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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 313 · 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) a moving dot’s path (b) has height, width, depth (c) a closed flat outline (d) the area around objects
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) form
  3. 3.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) line
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) form (c) easel (d) value
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  9. 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) frame
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) can be seen all round (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) how a surface feels (c) what a rainbow shows (d) has height, width, depth
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) texture (b) value (c) space (d) form
  14. 14.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) only length and width (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a sense of near and far
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) texture (c) line (d) colour
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) only length and width (d) looks furry or scaly
  18. 18.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) form
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) space (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called line? (a) can be seen all round (b) how a surface feels (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  22. 22.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) has height, width, depth (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
  25. 25.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) looks furry or scaly (c) only length and width (d) has height, width, depth
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) looks furry or scaly (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) texture
  29. 29.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) form (c) space (d) shape
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) value
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) space (b) form (c) value (d) line
  33. 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) glue (c) space (d) colour
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) can be seen all round (c) a flat 2D area (d) gaps between things
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a sense of near and far
  36. 36.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a long, thin mark (b) gaps between things (c) from white to black (d) the area around objects
  39. 39.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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