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.📏 Draw a table top with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) horizontal (b) vertical (c) diagonal
- 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
- 3.True or false: a pyramid is a flat 2D shape. (a) False (b) True
- 4.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the side away from light (b) the darker half of it (c) the dark shape it throws (d) where light hits most
- 5.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows less detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) shows more detail (d) looks paler and bluer
- 6.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a cut-here line (c) the teeth of a saw (d) a flag in the wind
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) drying bristles up (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
- 8.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a sponge (d) a big roller
- 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) cuboid (b) cylinder (c) cube (d) sphere
- 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
- 12.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
- 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) value (d) line
- 14.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 15.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) H (c) HB (d) 6B
- 17.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part farthest away? (a) foreground (b) background (c) middle ground
- 18.🔵 Shading a circle from light to dark makes it look like a… (a) sphere (b) cube (c) square (d) cone
- 19.What do we use an easel for? (a) fine lines and details (b) wide, straight strokes (c) dabbing soft textures (d) holding a board upright
- 20.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 21.True or false: a falling tree is a diagonal line. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) overlaps other things (d) looks smaller
- 23.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
- 24.📐 Is a sphere a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 3D form (b) a 2D shape
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cuboid (b) square (c) triangle (d) rectangle
- 26.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
- 27.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
- 28.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a leaning ladder (b) a table top (c) a standing tree trunk (d) a falling tree
- 29.📏 Draw a leaning ladder with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
- 31.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) border (c) focal point (d) background
- 32.🧊 Which 3D form is a dice shaped like? (a) cube (b) cylinder (c) cuboid (d) sphere
- 33.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) easel (b) water pot (c) flat brush (d) palette
- 36.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) frame (d) value
- 37.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “still and peaceful”? (a) vertical lines (b) horizontal lines (c) zigzag lines (d) diagonal lines
- 39.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: we use a water pot for rinsing brushes. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- horizontal
- 7
- False
- where light hits most
- shows more detail
- a snail shell
- leaving it in water
- a small round brush
- True
- cuboid
- 6B
- pencil
- easel
- a 2D shape
- True
- 6B
- background
- sphere
- holding a board upright
- horizontal
- True
- overlaps other things
- good brush care
- a 3D form
- cuboid
- hard, light marks
- watercolour
- a standing tree trunk
- diagonal
- scrubbing hard on paper
- focal point
- cube
- False
- 9
- water pot
- frame
- True
- horizontal lines
- True
- True
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