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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 394 · 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) texture (b) value (c) line (d) frame
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  3. 3.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) line (c) texture (d) shape
  5. 5.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) form (b) value (c) space (d) shape
  12. 12.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) space (d) colour
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) line (d) shape
  15. 15.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a sense of near and far (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a flat 2D area
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) form (c) value (d) line
  18. 18.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) line (d) form
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) gaps between things (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a solid 3D object
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a flat 2D area (d) has height, width, depth
  23. 23.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) line (d) value
  25. 25.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called value? (a) from white to black (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) gaps between things (d) can be seen all round
  27. 27.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a solid 3D object
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) the area around objects (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a long, thin mark
  31. 31.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) space (b) texture (c) value (d) shape
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) space (b) line (c) colour (d) texture
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) shape (b) space (c) value (d) texture
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
  39. 39.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) easel (d) form
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a sense of near and far (b) how a surface feels (c) can be seen all round (d) a hue, like red or blue

Answer key

  1. frame
  2. line
  3. True
  4. shape
  5. False
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. colour
  11. space
  12. texture
  13. space
  14. shape
  15. 7
  16. a sense of near and far
  17. form
  18. False
  19. True
  20. texture
  21. a solid 3D object
  22. a moving dot’s path
  23. True
  24. texture
  25. False
  26. from white to black
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a closed flat outline
  30. a long, thin mark
  31. False
  32. True
  33. value
  34. colour
  35. space
  36. True
  37. True
  38. line
  39. easel
  40. can be seen all round

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