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Elements of Art Worksheet

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

Answer key

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

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