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 is the odd one out? (a) square (b) star (c) rectangle (d) sphere
- 2.True or false: a cone is a flat 2D shape. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: we use a palette for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
- 4.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
- 5.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) closer to you (b) younger (c) taller (d) farther away
- 7.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧰 Which art tool do we use for mixing colours? (a) sponge (b) palette (c) water pot (d) round brush
- 9.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a pencil (b) a wide flat brush (c) a small round brush (d) a toothpick
- 10.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: we use a water pot for holding paper flat. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 13.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 14.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) hot oil (c) water and mild soap (d) sand
- 15.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) in the sky (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) above the object
- 16.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
- 17.True or false: a cloud is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows less detail seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 19.What do we use a round brush for? (a) holding paper flat (b) giving a pencil a point (c) fine lines and details (d) dabbing soft textures
- 20.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 21.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 22.True or false: a sleeping person is a diagonal line. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a long, thin mark
- 24.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a row of pointy peaks looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a standing tree trunk (c) a table top (d) a tall lamp post
- 27.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which of these is a horizontal line? (a) a person standing tall (b) a falling tree (c) a leaning ladder (d) a sleeping person
- 30.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) colour (d) space
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) triangle (b) cylinder (c) sphere (d) cube
- 33.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a traffic cone (b) a dice (c) a marble (d) a water pipe
- 34.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) a laser beam (b) ocean waves (c) a snail shell (d) a lightning bolt
- 35.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these is a solid 3D form? (a) cuboid (b) star (c) square (d) triangle
- 37.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 38.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) far hills and the sky (b) the part in between (c) the top of the scene (d) things that look biggest
- 39.🧊 Which 3D form is a drinking straw shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cuboid (c) cube (d) sphere
- 40.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a sense of near and far (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
Answer key
- sphere
- False
- True
- hatching
- False
- farther away
- True
- palette
- a wide flat brush
- True
- False
- horizontal
- soft, dark marks
- water and mild soap
- under the object
- soft, dark marks
- False
- far away
- fine lines and details
- watercolour
- foreground
- False
- a closed flat outline
- True
- False
- a table top
- False
- False
- a sleeping person
- True
- glue
- triangle
- a traffic cone
- ocean waves
- False
- cuboid
- False
- things that look biggest
- cylinder
- from white to black
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