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

Answer key

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

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