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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. black
  2. soft, light washes
  3. HB
  4. False
  5. True
  6. hard, waxy sticks
  7. soft, dark marks
  8. watercolour
  9. soft, dark marks
  10. watercolour
  11. medium marks
  12. 2H
  13. thick, opaque paint
  14. oil pastels
  15. False
  16. False
  17. hard, light marks
  18. hard, light marks
  19. poster colour
  20. poster colour
  21. soft, dark marks
  22. do not smudge easily
  23. soft, creamy sticks
  24. 4H
  25. 6B
  26. light first outlines
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. hard
  32. hard, light marks
  33. True
  34. True
  35. 4B
  36. 4H
  37. oil pastels
  38. soft, dark marks
  39. 4B
  40. False

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