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Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 370 · 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 “looks furry or scaly”? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) form
  2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  3. 3.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) frame (d) texture
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
  6. 6.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) glue
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) gaps between things (c) how light or dark it is (d) how a surface feels
  8. 8.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) space (b) texture (c) line (d) colour
  10. 10.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a flat 2D area (d) has height, width, depth
  12. 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  14. 14.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a flat 2D area (b) gaps between things (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a closed flat outline (b) what a rainbow shows (c) can be seen all round (d) a moving dot’s path
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a moving dot’s path (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a hue, like red or blue
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) value
  21. 21.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) form
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called value? (a) only length and width (b) can be seen all round (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how light or dark it is
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) only length and width (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) the area around objects (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a solid 3D object
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a sense of near and far (c) a flat 2D area (d) a hue, like red or blue
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) gaps between things (c) a sense of near and far (d) a hue, like red or blue
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) value
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how a surface feels (c) how light or dark it is (d) a long, thin mark
  31. 31.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) looks furry or scaly (c) only length and width (d) a closed flat outline
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) texture

Answer key

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

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