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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 225 · 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) a hue, like red or blue (b) a long, thin mark (c) how a surface feels (d) a moving dot’s path
  2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) frame (d) line
  3. 3.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) glue (d) shape
  7. 7.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  9. 9.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) has height, width, depth (b) can be seen all round (c) what a rainbow shows (d) the area around objects
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) easel (d) value
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) what a rainbow shows (c) gaps between things (d) a flat 2D area
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) from white to black (c) a solid 3D object (d) the area around objects
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called line? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows
  16. 16.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) shape
  18. 18.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
  20. 20.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) line (c) form (d) colour
  23. 23.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a solid 3D object
  27. 27.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a long, thin mark (c) a sense of near and far (d) only length and width
  29. 29.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a sense of near and far (c) gaps between things (d) how light or dark it is
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) shape
  32. 32.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) line
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) has height, width, depth
  35. 35.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) only length and width (d) from white to black
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) from white to black (b) a long, thin mark (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  40. 40.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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