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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 51 · 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 tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  2. 2.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) gaps between things (c) a long, thin mark (d) a closed flat outline
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) can be seen all round (c) a closed flat outline (d) a sense of near and far
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) texture (b) colour (c) shape (d) form
  7. 7.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called space? (a) gaps between things (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a moving dot’s path
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) shape
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) can be seen all round (c) a sense of near and far (d) from white to black
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) line (c) space (d) value
  12. 12.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) colour
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a solid 3D object (c) what a rainbow shows (d) from white to black
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) only length and width (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a long, thin mark (d) a hue, like red or blue
  16. 16.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a flat 2D area (d) looks furry or scaly
  18. 18.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) space (c) shape (d) colour
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) the area around objects (d) a closed flat outline
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) form (d) line
  22. 22.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) shape (c) form (d) value
  25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) glue
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) the area around objects (b) has height, width, depth (c) how a surface feels (d) a closed flat outline
  27. 27.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) form (b) value (c) texture (d) line
  29. 29.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) line
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) texture (d) value
  31. 31.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) value (d) line
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) from white to black (c) can be seen all round (d) gaps between things
  34. 34.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) form
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a flat 2D area (b) has height, width, depth (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) looks furry or scaly
  38. 38.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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