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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 412 · 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 element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) form
  3. 3.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) shape
  5. 5.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) line (c) space (d) value
  7. 7.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) space (d) texture
  10. 10.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) how light or dark it is (c) what a rainbow shows (d) looks furry or scaly
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) only length and width (c) the area around objects (d) from white to black
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
  14. 14.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) line (d) frame
  17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) glue
  18. 18.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) only length and width (c) a sense of near and far (d) a closed flat outline
  20. 20.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
  21. 21.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) gaps between things (d) a hue, like red or blue
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) how light or dark it is (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a flat 2D area
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) shape
  25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) form
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) value (b) space (c) texture (d) form
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a flat 2D area (b) gaps between things (c) can be seen all round (d) what a rainbow shows
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) form (d) line
  30. 30.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) only length and width (c) how light or dark it is (d) has height, width, depth
  32. 32.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) value
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a flat 2D area (c) from white to black (d) gaps between things
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a sense of near and far (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a long, thin mark (d) a hue, like red or blue
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called space? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) how a surface feels (c) can be seen all round (d) the area around objects
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) only length and width (c) a solid 3D object (d) gaps between things
  38. 38.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) form (c) value (d) line
  40. 40.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. shape
  3. False
  4. texture
  5. True
  6. value
  7. True
  8. value
  9. form
  10. False
  11. a closed flat outline
  12. from white to black
  13. colour
  14. False
  15. True
  16. frame
  17. glue
  18. True
  19. a moving dot’s path
  20. texture
  21. False
  22. gaps between things
  23. can be seen all round
  24. space
  25. easel
  26. form
  27. form
  28. what a rainbow shows
  29. line
  30. False
  31. has height, width, depth
  32. False
  33. shape
  34. a flat 2D area
  35. a long, thin mark
  36. the area around objects
  37. only length and width
  38. True
  39. line
  40. False

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