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.True or false: a table top is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: a cylinder is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 3.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
- 4.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) from white to black (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows
- 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) mixing colours (c) holding a board upright (d) dabbing soft textures
- 8.True or false: an object that shows less detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) see-through colour (c) do not smudge easily (d) mixed with lots of water
- 10.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part in between (c) the part nearest you (d) the top of the scene
- 11.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 12.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part nearest you (c) the bottom of the page (d) things that look biggest
- 13.🧊 Which 3D form is a water pipe shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cube (c) sphere (d) cylinder
- 14.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part nearest you is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a falling tree (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a table top
- 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) form (d) line
- 17.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a tall lamp post (b) a sleeping person (c) a playground slide (d) a person standing tall
- 18.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) foreground (b) middle ground (c) background
- 19.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) vertical lines (c) curved lines (d) zigzag lines
- 21.Which of these is a flat 2D shape? (a) cuboid (b) cylinder (c) pyramid (d) square
- 22.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
- 23.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) blend with a fingertip (c) thick, opaque paint (d) light first outlines
- 24.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a closed flat outline (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) how light or dark it is
- 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 26.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
- 27.True or false: a leaning ladder is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) HB (b) B (c) 2B (d) 6B
- 29.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
- 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) has height, width, depth (c) from white to black (d) how a surface feels
- 31.🌅 The horizon line is drawn at the level of your… (a) eyes (b) elbows (c) knees (d) feet
- 32.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sphere (b) star (c) cube (d) cone
- 34.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) shadow side (c) highlight
- 35.📏 Draw a falling tree with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 36.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📏 Draw a person standing tall with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 38.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) round brush (d) sponge
- 39.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a sleeping person (c) a tall lamp post (d) a leaning ladder
- 40.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “falling or sliding”? (a) vertical lines (b) zigzag lines (c) curved lines (d) diagonal lines
Answer key
- False
- False
- cast shadow
- False
- False
- what a rainbow shows
- rinsing brushes
- False
- do not smudge easily
- the part in between
- True
- the part farthest away
- cylinder
- False
- a falling tree
- easel
- a playground slide
- foreground
- False
- zigzag lines
- square
- leaving it in water
- blend with a fingertip
- a closed flat outline
- frame
- criss-cross lines
- True
- HB
- 4B
- from white to black
- eyes
- True
- star
- highlight
- diagonal
- False
- vertical
- easel
- a leaning ladder
- diagonal lines
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