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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 150 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Right tool, right job): Watercolour = see-through washes; poster colour = bright, opaque, flat colour. Wax crayons = hard and waxy; oil pastels = soft, creamy, blendable. Pencils: H = hard and light, B = soft and dark (black), HB = middle; the bigger the number, the more so (6B darker than 2B).

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  1. 1.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) brown (c) blue (d) big
  2. 2.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) B (b) 6B (c) 2H (d) HB
  3. 3.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  4. 4.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4B (b) HB (c) H (d) 2B
  6. 6.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  7. 7.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) B (d) 2H
  8. 8.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) soft, creamy sticks (b) bright, flat colour (c) light first outlines (d) see-through colour
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  10. 10.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  12. 12.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) blend with a fingertip (d) thick, opaque paint
  13. 13.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💧 Which paint gives soft, see-through layers? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  15. 15.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  18. 18.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) bright, flat colour (c) mixed with lots of water (d) grey lines for sketching
  19. 19.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) hot (c) hard (d) high
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “light first outlines”? (a) oil pastels (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  22. 22.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) HB (b) 2H
  24. 24.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) oil pastels (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  25. 25.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) oil pastels (d) watercolour
  27. 27.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) 4H (c) 4B (d) HB
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) pencil (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  29. 29.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) see-through colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) light first outlines (d) hard, waxy sticks
  31. 31.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes hard, light marks. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  33. 33.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  34. 34.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  37. 37.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 4H (b) 2B (c) 4B (d) B
  38. 38.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: HB or 2B? (a) 2B (b) HB
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) bright, flat colour (b) grey lines for sketching (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) light first outlines
  40. 40.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. black
  2. 2H
  3. soft, dark marks
  4. False
  5. H
  6. hard, light marks
  7. HB
  8. bright, flat colour
  9. soft, dark marks
  10. True
  11. 6B
  12. soft, light washes
  13. True
  14. watercolour
  15. False
  16. False
  17. poster colour
  18. mixed with lots of water
  19. hard
  20. False
  21. pencil
  22. True
  23. 2H
  24. oil pastels
  25. 4B
  26. pencil
  27. 4B
  28. watercolour
  29. False
  30. hard, waxy sticks
  31. True
  32. hard, light marks
  33. hard, light marks
  34. False
  35. False
  36. medium marks
  37. 4H
  38. 2B
  39. soft, creamy sticks
  40. True

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