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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 64 · 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.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) shape (b) colour (c) value (d) space
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) line
  4. 4.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
  5. 5.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) line (d) value
  7. 7.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a solid 3D object (b) looks furry or scaly (c) from white to black (d) a long, thin mark
  9. 9.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) from white to black (c) a closed flat outline (d) a solid 3D object
  11. 11.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) has height, width, depth (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
  13. 13.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) easel (c) value (d) line
  15. 15.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) form
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a long, thin mark (c) can be seen all round (d) a flat 2D area
  19. 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
  20. 20.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) texture
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) shape
  24. 24.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a flat 2D area (c) a solid 3D object (d) gaps between things
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) space
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) can be seen all round
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) value (b) shape (c) colour (d) form
  29. 29.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) value (b) form (c) texture (d) line
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) line (b) texture (c) space (d) value
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) can be seen all round (c) only length and width (d) a moving dot’s path
  33. 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) texture (c) frame (d) line
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) only length and width (c) a moving dot’s path (d) how light or dark it is
  35. 35.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) how a surface feels (d) how light or dark it is
  37. 37.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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