Drawing and Painting Basics Test Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 936 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cone (b) square (c) cylinder (d) pyramid
2. 2.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: the teeth of a saw looks like a zigzag line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) grey lines for sketching (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, light washes (d) bright, flat colour
7. 7.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a jalebi (c) a coiled rope (d) a cut-here line
8. 8.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a solid 3D object
9. 9.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.What do we use masking tape for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) wide, straight strokes (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
11. 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
12. 12.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) in a corner (c) off the page (d) where the lines cross
13. 13.True or false: a falling tree is a horizontal line. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) watercolour (d) wax crayons
15. 15.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
16. 16.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) criss-cross lines (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) see-through colour (c) light first outlines (d) bright, flat colour
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) soft, light washes (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) do not smudge easily
19. 19.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
20. 20.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
21. 21.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) form
23. 23.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
24. 24.⚽ How many flat faces does a sphere have?
25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
26. 26.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits lower on the page (c) sits near the horizon (d) is partly hidden
28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a small round brush (b) a big roller (c) a wide flat brush (d) a sponge
29. 29.What do we use a palette for? (a) mixing colours (b) holding a board upright (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding paper flat
30. 30.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) a coiled rope (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a cut-here line
31. 31.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) watercolour (b) wax crayons (c) pencil (d) oil pastels
32. 32.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
33. 33.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lines crossing over (b) criss-cross lines (c) lots of tiny dots (d) many parallel lines
34. 34.True or false: a paint splash is an organic shape. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a globe (b) a traffic cone (c) a football (d) a brick
36. 36.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
37. 37.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
39. 39.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True

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