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