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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 268 · 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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) value (b) colour (c) form (d) shape
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) space (b) texture (c) line (d) colour
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called value? (a) the area around objects (b) how light or dark it is (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a long, thin mark (c) gaps between things (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) form (c) space (d) shape
  10. 10.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) space (c) line (d) value
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) texture (d) line
  12. 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
  13. 13.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) colour (b) form (c) space (d) texture
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a solid 3D object (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a long, thin mark
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a sense of near and far (d) a flat 2D area
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) how light or dark it is (c) gaps between things (d) a flat 2D area
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) colour (b) form (c) value (d) line
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) shape
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  21. 21.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) only length and width (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) a flat 2D area (c) gaps between things (d) a moving dot’s path
  24. 24.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) can be seen all round (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) from white to black
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a flat 2D area (d) has height, width, depth
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a solid 3D object (c) from white to black (d) how light or dark it is
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) value (b) form (c) space (d) texture
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) the area around objects
  30. 30.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) a long, thin mark (d) only length and width
  32. 32.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) looks furry or scaly
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) form (c) space (d) line
  34. 34.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a closed flat outline (c) from white to black (d) can be seen all round
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a long, thin mark (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) gaps between things
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
  38. 38.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) shape
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) value (b) form (c) line (d) texture

Answer key

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

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