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

Answer key

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

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