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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 762 · 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) looks furry or scaly (b) has height, width, depth (c) how light or dark it is (d) a moving dot’s path
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a solid 3D object (c) only length and width (d) gaps between things
  3. 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) texture (c) shape (d) line
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a sense of near and far (c) only length and width (d) from white to black
  6. 6.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) frame (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a flat 2D area (c) how a surface feels (d) how light or dark it is
  9. 9.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  11. 11.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called form? (a) only length and width (b) can be seen all round (c) from white to black (d) a moving dot’s path
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) value (c) line (d) form
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) only length and width (c) how light or dark it is (d) from white to black
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) has height, width, depth (c) a sense of near and far (d) a flat 2D area
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  18. 18.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) value (c) line (d) form
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) space (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
  20. 20.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) value (b) line (c) form (d) colour
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) shape (c) colour (d) texture
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) space
  24. 24.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) shape (b) space (c) colour (d) form
  25. 25.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) a long, thin mark (c) a flat 2D area (d) what a rainbow shows
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how light or dark it is (b) gaps between things (c) only length and width (d) a solid 3D object
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) how a surface feels (b) a moving dot’s path (c) the area around objects (d) a solid 3D object
  29. 29.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) form (b) value (c) line (d) texture
  31. 31.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) line (c) shape (d) colour
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) from white to black (d) a closed flat outline
  36. 36.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a solid 3D object
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) gaps between things (b) what a rainbow shows (c) from white to black (d) a flat 2D area
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) value (b) line (c) space (d) form
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) how a surface feels (b) gaps between things (c) a flat 2D area (d) a hue, like red or blue

Answer key

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

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