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

Answer key

  1. colour
  2. glue
  3. texture
  4. texture
  5. a flat 2D area
  6. shape
  7. True
  8. 7
  9. a sense of near and far
  10. value
  11. texture
  12. False
  13. a hue, like red or blue
  14. True
  15. form
  16. can be seen all round
  17. from white to black
  18. gaps between things
  19. how a surface feels
  20. False
  21. easel
  22. space
  23. a long, thin mark
  24. line
  25. False
  26. frame
  27. False
  28. the area around objects
  29. value
  30. True
  31. True
  32. form
  33. space
  34. texture
  35. False
  36. False
  37. line
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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