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Elements of Art Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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