- frame
- cone
- cuboid
- 2B
- True
- False
- False
- vanishing point
- blend with a fingertip
- diagonal
- a 3D form
- soft, light washes
- light value
- washing with mild soap
- horizontal lines
- sphere
- background
- cross-hatching
- a small round brush
- a leaning ladder
- False
- how a surface feels
- is partly hidden
- looks furry or scaly
- organic shape
- scrubbing hard on paper
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