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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 673 · 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) line (b) form (c) value (d) easel
  2. 2.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a sense of near and far (b) can be seen all round (c) the area around objects (d) a hue, like red or blue
  4. 4.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how light or dark it is (c) from white to black (d) gaps between things
  6. 6.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) space (d) texture
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) only length and width (c) how light or dark it is (d) the area around objects
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a long, thin mark (b) from white to black (c) a solid 3D object (d) what a rainbow shows
  10. 10.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) shape (c) colour (d) value
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how light or dark it is (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a long, thin mark
  12. 12.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) shape
  15. 15.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) frame (c) value (d) texture
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) shape (c) value (d) line
  17. 17.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) how a surface feels (c) can be seen all round (d) what a rainbow shows
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) gaps between things
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a solid 3D object (c) what a rainbow shows (d) only length and width
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) shape
  22. 22.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) space (c) form (d) value
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) form
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) what a rainbow shows (c) can be seen all round (d) how a surface feels
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) form (b) colour (c) shape (d) value
  27. 27.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a moving dot’s path (c) only length and width (d) a hue, like red or blue
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) colour (b) line (c) value (d) form
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how a surface feels (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a flat 2D area
  33. 33.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a long, thin mark (b) can be seen all round (c) looks furry or scaly (d) only length and width
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) colour (c) space (d) form
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) can be seen all round (b) has height, width, depth (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a flat 2D area
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) space (c) texture (d) line
  39. 39.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) the area around objects (c) how light or dark it is (d) can be seen all round
  40. 40.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. easel
  2. 7
  3. a hue, like red or blue
  4. True
  5. gaps between things
  6. False
  7. texture
  8. the area around objects
  9. a long, thin mark
  10. value
  11. rough, smooth or bumpy
  12. False
  13. False
  14. line
  15. frame
  16. value
  17. False
  18. what a rainbow shows
  19. can be seen all round
  20. a solid 3D object
  21. texture
  22. True
  23. form
  24. form
  25. how a surface feels
  26. form
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a moving dot’s path
  31. colour
  32. from white to black
  33. False
  34. False
  35. looks furry or scaly
  36. value
  37. a flat 2D area
  38. texture
  39. how light or dark it is
  40. True

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