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 has only length and width, and no depth? (a) a cube (b) a form (c) a shape (d) a sculpture
- 2.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) rectangle (b) square (c) triangle (d) cuboid
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) overlaps other things (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
- 5.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sponge (b) flat brush (c) water pot (d) sharpener
- 6.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) looks bigger (b) shows more detail (c) shows less detail (d) sits lower on the page
- 7.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
- 8.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) a leaning ladder (c) a person standing tall (d) the edge of a calm sea
- 10.True or false: an object that looks smaller seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) knees (b) elbows (c) eyes (d) feet
- 12.Which of these looks like a zigzag line? (a) ocean waves (b) a laser beam (c) a row of pointy peaks (d) a coiled rope
- 13.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) thick, opaque paint
- 14.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 16.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) background (b) horizon (c) border (d) focal point
- 17.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) light first outlines (c) see-through colour (d) hard, waxy sticks
- 18.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) at the very edge (b) off the page (c) where the lines cross (d) in a corner
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) easel
- 20.Which of these is shaped like a cylinder? (a) a sugar cube (b) a party hat (c) a candle (d) an ice-cream cone
- 21.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 22.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 23.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 24.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) fine lines and details (c) rinsing brushes (d) mixing colours
- 25.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 28.📏 A line that goes straight across, like the horizon, is… (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 29.Which of these is shaped like a cuboid? (a) a globe (b) an ice-cream cone (c) a traffic cone (d) a matchbox
- 30.True or false: a leaning ladder is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a snail shell (c) stitches on cloth (d) a flag in the wind
- 32.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a table top (b) a person standing tall (c) a sleeping person (d) a playground slide
- 33.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 35.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) overlaps other things (c) sits near the horizon (d) sits lower on the page
- 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) on the frame (c) at the bottom edge (d) on the horizon line
- 39.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows less detail (d) overlaps other things
- 40.🧊 Which 3D form is a party hat shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) cylinder (d) cone
Answer key
- a shape
- True
- cuboid
- looks paler and bluer
- flat brush
- shows less detail
- hatching
- True
- a person standing tall
- True
- eyes
- a row of pointy peaks
- mixed with lots of water
- False
- middle ground
- focal point
- see-through colour
- where the lines cross
- easel
- a candle
- light value
- 6B
- foreground
- mixing colours
- True
- True
- False
- horizontal
- a matchbox
- False
- stitches on cloth
- a playground slide
- False
- background
- False
- sits near the horizon
- True
- on the horizon line
- overlaps other things
- cone
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