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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 121 · 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.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a solid 3D object (d) only length and width
  3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) colour (d) space
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) line
  5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) form (d) easel
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
  7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) value
  9. 9.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a long, thin mark (c) can be seen all round (d) the area around objects
  11. 11.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  12. 12.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a closed flat outline (d) a sense of near and far
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) shape (b) space (c) value (d) texture
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) gaps between things (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how light or dark it is
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) what a rainbow shows (c) gaps between things (d) only length and width
  19. 19.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) looks furry or scaly (c) from white to black (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) a hue, like red or blue
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) texture
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) space (c) texture (d) line
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) what a rainbow shows (c) has height, width, depth (d) a closed flat outline
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) form
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) form (d) value
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how light or dark it is (b) what a rainbow shows (c) gaps between things (d) a solid 3D object
  29. 29.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) line
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
  34. 34.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) form (c) line (d) colour
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) value
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) gaps between things (c) what a rainbow shows (d) from white to black

Answer key

  1. True
  2. only length and width
  3. glue
  4. shape
  5. easel
  6. frame
  7. 7
  8. value
  9. True
  10. the area around objects
  11. texture
  12. True
  13. shape
  14. a hue, like red or blue
  15. texture
  16. space
  17. how light or dark it is
  18. a long, thin mark
  19. True
  20. a flat 2D area
  21. how a surface feels
  22. form
  23. space
  24. has height, width, depth
  25. form
  26. shape
  27. texture
  28. what a rainbow shows
  29. False
  30. True
  31. value
  32. can be seen all round
  33. how light or dark it is
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. colour
  38. False
  39. colour
  40. gaps between things

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