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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 209 · 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 is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) colour (c) value (d) line
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) has height, width, depth
  3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
  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 moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) line (c) value (d) space
  6. 6.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) a moving dot’s path (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a flat 2D area
  8. 8.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) gaps between things (c) looks furry or scaly (d) can be seen all round
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) form (c) space (d) value
  11. 11.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) form (c) value (d) shape
  13. 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
  14. 14.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a closed flat outline (c) only length and width (d) a solid 3D object
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) form
  17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
  18. 18.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  20. 20.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) has height, width, depth (c) a solid 3D object (d) a flat 2D area
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) form
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a solid 3D object (b) gaps between things (c) from white to black (d) a moving dot’s path
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) form (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a flat 2D area (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a solid 3D object
  26. 26.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a moving dot’s path (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a hue, like red or blue
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called form? (a) gaps between things (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a solid 3D object (d) a moving dot’s path
  29. 29.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) value
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) shape (b) form (c) space (d) value
  32. 32.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) colour
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) has height, width, depth (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  36. 36.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) only length and width (c) looks furry or scaly (d) from white to black
  38. 38.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a solid 3D object (c) a flat 2D area (d) only length and width

Answer key

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

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