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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 817 · 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 element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) shape (c) texture (d) line
  2. 2.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
  4. 4.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) shape (b) value (c) form (d) line
  5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) space (b) glue (c) shape (d) colour
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called space? (a) only length and width (b) a moving dot’s path (c) gaps between things (d) what a rainbow shows
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a long, thin mark (b) a flat 2D area (c) a sense of near and far (d) a closed flat outline
  8. 8.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a closed flat outline (b) can be seen all round (c) a sense of near and far (d) from white to black
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) has height, width, depth (c) gaps between things (d) looks furry or scaly
  10. 10.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a solid 3D object (b) a flat 2D area (c) the area around objects (d) how a surface feels
  12. 12.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) how a surface feels (d) what a rainbow shows
  13. 13.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is the element called line? (a) has height, width, depth (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a long, thin mark (d) a hue, like red or blue
  15. 15.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) shape (b) value (c) texture (d) form
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) frame (d) value
  17. 17.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) what a rainbow shows
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) has height, width, depth (d) a flat 2D area
  20. 20.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) colour (b) space (c) shape (d) line
  22. 22.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) shape (b) space (c) texture (d) value
  27. 27.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) line (c) form (d) value
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) line (c) form (d) value
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “how light or dark it is” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) texture (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) colour (b) form (c) space (d) value
  34. 34.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) line (c) value (d) space
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) form
  36. 36.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) shape

Answer key

  1. texture
  2. False
  3. shape
  4. value
  5. glue
  6. gaps between things
  7. a sense of near and far
  8. from white to black
  9. a hue, like red or blue
  10. True
  11. a flat 2D area
  12. a moving dot’s path
  13. False
  14. a long, thin mark
  15. texture
  16. frame
  17. False
  18. can be seen all round
  19. rough, smooth or bumpy
  20. 7
  21. shape
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. space
  27. easel
  28. value
  29. True
  30. True
  31. False
  32. space
  33. colour
  34. texture
  35. form
  36. False
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. line

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