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Art and painting lesson 16: Part 2 drawing and painting test · Set 99 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: a circle is an organic shape. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧰 Which art tool do we use for rinsing brushes? (a) flat brush (b) palette (c) sharpener (d) water pot
  3. 3.True or false: a laser beam looks like a dotted or broken line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) texture
  5. 5.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a cut-here line (c) a coiled rope (d) ocean waves
  6. 6.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  7. 7.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a ruler’s edge (b) a wriggling snake (c) the teeth of a saw (d) dashes on a road
  8. 8.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) highlight (b) shadow side (c) cast shadow
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) line
  10. 10.📏 A line that goes straight up and down, like a flagpole, is… (a) horizontal (b) diagonal (c) vertical
  11. 11.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) focal point (b) background (c) border (d) horizon
  12. 12.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: dark grey has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📏 Draw a sleeping person with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
  15. 15.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) colour (d) shape
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a standing tree trunk (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a leaning ladder (d) a table top
  19. 19.True or false: a triangle is a geometric shape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the background. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) blend with a fingertip (c) bright, flat colour (d) see-through colour
  22. 22.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
  23. 23.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a table top is a horizontal line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  26. 26.True or false: a leaning ladder is a vertical line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) standing on its bristles (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🟦 A square drawn with depth, showing three faces, looks like a… (a) cone (b) cube (c) circle (d) sphere
  29. 29.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems near the viewer. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎭 Which lines usually make a picture feel “sharp and dangerous”? (a) diagonal lines (b) curved lines (c) vertical lines (d) zigzag lines
  32. 32.True or false: in a landscape picture, things that look biggest is the foreground. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) things that look biggest (c) the part nearest you (d) the top of the scene
  34. 34.🖌️ How should you store a clean, dry brush? (a) in the water pot (b) bristles up or flat (c) with paint on it (d) bristles down
  35. 35.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) in the foreground (b) on the horizon line (c) on the frame (d) at the bottom edge
  36. 36.True or false: pale yellow has a light value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called line? (a) can be seen all round (b) how a surface feels (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) a closed flat outline (c) the area around objects (d) a long, thin mark
  39. 39.🧊 Which 3D form is a brick shaped like? (a) cylinder (b) cone (c) sphere (d) cuboid
  40. 40.True or false: on a shaded ball, where light hits most is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. water pot
  3. False
  4. shape
  5. ocean waves
  6. 7
  7. dashes on a road
  8. cast shadow
  9. colour
  10. vertical
  11. focal point
  12. False
  13. True
  14. horizontal
  15. glue
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a leaning ladder
  19. True
  20. True
  21. see-through colour
  22. 9
  23. True
  24. True
  25. pencil
  26. False
  27. washing with mild soap
  28. cube
  29. True
  30. False
  31. zigzag lines
  32. True
  33. the top of the scene
  34. bristles up or flat
  35. on the horizon line
  36. True
  37. a moving dot’s path
  38. how a surface feels
  39. cuboid
  40. True

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