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.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) shows more detail (c) looks bigger (d) overlaps other things
- 3.🍃 Is a square a geometric shape or an organic shape? (a) geometric shape (b) organic shape
- 4.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) brown (b) big (c) blue (d) black
- 5.Which of these is a vertical line? (a) a sleeping person (b) the edge of a calm sea (c) a falling tree (d) a tall lamp post
- 6.⬜⬛ Does light grey have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rinsing between colours (b) washing with mild soap (c) reshaping the tip (d) letting paint dry on it
- 8.Which of these is a diagonal line? (a) a playground slide (b) a sleeping person (c) the edge of a calm sea (d) a tall lamp post
- 9.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 10.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) form (d) value
- 11.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) round brush (b) flat brush (c) easel (d) water pot
- 14.📏 Draw a playground slide with one line. Is the line horizontal, vertical or diagonal? (a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) diagonal
- 15.Which of these is good brush care? (a) letting paint dry on it (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) leaving it in water
- 16.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) easel (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
- 17.🖼️ In the rule of thirds, where should the main subject go? (a) where the lines cross (b) at the very edge (c) in a corner (d) off the page
- 18.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) drying bristles up (b) leaving it in water (c) rinsing between colours (d) washing with mild soap
- 19.True or false: a ruler’s edge looks like a straight line. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) sits near the horizon (b) looks paler and bluer (c) is partly hidden (d) sits lower on the page
- 21.🧊 How many edges does a cube have?
- 22.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) sits lower on the page (c) sits near the horizon (d) looks bigger
- 23.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 24.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) horizon (b) background (c) focal point (d) border
- 25.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) middle ground (b) foreground (c) background
- 27.True or false: a circle is a solid 3D form. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the middle ground. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these looks like a wavy line? (a) the teeth of a saw (b) a jalebi (c) a wriggling snake (d) dashes on a road
- 30.True or false: a rectangle is a solid 3D form. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: dashes on a road looks like a zigzag line. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📐 Is a star a flat 2D shape or a solid 3D form? (a) a 2D shape (b) a 3D form
- 33.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
- 35.Which of these looks like a dotted or broken line? (a) a tightly pulled rope (b) stitches on cloth (c) a ruler’s edge (d) the teeth of a saw
- 36.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) glue (b) sand (c) water and mild soap (d) hot oil
- 37.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 6B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
- 38.Which of these looks like a spiral line? (a) a snail shell (b) a lightning bolt (c) a laser beam (d) dashes on a road
- 39.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) wax crayons (d) watercolour
Answer key
- True
- shows less detail
- geometric shape
- black
- a tall lamp post
- light value
- letting paint dry on it
- a playground slide
- 4
- value
- True
- False
- easel
- diagonal
- washing with mild soap
- round brush
- where the lines cross
- leaving it in water
- True
- sits lower on the page
- 12
- sits near the horizon
- far away
- focal point
- False
- middle ground
- False
- False
- a wriggling snake
- False
- False
- a 2D shape
- False
- False
- stitches on cloth
- water and mild soap
- soft, dark marks
- a snail shell
- True
- oil pastels
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