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.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: we use a palette for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a pyramid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) gaps between things
- 6.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a marble (b) a dice (c) an ice-cream cone (d) a matchbox
- 8.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a brick (b) a party hat (c) a football (d) a globe
- 9.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 10.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a closed flat outline (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
- 11.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is good brush care? (a) standing on its bristles (b) leaving it in water (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
- 13.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) dashes on a road (c) stitches on cloth (d) a jalebi
- 14.What do we use a round brush for? (a) fine lines and details (b) holding a board upright (c) wide, straight strokes (d) rinsing brushes
- 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) rinsing brushes (c) wide, straight strokes (d) dabbing soft textures
- 16.📏 What kind of line does a cut-here line look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) spiral line
- 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) a hue, like red or blue
- 18.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “moving fast”? (a) zigzag lines (b) curved lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) palette (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
- 20.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) zigzag lines (b) vertical lines (c) horizontal lines (d) diagonal lines
- 22.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 23.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows less detail (d) looks smaller
- 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) its shadow on the table (b) the darker half of it (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
- 25.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 27.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) 4B (d) H
- 28.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) is partly hidden (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks bigger
- 29.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 31.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows more detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks paler and bluer (d) shows less detail
- 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) line (d) space
- 33.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) light first outlines (b) see-through colour (c) bright, flat colour (d) thick, opaque paint
- 35.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) leaving it in water (d) rinsing between colours
- 36.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) blend with a fingertip (d) bright, flat colour
- 37.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 6B
- 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) a long, thin mark (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
- 39.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 40.What do we use masking tape for? (a) wide, straight strokes (b) holding paper flat (c) mixing colours (d) dabbing soft textures
Answer key
- False
- False
- True
- False
- a moving dot’s path
- False
- an ice-cream cone
- a brick
- highlight
- how light or dark it is
- False
- washing with mild soap
- a jalebi
- fine lines and details
- rinsing brushes
- dotted or broken line
- a long, thin mark
- diagonal lines
- sponge
- False
- zigzag lines
- 12
- overlaps other things
- the brightest spot
- True
- far away
- H
- looks bigger
- True
- horizontal
- shows more detail
- line
- False
- light first outlines
- rinsing between colours
- mixed with lots of water
- 6B
- rough, smooth or bumpy
- 6
- holding paper flat
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