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 clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) shows less detail
- 2.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) the area around objects (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) has height, width, depth
- 3.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a falling tree (b) a table top (c) a playground slide (d) a standing tree trunk
- 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
- 5.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
- 7.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) line (d) value
- 9.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 10.True or false: a cube is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 12.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) line
- 15.📏 Which line keeps turning around a centre point as it grows? (a) a straight line (b) a spiral (c) a zigzag (d) a dotted line
- 16.📏 What kind of line does a flag in the wind look like? (a) wavy line (b) straight line (c) zigzag line (d) spiral line
- 17.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) line (b) colour (c) form (d) value
- 19.📏 What kind of line does a ruler’s edge look like? (a) wavy line (b) zigzag line (c) straight line (d) spiral line
- 20.What do we use an easel for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) holding a board upright (c) fine lines and details (d) mixing colours
- 21.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) sphere (b) cone (c) cube (d) cylinder
- 22.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
- 24.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
- 25.📏 What kind of line does a lightning bolt look like? (a) dotted or broken line (b) straight line (c) spiral line (d) zigzag line
- 26.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 27.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) medium marks (c) soft, dark marks
- 28.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) vertical lines
- 29.True or false: shading with lines crossing over is called cross-hatching. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 31.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) reshaping the tip (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 32.True or false: white has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 33.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) where light hits most (c) its shadow on the table (d) the side away from light
- 34.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) light first outlines (b) thick, opaque paint (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) see-through colour
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) star (b) oval (c) cylinder (d) circle
- 36.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 37.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “tall and strong”? (a) horizontal lines (b) vertical lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
- 38.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) space (c) form (d) line
- 39.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the darker half of it (d) its shadow on the table
- 40.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) sits lower on the page (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) looks paler and bluer
Answer key
- shows less detail
- the area around objects
- a standing tree trunk
- glue
- False
- a solid 3D object
- False
- frame
- near the viewer
- True
- medium marks
- True
- 7
- form
- a spiral
- wavy line
- False
- value
- straight line
- holding a board upright
- cube
- False
- True
- where light hits most
- zigzag line
- foreground
- hard, light marks
- zigzag lines
- True
- foreground
- leaving it in water
- True
- the side away from light
- soft, creamy sticks
- cylinder
- near the viewer
- vertical lines
- value
- the brightest spot
- looks paler and bluer
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