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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 469 · 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.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a flat 2D area (c) a solid 3D object (d) how light or dark it is
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) value
  6. 6.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) shape
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) form (c) shape (d) space
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a sense of near and far (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) can be seen all round
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called line? (a) gaps between things (b) how light or dark it is (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a closed flat outline
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a flat 2D area (c) how light or dark it is (d) from white to black
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a long, thin mark (d) a solid 3D object
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) space (c) value (d) colour
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) texture (c) colour (d) value
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) easel (c) line (d) form
  17. 17.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) line (c) texture (d) space
  18. 18.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) a solid 3D object (c) gaps between things (d) a flat 2D area
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) form
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) space (c) texture (d) value
  22. 22.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
  23. 23.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) form
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) space
  27. 27.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a sense of near and far (c) only length and width (d) gaps between things
  30. 30.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) colour (d) shape
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  32. 32.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) form (c) texture (d) colour
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) space (b) value (c) shape (d) colour
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) space (c) colour (d) line
  38. 38.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) value (b) colour (c) line (d) shape
  40. 40.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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