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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 889 · 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 long, thin mark” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a closed flat outline (b) a moving dot’s path (c) the area around objects (d) a hue, like red or blue
  4. 4.True or false: “can be seen all round” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) line (b) space (c) texture (d) form
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art is “a flat 2D area”? (a) line (b) texture (c) shape (d) form
  7. 7.True or false: “has height, width, depth” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) easel (b) form (c) line (d) value
  9. 9.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is the element called form? (a) how a surface feels (b) looks furry or scaly (c) a long, thin mark (d) can be seen all round
  12. 12.True or false: “a moving dot’s path” is the element called form. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called value? (a) how light or dark it is (b) has height, width, depth (c) a closed flat outline (d) gaps between things
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “rough, smooth or bumpy”? (a) value (b) shape (c) line (d) texture
  15. 15.True or false: “from white to black” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) glue
  17. 17.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) value (b) space (c) line (d) form
  18. 18.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) value (b) line (c) shape (d) texture
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called line? (a) the area around objects (b) a closed flat outline (c) a moving dot’s path (d) a sense of near and far
  20. 20.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called form. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) line (b) colour (c) space (d) shape
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a sense of near and far (c) only length and width (d) the area around objects
  24. 24.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called value. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a long, thin mark” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is the element called texture? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) has height, width, depth (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) from white to black (b) gaps between things (c) a flat 2D area (d) how a surface feels
  29. 29.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is the element called value? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a solid 3D object (c) a closed flat outline (d) from white to black
  31. 31.Which of these is the element called line? (a) how a surface feels (b) has height, width, depth (c) what a rainbow shows (d) a long, thin mark
  32. 32.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) texture (b) value (c) line (d) space
  33. 33.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) line (b) value (c) frame (d) texture
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called space. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧱 Which element of art is “a moving dot’s path”? (a) colour (b) shape (c) space (d) line
  36. 36.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) texture (b) value (c) form (d) line
  37. 37.True or false: “rough, smooth or bumpy” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called shape. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) how a surface feels (b) a closed flat outline (c) looks furry or scaly (d) a moving dot’s path

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. True
  3. the area around objects
  4. True
  5. form
  6. shape
  7. True
  8. easel
  9. False
  10. False
  11. can be seen all round
  12. False
  13. how light or dark it is
  14. texture
  15. True
  16. glue
  17. form
  18. value
  19. a moving dot’s path
  20. False
  21. False
  22. colour
  23. a hue, like red or blue
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. how a surface feels
  28. gaps between things
  29. False
  30. from white to black
  31. a long, thin mark
  32. texture
  33. frame
  34. False
  35. line
  36. line
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a closed flat outline

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