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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 658 · 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 the element called form? (a) a flat 2D area (b) looks furry or scaly (c) gaps between things (d) has height, width, depth
  2. 2.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) space (c) value (d) colour
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a solid 3D object (b) how light or dark it is (c) a closed flat outline (d) what a rainbow shows
  4. 4.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) can be seen all round (c) looks furry or scaly (d) from white to black
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) how a surface feels (c) only length and width (d) has height, width, depth
  6. 6.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) line (c) value (d) form
  8. 8.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a long, thin mark (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how light or dark it is
  10. 10.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) space (b) shape (c) form (d) colour
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) texture (b) line (c) shape (d) value
  13. 13.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) space (b) form (c) value (d) colour
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) a flat 2D area (c) a long, thin mark (d) gaps between things
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) space
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) can be seen all round (d) a solid 3D object
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) space
  20. 20.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
  22. 22.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) form (b) colour (c) line (d) shape
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) how a surface feels (c) a closed flat outline (d) a sense of near and far
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) gaps between things (b) a long, thin mark (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a hue, like red or blue
  26. 26.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a moving dot’s path (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) a solid 3D object
  29. 29.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) form
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
  34. 34.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
  35. 35.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) line
  38. 38.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  40. 40.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. has height, width, depth
  2. value
  3. what a rainbow shows
  4. can be seen all round
  5. only length and width
  6. True
  7. value
  8. False
  9. a sense of near and far
  10. 7
  11. form
  12. shape
  13. True
  14. False
  15. space
  16. a long, thin mark
  17. space
  18. a moving dot’s path
  19. texture
  20. True
  21. texture
  22. False
  23. shape
  24. how a surface feels
  25. a hue, like red or blue
  26. False
  27. False
  28. rough, smooth or bumpy
  29. True
  30. False
  31. colour
  32. texture
  33. value
  34. easel
  35. True
  36. True
  37. line
  38. False
  39. frame
  40. False

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