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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 61 · 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 moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) shape (c) line (d) value
  2. 2.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) space (c) form (d) colour
  4. 4.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) value (c) texture (d) line
  7. 7.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  8. 8.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) glue
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) colour (c) texture (d) space
  11. 11.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) value (d) line
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) space (d) line
  16. 16.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) space (c) shape (d) line
  18. 18.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) value (c) texture (d) colour
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) texture (b) line (c) space (d) value
  21. 21.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) a long, thin mark (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a flat 2D area
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) from white to black (b) how a surface feels (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a sense of near and far
  23. 23.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a long, thin mark (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a closed flat outline
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how a surface feels (b) a closed flat outline (c) a flat 2D area (d) from white to black
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a flat 2D area (d) the area around objects
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) space (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  29. 29.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  31. 31.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) only length and width (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a flat 2D area
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) has height, width, depth (c) only length and width (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) colour
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how a surface feels (b) a closed flat outline (c) a long, thin mark (d) a sense of near and far
  37. 37.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) space (b) value (c) colour (d) line
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called space? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) the area around objects (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a solid 3D object
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a closed flat outline (b) gaps between things (c) a sense of near and far (d) a solid 3D object

Answer key

  1. line
  2. False
  3. form
  4. True
  5. 7
  6. value
  7. texture
  8. True
  9. glue
  10. texture
  11. False
  12. True
  13. easel
  14. frame
  15. colour
  16. True
  17. shape
  18. True
  19. texture
  20. value
  21. a flat 2D area
  22. what a rainbow shows
  23. False
  24. a hue, like red or blue
  25. from white to black
  26. True
  27. looks furry or scaly
  28. shape
  29. True
  30. line
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a solid 3D object
  34. rough, smooth or bumpy
  35. colour
  36. a sense of near and far
  37. True
  38. space
  39. the area around objects
  40. a closed flat outline

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