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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 206 · 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) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) only length and width (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) has height, width, depth
  3. 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) has height, width, depth (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) only length and width (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a closed flat outline
  7. 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) texture (d) line
  8. 8.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) value (c) form (d) texture
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) a flat 2D area (c) gaps between things (d) a solid 3D object
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) texture (c) value (d) space
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) can be seen all round (c) a long, thin mark (d) looks furry or scaly
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
  15. 15.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) form (b) colour (c) space (d) line
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) value (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how a surface feels (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
  19. 19.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) shape (d) value
  21. 21.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) value (d) form
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a long, thin mark
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a long, thin mark (c) how light or dark it is (d) can be seen all round
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) a flat 2D area
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) how a surface feels (d) a moving dot’s path
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) space (c) texture (d) line
  27. 27.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) texture (b) colour (c) value (d) line
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a sense of near and far (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) has height, width, depth
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called form? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a closed flat outline (c) the area around objects (d) a long, thin mark
  31. 31.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) line
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a closed flat outline (c) only length and width (d) from white to black
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) form (b) space (c) texture (d) value
  35. 35.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) the area around objects (c) a flat 2D area (d) a long, thin mark
  37. 37.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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