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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 333 · 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: “gaps between things” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a moving dot’s path (c) how a surface feels (d) how light or dark it is
  5. 5.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) can be seen all round (c) from white to black (d) looks furry or scaly
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) colour
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) frame (c) line (d) texture
  9. 9.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a solid 3D object (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a long, thin mark
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) what a rainbow shows (c) from white to black (d) how a surface feels
  12. 12.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a sense of near and far
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a sense of near and far (d) a long, thin mark
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) form (b) value (c) texture (d) colour
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) line (d) space
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) colour (c) texture (d) shape
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) gaps between things (b) how a surface feels (c) from white to black (d) a closed flat outline
  19. 19.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) colour
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) can be seen all round (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a moving dot’s path
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) value
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) line (d) space
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) texture (b) form (c) colour (d) line
  27. 27.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
  32. 32.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) space (c) line (d) value
  34. 34.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) colour (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  37. 37.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) gaps between things (c) how a surface feels (d) a solid 3D object
  39. 39.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) line (d) value

Answer key

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

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