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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 476 · 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 “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) space (c) value (d) colour
  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 the element called texture? (a) a flat 2D area (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a sense of near and far
  4. 4.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) frame
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a long, thin mark (b) only length and width (c) can be seen all round (d) a hue, like red or blue
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) looks furry or scaly (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a long, thin mark
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called space? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) can be seen all round (c) only length and width (d) gaps between things
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a solid 3D object (c) a closed flat outline (d) a hue, like red or blue
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a sense of near and far (c) has height, width, depth (d) gaps between things
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) form (d) colour
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) form (c) shape (d) space
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) line (c) form (d) shape
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) texture (c) shape (d) colour
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) how light or dark it is (c) a flat 2D area (d) the area around objects
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) looks furry or scaly
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) texture
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) value (b) space (c) form (d) colour
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) the area around objects (c) a flat 2D area (d) has height, width, depth
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) space (b) form (c) line (d) shape
  22. 22.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) from white to black (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a closed flat outline
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) shape (c) texture (d) value
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) colour (b) value (c) shape (d) form
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) how a surface feels (d) has height, width, depth
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) form (c) line (d) texture
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) from white to black
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  31. 31.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) line (d) value
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) colour
  36. 36.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) value (b) space (c) shape (d) texture
  38. 38.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) glue
  40. 40.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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