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Art Materials and Pencil Grades Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 14: Art materials and pencil grades · Set 772 · 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.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4H make? (a) hard, light marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) medium marks
  2. 2.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade HB make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  3. 3.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter B stand for? (a) big (b) black (c) blue (d) brown
  4. 4.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) 2H (b) 4H (c) H (d) 4B
  5. 5.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 4B make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) medium marks (c) hard, light marks
  6. 6.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) do not smudge easily (b) grey lines for sketching (c) see-through colour (d) bright, flat colour
  7. 7.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “light first outlines” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) 6B (b) HB (c) 4B (d) H
  10. 10.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2H make? (a) soft, dark marks (b) hard, light marks (c) medium marks
  11. 11.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade 2B make? (a) medium marks (b) hard, light marks (c) soft, dark marks
  12. 12.True or false: “bright, flat colour” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: pencil grade HB makes medium marks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which pencil grade makes medium marks? (a) H (b) 2H (c) HB (d) 4B
  15. 15.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) HB (b) 6B (c) H (d) 2H
  16. 16.True or false: pencil grade B makes hard, light marks. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2B or 6B? (a) 6B (b) 2B
  18. 18.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “thick, opaque paint”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) pencil (d) poster colour
  19. 19.✏️ What kind of marks does the pencil grade H make? (a) medium marks (b) soft, dark marks (c) hard, light marks
  20. 20.True or false: pencil grade 6B makes soft, dark marks. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.✏️ Which pencil makes darker lines: 2H or 2B? (a) 2H (b) 2B
  22. 22.Which of these is a feature of wax crayons? (a) bright, flat colour (b) hard, waxy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
  23. 23.True or false: “grey lines for sketching” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “mixed with lots of water”? (a) wax crayons (b) poster colour (c) pencil (d) watercolour
  25. 25.True or false: “do not smudge easily” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “soft, light washes”? (a) poster colour (b) pencil (c) watercolour (d) oil pastels
  27. 27.True or false: pencil grade 2H makes medium marks. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “thick, opaque paint” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.✏️ In a pencil grade, what does the letter H stand for? (a) heavy (b) high (c) hot (d) hard
  30. 30.True or false: “blend with a fingertip” is a feature of wax crayons. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which pencil grade makes soft, dark marks? (a) H (b) B (c) 2H (d) 4H
  32. 32.Which pencil grade makes hard, light marks? (a) HB (b) 4H (c) 2B (d) B
  33. 33.True or false: “hard, waxy sticks” is a feature of a pencil. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a feature of oil pastels? (a) soft, light washes (b) blend with a fingertip (c) hard, waxy sticks (d) bright, flat colour
  35. 35.🖍️ Which art material has this feature: “see-through colour”? (a) wax crayons (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  36. 36.True or false: pencil grade B makes soft, dark marks. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🖍️ Which paint is best for bright, solid colour on a school chart? (a) charcoal (b) watercolour (c) poster colour (d) pencil
  38. 38.Which of these is a feature of poster colour? (a) blend with a fingertip (b) soft, creamy sticks (c) see-through colour (d) thick, opaque paint
  39. 39.✏️ Which pencil is softer: 4B or 2B? (a) 2B (b) 4B
  40. 40.True or false: “soft, light washes” is a feature of watercolour. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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