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 element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) colour (b) value (c) shape (d) line
- 2.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) vertical (b) diagonal (c) horizontal
- 5.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) with paint on it (b) bristles up or flat (c) in the water pot (d) bristles down
- 7.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) form
- 8.True or false: the edge of a calm sea is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 10.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) where light hits most (b) the side away from light (c) its shadow on the table (d) the dark shape it throws
- 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) texture (d) line
- 12.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press lighter (c) add water (d) press harder
- 13.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
- 14.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “proud and steady”? (a) horizontal lines (b) curved lines (c) diagonal lines (d) vertical lines
- 15.What do we use a water pot for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) wide, straight strokes
- 16.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) a wriggling snake (b) a coiled rope (c) a laser beam (d) a lightning bolt
- 17.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is called blending? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines crossing over (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
- 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
- 20.📏 Draw a standing tree trunk with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) vertical (c) horizontal
- 21.True or false: a wriggling snake looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 23.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
- 24.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the brightest spot (b) its shadow on the table (c) where light hits most (d) the side away from light
- 26.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 28.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 30.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks bigger seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) texture (c) form (d) shape
- 32.True or false: an object that looks paler and bluer seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) how light or dark it is (c) a closed flat outline (d) a moving dot’s path
- 34.Which of these is shaped like a sphere? (a) a globe (b) a dice (c) a candle (d) a sugar cube
- 35.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a closed flat outline (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a flat 2D area
- 36.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) thick, opaque paint (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
- 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) line (c) form (d) value
- 38.True or false: a coiled rope looks like a spiral line. (a) True (b) False
- 39.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
- 40.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called stippling. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- shape
- True
- True
- vertical
- True
- bristles up or flat
- form
- False
- hard, light marks
- where light hits most
- frame
- press harder
- cast shadow
- vertical lines
- rinsing brushes
- a laser beam
- True
- smudging with a finger
- glue
- vertical
- False
- 7
- the darker half of it
- True
- the side away from light
- True
- foreground
- False
- light value
- near the viewer
- value
- False
- a solid 3D object
- a globe
- looks furry or scaly
- mixed with lots of water
- line
- True
- highlight
- True
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