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Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 300 · 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: “from white to black” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) can be seen all round (d) from white to black
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) a sense of near and far (c) how a surface feels (d) a hue, like red or blue
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  7. 7.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
  9. 9.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) value
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  12. 12.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) colour (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) shape (d) colour
  15. 15.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) how a surface feels (c) has height, width, depth (d) what a rainbow shows
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  20. 20.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) only length and width (d) a hue, like red or blue
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) value (c) space (d) line
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) a closed flat outline (c) a flat 2D area (d) a moving dot’s path
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) texture (c) colour (d) value
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) looks furry or scaly (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark
  26. 26.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) value (d) form
  27. 27.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) a flat 2D area
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a closed flat outline (c) has height, width, depth (d) the area around objects
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) form (c) value (d) shape
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a solid 3D object (c) only length and width (d) a flat 2D area
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) form (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  33. 33.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) form
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) can be seen all round (d) the area around objects
  36. 36.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a flat 2D area (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) shape (b) value (c) space (d) line
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) texture (d) form
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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