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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 805 · 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 of these is the element called space? (a) a sense of near and far (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) has height, width, depth (d) a long, thin mark
  3. 3.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) easel (c) value (d) form
  5. 5.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) from white to black (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) the area around objects
  6. 6.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a long, thin mark (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how light or dark it is
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) gaps between things (c) a moving dot’s path (d) only length and width
  9. 9.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) colour (c) glue (d) space
  12. 12.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a long, thin mark (d) the area around objects
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) how light or dark it is (d) a long, thin mark
  17. 17.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) space (b) form (c) shape (d) colour
  19. 19.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) form (d) colour
  20. 20.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a closed flat outline”? (a) shape (b) form (c) space (d) texture
  22. 22.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) shape (b) texture (c) value (d) line
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) from white to black (c) can be seen all round (d) a sense of near and far
  25. 25.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) texture (d) frame
  26. 26.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) space (c) value (d) texture
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) has height, width, depth (d) from white to black
  28. 28.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) form (b) value (c) colour (d) shape
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) shape (b) texture (c) colour (d) space
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called value? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a solid 3D object (d) how light or dark it is
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) a solid 3D object (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
  34. 34.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) texture (c) space (d) form
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) looks furry or scaly (c) gaps between things (d) a flat 2D area
  36. 36.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) colour (b) value (c) form (d) space
  38. 38.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. a sense of near and far
  3. True
  4. easel
  5. what a rainbow shows
  6. True
  7. a long, thin mark
  8. gaps between things
  9. False
  10. True
  11. glue
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. the area around objects
  16. a closed flat outline
  17. True
  18. form
  19. colour
  20. True
  21. shape
  22. True
  23. value
  24. a flat 2D area
  25. frame
  26. texture
  27. a moving dot’s path
  28. True
  29. value
  30. texture
  31. rough, smooth or bumpy
  32. how light or dark it is
  33. how a surface feels
  34. texture
  35. looks furry or scaly
  36. True
  37. value
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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