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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 401 · 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.True or false: pencil grade 4H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “blend with a fingertip”? (a) wax crayons (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) oil pastels
  3. 3.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) 4B (b) H (c) HB (d) 2B
  5. 5.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) HB (c) 2B (d) 2H
  7. 7.✏️ Which pencil makes lighter lines: HB or 2H? (a) 2H (b) HB
  8. 8.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of oil pastels. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  10. 10.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) oil pastels (b) pencil (c) poster colour (d) watercolour
  11. 11.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “do not smudge easily”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) wax crayons
  12. 12.True or false: “see-through colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of poster colour. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, creamy sticks”? (a) wax crayons (b) oil pastels (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  15. 15.Which of these is a feature of watercolour? (a) soft, light washes (b) do not smudge easily (c) blend with a fingertip (d) grey lines for sketching
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) mixed with lots of water (b) do not smudge easily (c) bright, flat colour (d) thick, opaque paint
  17. 17.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) black (b) blue (c) brown (d) big
  19. 19.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 2B (b) 6B
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade 4B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  22. 22.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  23. 23.True or false: “mixed with lots of water” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 4H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 6B
  25. 25.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  26. 26.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 4B (b) 2B
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade 2B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “bright, flat colour”? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) wax crayons (d) pencil
  29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a pencil? (a) soft, light washes (b) bright, flat colour (c) thick, opaque paint (d) grey lines for sketching
  30. 30.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  31. 31.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) watercolour (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) charcoal
  32. 32.True or false: pencil grade H makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: pencil grade H makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) poster colour (b) watercolour (c) wax crayons (d) oil pastels
  35. 35.✏️ Which pencil is harder: 4H or 2H? (a) 2H (b) 4H
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “grey lines for sketching”? (a) watercolour (b) oil pastels (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  38. 38.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  39. 39.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) see-through colour (b) mixed with lots of water (c) soft, creamy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  40. 40.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of a pencil. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. oil pastels
  3. False
  4. HB
  5. True
  6. 2B
  7. 2H
  8. False
  9. hard, light marks
  10. watercolour
  11. wax crayons
  12. True
  13. True
  14. oil pastels
  15. soft, light washes
  16. do not smudge easily
  17. True
  18. black
  19. 6B
  20. True
  21. hard, light marks
  22. soft, dark marks
  23. False
  24. 6B
  25. hard, light marks
  26. 4B
  27. False
  28. poster colour
  29. grey lines for sketching
  30. soft, dark marks
  31. poster colour
  32. False
  33. False
  34. watercolour
  35. 4H
  36. False
  37. pencil
  38. poster colour
  39. bright, flat colour
  40. False

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