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Elements of Art Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 45 · 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 long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  3. 3.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a long, thin mark (c) a sense of near and far (d) has height, width, depth
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) gaps between things (c) from white to black (d) a flat 2D area
  6. 6.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) has height, width, depth (c) from white to black (d) a closed flat outline
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) the area around objects (b) how a surface feels (c) how light or dark it is (d) can be seen all round
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) a solid 3D object (d) has height, width, depth
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) shape (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) line (d) easel
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  16. 16.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
  18. 18.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a closed flat outline (b) only length and width (c) a flat 2D area (d) what a rainbow shows
  20. 20.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) the area around objects (c) how light or dark it is (d) what a rainbow shows
  22. 22.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) line (b) colour (c) value (d) texture
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a closed flat outline (c) a sense of near and far (d) a hue, like red or blue
  25. 25.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) form (b) colour (c) line (d) value
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) colour (b) space (c) form (d) shape
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) texture (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  29. 29.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) value (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
  32. 32.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) shape (c) glue (d) colour
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) a sense of near and far (c) only length and width (d) has height, width, depth
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a flat 2D area
  35. 35.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a long, thin mark (c) a flat 2D area (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) has height, width, depth
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) form

Answer key

  1. line
  2. 7
  3. frame
  4. a long, thin mark
  5. gaps between things
  6. True
  7. False
  8. from white to black
  9. how a surface feels
  10. the area around objects
  11. value
  12. texture
  13. texture
  14. easel
  15. texture
  16. False
  17. texture
  18. True
  19. what a rainbow shows
  20. True
  21. how light or dark it is
  22. False
  23. value
  24. a hue, like red or blue
  25. True
  26. line
  27. space
  28. shape
  29. True
  30. False
  31. shape
  32. glue
  33. only length and width
  34. a moving dot’s path
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a flat 2D area
  38. form
  39. a sense of near and far
  40. space

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