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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 88 · 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.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) texture (d) value
  4. 4.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) texture (c) frame (d) value
  6. 6.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) the area around objects (b) a flat 2D area (c) what a rainbow shows (d) can be seen all round
  7. 7.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.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 solid 3D object
  9. 9.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) line (b) texture (c) value (d) form
  10. 10.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a long, thin mark (c) has height, width, depth (d) how a surface feels
  11. 11.🧱 Which element of art is “can be seen all round”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) texture
  12. 12.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) space (b) value (c) colour (d) texture
  13. 13.True or false: “gaps between things” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a sense of near and far”? (a) line (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  15. 15.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) value (b) form (c) easel (d) line
  16. 16.🧱 Which element of art is “looks furry or scaly”? (a) shape (b) line (c) texture (d) colour
  17. 17.True or false: “how a surface feels” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) from white to black (b) how a surface feels (c) gaps between things (d) a closed flat outline
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called form? (a) can be seen all round (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a flat 2D area (d) a sense of near and far
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) form
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) form (b) colour (c) value (d) shape
  22. 22.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) a long, thin mark (b) rough, smooth or bumpy (c) how a surface feels (d) only length and width
  24. 24.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) shape (b) space (c) glue (d) colour
  25. 25.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) has height, width, depth (b) a closed flat outline (c) what a rainbow shows (d) how light or dark it is
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) texture (b) line (c) colour (d) space
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a flat 2D area (b) a closed flat outline (c) can be seen all round (d) how light or dark it is
  28. 28.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  29. 29.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) can be seen all round (c) gaps between things (d) from white to black
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) value (b) form (c) space (d) shape
  31. 31.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) value (b) shape (c) space (d) texture
  32. 32.Which of these is the element called form? (a) the area around objects (b) how a surface feels (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a solid 3D object
  33. 33.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) form (b) space (c) colour (d) texture
  34. 34.Which of these is the element called line? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a closed flat outline (d) can be seen all round
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) space
  36. 36.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) a closed flat outline (c) has height, width, depth (d) only length and width
  39. 39.🧱 Which element of art is “how light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) form
  40. 40.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) form (c) shape (d) texture

Answer key

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

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