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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 830 · 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 shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) gaps between things (c) a closed flat outline (d) a long, thin mark
  2. 2.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) space (c) glue (d) shape
  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 is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) value (c) shape (d) space
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) colour (b) form (c) shape (d) line
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) has height, width, depth (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) a closed flat outline
  7. 7.Which of these is the element called space? (a) gaps between things (b) looks furry or scaly (c) rough, smooth or bumpy (d) from white to black
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) easel (d) form
  9. 9.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a flat 2D area (b) what a rainbow shows (c) looks furry or scaly (d) the area around objects
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called space? (a) how light or dark it is (b) the area around objects (c) what a rainbow shows (d) from white to black
  11. 11.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) space
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) colour (b) space (c) value (d) shape
  13. 13.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) form (d) line
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) colour
  15. 15.Which of these is the element called space? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a sense of near and far (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a hue, like red or blue
  16. 16.Which of these is the element called value? (a) has height, width, depth (b) can be seen all round (c) a closed flat outline (d) how light or dark it is
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) value (b) shape (c) colour (d) form
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) line (b) space (c) shape (d) texture
  19. 19.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
  20. 20.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a solid 3D object (c) gaps between things (d) only length and width
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  22. 22.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a moving dot’s path (d) has height, width, depth
  23. 23.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) space (b) line (c) form (d) colour
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) has height, width, depth (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a long, thin mark
  25. 25.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) can be seen all round (b) a long, thin mark (c) a solid 3D object (d) rough, smooth or bumpy
  27. 27.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  28. 28.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called value? (a) gaps between things (b) how a surface feels (c) from white to black (d) can be seen all round
  30. 30.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called form? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) gaps between things (c) a hue, like red or blue (d) can be seen all round
  33. 33.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) from white to black (c) has height, width, depth (d) can be seen all round
  34. 34.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a moving dot’s path (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a hue, like red or blue
  36. 36.Which of these is the element called line? (a) a sense of near and far (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a long, thin mark (d) only length and width
  37. 37.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) form (c) colour (d) texture
  39. 39.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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