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

Answer key

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

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