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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 276 · 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.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) a solid 3D object (c) how light or dark it is (d) gaps between things
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) shape (b) form (c) value (d) line
  5. 5.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) space (b) form (c) line (d) value
  9. 9.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) a long, thin mark
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) value (c) form (d) line
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) space (c) colour (d) line
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) can be seen all round (c) how a surface feels (d) the area around objects
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a flat 2D area (b) gaps between things (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
  16. 16.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) can be seen all round (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
  18. 18.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a solid 3D object (d) only length and width
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) shape (c) value (d) form
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) only length and width (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) only length and width (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) from white to black
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) only length and width (d) what a rainbow shows
  26. 26.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) colour (b) form (c) texture (d) value
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) shape (d) texture
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a flat 2D area (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) how light or dark it is
  32. 32.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) from white to black
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) line (d) value
  35. 35.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) only length and width (c) how a surface feels (d) a solid 3D object
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) form (c) line (d) shape
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called form? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a solid 3D object (d) a moving dot’s path
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) space (b) form (c) value (d) shape

Answer key

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

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