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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 255 · 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: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) shape
  4. 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  5. 5.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) the area around objects (b) a long, thin mark (c) how light or dark it is (d) how a surface feels
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) space
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) easel
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a flat 2D area (c) gaps between things (d) a solid 3D object
  10. 10.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) line
  12. 12.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) line (c) form (d) shape
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) from white to black (c) looks furry or scaly (d) can be seen all round
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a solid 3D object (d) the area around objects
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) from white to black (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a sense of near and far
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) texture (c) space (d) shape
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) only length and width
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a solid 3D object (b) from white to black (c) a moving dot’s path (d) can be seen all round
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called line? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) form (b) space (c) shape (d) line
  26. 26.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) value (c) form (d) shape
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called form? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a flat 2D area (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
  31. 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) frame
  32. 32.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) texture
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a solid 3D object
  34. 34.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) what a rainbow shows (c) can be seen all round (d) a flat 2D area
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  40. 40.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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