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

Answer key

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

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