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 shaped like a sphere? (a) an ice-cream cone (b) a brick (c) a matchbox (d) a football
- 2.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a toothpick
- 3.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a party hat (b) a football (c) a shoe box (d) a globe
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) looks smaller (c) sits near the horizon (d) shows less detail
- 5.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) light first outlines
- 6.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 6B (d) 2H
- 8.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the background. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) washing with mild soap (d) standing on its bristles
- 12.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
- 13.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) sand (d) water and mild soap
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cube (b) square (c) cuboid (d) sphere
- 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) easel
- 18.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line
- 19.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lines all one way
- 20.🖌️ Is letting paint dry on it good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
- 21.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a water pipe (b) a matchbox (c) a marble (d) an ice-cream cone
- 23.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks smaller
- 25.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) the part in between (b) the top of the scene (c) far hills and the sky (d) the bottom of the page
- 26.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 28.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) is partly hidden (c) shows more detail (d) looks smaller
- 29.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of watercolour. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) charcoal (c) poster colour (d) pencil
- 34.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) mixed with lots of water
- 36.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📏 A slanting line, like a slide, is… (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
- 40.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
Answer key
- a football
- a wide flat brush
- a shoe box
- overlaps other things
- thick, opaque paint
- False
- HB
- True
- False
- True
- washing with mild soap
- texture
- True
- water and mild soap
- far away
- square
- easel
- dotted or broken line
- lines crossing over
- bad for the brush
- True
- a matchbox
- False
- overlaps other things
- the bottom of the page
- True
- cast shadow
- shows more detail
- False
- True
- True
- True
- poster colour
- False
- soft, creamy sticks
- True
- True
- diagonal
- the dark shape it throws
- the side facing the lamp
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