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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 359 · 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 element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) line
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) texture
  3. 3.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called shape. (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 of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) value (d) line
  6. 6.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) texture
  7. 7.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
  9. 9.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) form
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) gaps between things (c) a flat 2D area (d) from white to black
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
  13. 13.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) how a surface feels (c) from white to black (d) a flat 2D area
  15. 15.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called value? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) from white to black
  18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) frame (d) value
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) a long, thin mark
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) space (c) form (d) line
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a closed flat outline (c) looks furry or scaly (d) what a rainbow shows
  22. 22.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) shape
  28. 28.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) space
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) has height, width, depth (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a closed flat outline
  32. 32.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) only length and width (c) can be seen all round (d) a hue, like red or blue
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) can be seen all round (c) a sense of near and far (d) a closed flat outline
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how light or dark it is (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) how a surface feels
  36. 36.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called form? (a) gaps between things (b) from white to black (c) a sense of near and far (d) a solid 3D object
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) texture (c) space (d) colour
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  40. 40.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. form
  2. texture
  3. False
  4. 7
  5. easel
  6. texture
  7. True
  8. glue
  9. False
  10. shape
  11. gaps between things
  12. value
  13. True
  14. a flat 2D area
  15. False
  16. False
  17. from white to black
  18. frame
  19. how light or dark it is
  20. line
  21. what a rainbow shows
  22. False
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. colour
  27. texture
  28. True
  29. line
  30. space
  31. a closed flat outline
  32. False
  33. only length and width
  34. looks furry or scaly
  35. a hue, like red or blue
  36. False
  37. a solid 3D object
  38. colour
  39. value
  40. False

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