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 pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) B (d) HB
- 2.True or false: we use a round brush for rinsing brushes. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the shadow side. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) dashes on a road (b) a lightning bolt (c) a ruler’s edge (d) a jalebi
- 6.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) vertical lines
- 7.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
- 8.True or false: a leaf is a geometric shape. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) round brush (b) easel (c) sponge (d) sharpener
- 10.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 11.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) dabbing soft textures (c) fine lines and details (d) rinsing brushes
- 12.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) standing on its bristles
- 14.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
- 16.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) blending (d) stippling
- 17.Which of these is called stippling? (a) many parallel lines (b) lines all one way (c) smudging with a finger (d) lots of tiny dots
- 18.🖌️ Is washing with mild soap good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 19.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cube (b) cuboid (c) sphere (d) cone
- 20.📐 Is a square a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 21.Which of these is shaped like a cone? (a) a globe (b) a candle (c) a traffic cone (d) a brick
- 22.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) diagonal (b) horizontal (c) vertical
- 23.📏 What kind of line does a wriggling snake look like? (a) zigzag line (b) straight line (c) dotted or broken line (d) wavy line
- 24.Which of these looks like a straight line? (a) stitches on cloth (b) a snail shell (c) a tightly pulled rope (d) a flag in the wind
- 25.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) value
- 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
- 27.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part in between (b) the bottom of the page (c) the part farthest away (d) the part nearest you
- 28.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 2H (c) 4H (d) 4B
- 29.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) soft, light washes (c) do not smudge easily (d) light first outlines
- 30.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) smooth, soft tones (c) dots packed close (d) criss-cross lines
- 32.True or false: we use a round brush for fine lines and details. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
- 34.🥫 How many flat faces does a cylinder have?
- 35.True or false: rinsing between colours is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
- 37.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the darker half of it called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
- 38.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the brightest spot (b) the darker half of it (c) where light hits most (d) its shadow on the table
- 39.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) shape (c) space (d) value
- 40.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) a falling tree (c) a table top (d) a playground slide
Answer key
- HB
- False
- False
- False
- dashes on a road
- zigzag lines
- watercolour
- False
- sponge
- 7
- holding a board upright
- True
- rinsing between colours
- False
- False
- blending
- lots of tiny dots
- good brush care
- cube
- a 2D shape
- a traffic cone
- vertical
- wavy line
- a tightly pulled rope
- texture
- hard, light marks
- the part farthest away
- 4B
- soft, creamy sticks
- True
- criss-cross lines
- True
- light value
- 2
- True
- texture
- shadow side
- its shadow on the table
- space
- a standing tree trunk
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