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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 178 · 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 colour? (a) how light or dark it is (b) what a rainbow shows (c) how a surface feels (d) a long, thin mark
  2. 2.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) the area around objects (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a long, thin mark (b) the area around objects (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) gaps between things
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) the area around objects (c) a long, thin mark (d) from white to black
  6. 6.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a long, thin mark (c) can be seen all round (d) the area around objects
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a closed flat outline (d) a solid 3D object
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a sense of near and far (c) can be seen all round (d) a long, thin mark
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) how a surface feels (d) a long, thin mark
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) form
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) only length and width (c) a flat 2D area (d) the area around objects
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) has height, width, depth (c) a solid 3D object (d) looks furry or scaly
  15. 15.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) space
  17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) frame (d) texture
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) shape
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) a flat 2D area (c) looks furry or scaly (d) from white to black
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
  22. 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) space (d) colour
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) value
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
  25. 25.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) shape (c) value (d) line
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  28. 28.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a long, thin mark (d) a solid 3D object
  30. 30.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) value
  33. 33.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) value
  37. 37.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) texture
  40. 40.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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