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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 496 · 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 of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a long, thin mark (c) only length and width (d) a sense of near and far
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) gaps between things
  4. 4.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  5. 5.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) only length and width (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) gaps between things
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) space (c) form (d) colour
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) shape
  10. 10.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) only length and width (d) how light or dark it is
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) space (b) colour (c) value (d) line
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) space (c) value (d) line
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how a surface feels (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) can be seen all round (d) from white to black
  15. 15.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) glue (d) space
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) texture (b) value (c) colour (d) line
  18. 18.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) shape
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) what a rainbow shows (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a solid 3D object
  21. 21.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) value (c) colour (d) texture
  24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
  25. 25.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) space (c) line (d) form
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) can be seen all round (d) how a surface feels
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called form? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a sense of near and far (c) how light or dark it is (d) a solid 3D object
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a long, thin mark (b) how light or dark it is (c) gaps between things (d) how a surface feels
  32. 32.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) form
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) texture
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) space (d) form
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) form
  38. 38.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called space? (a) gaps between things (b) what a rainbow shows (c) how light or dark it is (d) a closed flat outline

Answer key

  1. easel
  2. a sense of near and far
  3. a closed flat outline
  4. 7
  5. False
  6. True
  7. only length and width
  8. form
  9. value
  10. True
  11. a moving dot’s path
  12. colour
  13. line
  14. from white to black
  15. texture
  16. glue
  17. texture
  18. False
  19. shape
  20. looks furry or scaly
  21. True
  22. True
  23. texture
  24. frame
  25. line
  26. can be seen all round
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a solid 3D object
  31. how light or dark it is
  32. True
  33. False
  34. value
  35. texture
  36. form
  37. colour
  38. False
  39. False
  40. gaps between things

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