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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 2.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) letting paint dry on it (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
- 4.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) line
- 5.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) pencil
- 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows more detail (b) looks bigger (c) sits lower on the page (d) is partly hidden
- 8.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) sphere (b) triangle (c) circle (d) star
- 10.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 11.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
- 12.True or false: a jalebi looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) can be seen all round (d) a moving dot’s path
- 14.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) thick, opaque paint (b) grey lines for sketching (c) blend with a fingertip (d) see-through colour
- 15.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a row of pointy peaks (b) a flag in the wind (c) a wriggling snake (d) a tightly pulled rope
- 16.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 18.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) easel (b) palette (c) sponge (d) sharpener
- 20.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part nearest you (c) the top of the scene (d) the part in between
- 21.🧊 Which 3D form is an ice-cream cone shaped like? (a) cone (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) cube
- 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
- 23.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 27.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “hard, waxy sticks”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) wax crayons
- 29.Which of these is called blending? (a) lines crossing over (b) many parallel lines (c) lines all one way (d) smooth, soft tones
- 30.What do we use a palette for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) mixing colours (c) fine lines and details (d) holding a board upright
- 31.🧊 How many flat faces does a cube have?
- 32.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) cross-hatching
- 33.True or false: a tall lamp post is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding paper flat? (a) masking tape (b) water pot (c) palette (d) sharpener
- 35.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 36.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
- 38.What do we use a sponge for? (a) holding a board upright (b) fine lines and details (c) dabbing soft textures (d) mixing colours
- 39.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) vertical lines (d) curved lines
- 40.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) has height, width, depth
Answer key
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- criss-cross lines
- rinsing between colours
- space
- oil pastels
- frame
- is partly hidden
- False
- sphere
- background
- hatching
- False
- how light or dark it is
- see-through colour
- a tightly pulled rope
- True
- near the viewer
- False
- sharpener
- the top of the scene
- cone
- the dark shape it throws
- False
- True
- True
- vertical
- its shadow on the table
- wax crayons
- smooth, soft tones
- mixing colours
- 6
- stippling
- True
- masking tape
- 2
- True
- True
- dabbing soft textures
- horizontal lines
- what a rainbow shows
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