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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 116 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Seven building blocks): Line = a moving dot’s path; shape = flat (2D); form = solid (3D). Colour = hue (red, blue …); texture = how it feels (rough, smooth, furry). Space = the area around and between things; value = light to dark, from white to black.

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  1. 1.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) frame (d) texture
  3. 3.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) a long, thin mark (d) how a surface feels
  6. 6.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a closed flat outline (c) from white to black (d) gaps between things
  9. 9.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) value
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  13. 13.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) form
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a flat 2D area (c) can be seen all round (d) has height, width, depth
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) shape
  18. 18.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) form (d) easel
  20. 20.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) value (b) texture (c) form (d) colour
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) only length and width (c) a solid 3D object (d) a flat 2D area
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) gaps between things (c) a solid 3D object (d) only length and width
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called form? (a) gaps between things (b) has height, width, depth (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
  25. 25.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) space (c) shape (d) value
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) texture (c) space (d) shape
  29. 29.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) colour
  33. 33.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a sense of near and far (c) a closed flat outline (d) a hue, like red or blue
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
  36. 36.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called space? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) looks furry or scaly (d) the area around objects
  38. 38.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) how a surface feels (c) only length and width (d) what a rainbow shows
  40. 40.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. frame
  3. True
  4. texture
  5. a long, thin mark
  6. True
  7. True
  8. a closed flat outline
  9. False
  10. texture
  11. value
  12. a moving dot’s path
  13. True
  14. False
  15. line
  16. a flat 2D area
  17. value
  18. False
  19. easel
  20. False
  21. form
  22. what a rainbow shows
  23. how a surface feels
  24. has height, width, depth
  25. False
  26. shape
  27. form
  28. form
  29. True
  30. False
  31. glue
  32. colour
  33. True
  34. a solid 3D object
  35. texture
  36. True
  37. the area around objects
  38. False
  39. only length and width
  40. False

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