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Art and painting lesson 9: The elements of art · Set 965 · 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 light or dark it is”? (a) value (b) colour (c) shape (d) form
  2. 2.Which of these is the element called line? (a) only length and width (b) what a rainbow shows (c) a long, thin mark (d) how light or dark it is
  3. 3.🧱 How many elements of art are there in the usual list (line, shape, form, colour, texture, space, value)?
  4. 4.🧱 Drawing fur so it looks soft uses which element of art? (a) space (b) line (c) value (d) texture
  5. 5.🧱 Which element of art is “has height, width, depth”? (a) line (b) colour (c) shape (d) form
  6. 6.🧱 Which element of art tells how light or dark something is? (a) texture (b) value (c) shape (d) line
  7. 7.🧱 Which element of art is “a long, thin mark”? (a) line (b) space (c) colour (d) texture
  8. 8.🧱 Which element of art is “gaps between things”? (a) line (b) texture (c) colour (d) space
  9. 9.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) texture (b) frame (c) line (d) value
  10. 10.True or false: “what a rainbow shows” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is the element called value? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a flat 2D area (c) gaps between things (d) from white to black
  14. 14.🧱 Which element of art is “a hue, like red or blue”? (a) shape (b) line (c) colour (d) value
  15. 15.True or false: “the area around objects” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a solid 3D object” is the element called value. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) glue (b) shape (c) colour (d) space
  18. 18.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a moving dot’s path (b) a sense of near and far (c) a long, thin mark (d) has height, width, depth
  20. 20.🧱 Which element of art is “what a rainbow shows”? (a) line (b) value (c) colour (d) form
  21. 21.🧱 Which element of art is “how a surface feels”? (a) colour (b) value (c) texture (d) line
  22. 22.🧱 Which element of art is “only length and width”? (a) colour (b) texture (c) shape (d) value
  23. 23.Which of these is the element called space? (a) what a rainbow shows (b) a moving dot’s path (c) a sense of near and far (d) a hue, like red or blue
  24. 24.Which of these is the element called shape? (a) rough, smooth or bumpy (b) a hue, like red or blue (c) a flat 2D area (d) can be seen all round
  25. 25.True or false: “a sense of near and far” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧱 Which element of art is “from white to black”? (a) shape (b) space (c) value (d) line
  27. 27.True or false: “a closed flat outline” is the element called space. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is the element called space? (a) a hue, like red or blue (b) a solid 3D object (c) the area around objects (d) a closed flat outline
  29. 29.🧱 Which element of art is “a solid 3D object”? (a) form (b) shape (c) space (d) colour
  30. 30.🧱 Which element of art is “the area around objects”? (a) space (b) colour (c) shape (d) line
  31. 31.True or false: “looks furry or scaly” is the element called texture. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧱 Which of these is NOT an element of art? (a) form (b) line (c) value (d) easel
  33. 33.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called shape. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called texture. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is the element called form? (a) a solid 3D object (b) looks furry or scaly (c) how light or dark it is (d) a long, thin mark
  36. 36.True or false: “a hue, like red or blue” is the element called colour. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is the element called colour? (a) looks furry or scaly (b) what a rainbow shows (c) gaps between things (d) a closed flat outline
  38. 38.True or false: “only length and width” is the element called line. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat 2D area” is the element called shape. (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. value
  2. a long, thin mark
  3. 7
  4. texture
  5. form
  6. value
  7. line
  8. space
  9. frame
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. from white to black
  14. colour
  15. False
  16. False
  17. glue
  18. False
  19. has height, width, depth
  20. colour
  21. texture
  22. shape
  23. a sense of near and far
  24. a flat 2D area
  25. False
  26. value
  27. False
  28. the area around objects
  29. form
  30. space
  31. True
  32. easel
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a solid 3D object
  36. True
  37. what a rainbow shows
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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