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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 95 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧊 Which 3D form is a matchbox shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cube
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) space
  3. 3.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) horizontal lines (b) zigzag lines (c) diagonal lines (d) curved lines
  5. 5.True or false: we use an easel for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🛤️ Railway tracks going into the distance seem to meet at the… (a) foreground (b) border (c) vanishing point (d) highlight
  7. 7.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) circle (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cone
  8. 8.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) things that look biggest (d) the part farthest away
  9. 9.📏 What kind of line does ocean waves look like? (a) spiral line (b) zigzag line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
  10. 10.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🍃 Is a puddle a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
  12. 12.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does dark grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a lightning bolt (b) a ruler’s edge (c) ocean waves (d) a row of pointy peaks
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) hard, waxy sticks (b) thick, opaque paint (c) light first outlines (d) grey lines for sketching
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) square (b) circle (c) rectangle (d) sphere
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) only length and width (c) how a surface feels (d) gaps between things
  18. 18.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part farthest away (c) the part nearest you (d) the part in between
  19. 19.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a cuboid is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) bristles down (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) in the water pot
  22. 22.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📏 What kind of line does stitches on cloth look like? (a) spiral line (b) dotted or broken line (c) wavy line (d) zigzag line
  24. 24.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a small round brush (b) a toothpick (c) a wide flat brush (d) a pencil
  25. 25.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
  28. 28.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side facing the lamp (b) the bottom (c) the side away from it
  29. 29.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) space (c) line (d) colour
  31. 31.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a cut-here line (b) a coiled rope (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) stitches on cloth
  32. 32.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks paler and bluer (b) looks bigger (c) shows less detail (d) is partly hidden
  33. 33.What do we use an easel for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
  34. 34.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) organic shape (b) geometric shape
  35. 35.True or false: we use an easel for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Is a cone a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
  37. 37.📏 Draw the edge of a calm sea with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called line? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) has height, width, depth (c) a solid 3D object (d) a long, thin mark
  39. 39.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cylinder (b) cube (c) oval (d) cone
  40. 40.📏 What kind of line does the teeth of a saw look like? (a) straight line (b) zigzag line (c) wavy line (d) spiral line

Answer key

  1. cuboid
  2. form
  3. False
  4. diagonal lines
  5. False
  6. vanishing point
  7. circle
  8. the part farthest away
  9. wavy line
  10. False
  11. organic shape
  12. 7
  13. dark value
  14. ocean waves
  15. thick, opaque paint
  16. sphere
  17. a moving dot’s path
  18. the part nearest you
  19. True
  20. True
  21. bristles up or flat
  22. True
  23. dotted or broken line
  24. a wide flat brush
  25. False
  26. True
  27. cast shadow
  28. the side facing the lamp
  29. True
  30. line
  31. a tightly pulled rope
  32. looks bigger
  33. holding a board upright
  34. geometric shape
  35. True
  36. a 3D form
  37. horizontal
  38. a long, thin mark
  39. oval
  40. zigzag line

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