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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 401 · 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.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) has height, width, depth
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) space (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  4. 4.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) space
  6. 6.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  10. 10.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) frame
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) form (d) line
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) space (c) shape (d) line
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) glue
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a moving dot’s path (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) shape (c) value (d) space
  17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) value (c) easel (d) line
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a flat 2D area (c) from white to black (d) a solid 3D object
  21. 21.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) value
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) value (b) shape (c) form (d) line
  24. 24.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) how light or dark it is (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  26. 26.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) form (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
  28. 28.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) colour (b) form (c) space (d) line
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a flat 2D area (b) only length and width (c) a closed flat outline (d) gaps between things
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called form? (a) gaps between things (b) only length and width (c) can be seen all round (d) from white to black
  33. 33.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) can be seen all round (b) how a surface feels (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a long, thin mark
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
  37. 37.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) the area around objects (c) a moving dot’s path (d) what a rainbow shows

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. a closed flat outline
  3. texture
  4. False
  5. form
  6. True
  7. True
  8. False
  9. value
  10. True
  11. frame
  12. form
  13. line
  14. glue
  15. how light or dark it is
  16. space
  17. easel
  18. value
  19. shape
  20. a flat 2D area
  21. False
  22. texture
  23. value
  24. False
  25. rough, smooth or bumpy
  26. False
  27. texture
  28. False
  29. space
  30. gaps between things
  31. shape
  32. can be seen all round
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a hue, like red or blue
  36. shape
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a moving dot’s path

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