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Junior High Art Pre-Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Colors that are across from each other on the color wheel.
a)
Complementary
b)
Analagous
c)
Cool
d)
Warm 
2.
Reds, yellows, and oranges are considered what type of color?
a)
Neutral colors
b)
Cool colors
c)
Warm colors
d)
Contrasting colors
3.
What type of scale shows the range of values from black to white and light to dark?
a)
monetary scale
b)
proportion scale
c)
pentatonic scale
d)
value scale
4.
Name the three primary colors from which all other colors are created.
a)
Red, Green, Yellow
b)
Red, Yellow, Blue
c)
Red, Blue, Green
d)
Red, White, Blue
5.
An art supply or tool used to make marks.
a)
Medium
b)
Line
c)
Contrast
d)
Variety
6.
Colors such as blue, green and violet.
a)
Hot
b)
Warm
c)
Cool
d)
Cold
7.
Found in nature, free-form, free-flowing, rounded, smooth, loose.
a)
Organic
b)
Geometric
c)
Negative Space
d)
Positive Space
8.
Man-made shapes, hard, angular, straight, pertains to geometry.
a)
Geometric
b)
Organic
c)
Shape
d)
Form
9.
A 3-dimensional object, such as a cube or ball.
a)
Form
b)
Gesture
c)
Detail
d)
Subject
10.
a flat, 2-dimensional area with height and width.
a)
Subject
b)
Silhouette
c)
Shape
d)
Shading
11.
Red, yellow and blue are called:
a)
Tertiary Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Monochromatic Colors
d)
Complementary Colors
12.
A line that runs side to side is a:
a)
Diagonal line
b)
Vertical line
c)
Horizontal line
d)
Parallel line
13.
Two lines that run next to each other and never intersect are called:
a)
Parallel Lines
b)
Vertical Lines
c)
Horizontal Lines
d)
Perpendicular Lines
14.
A line that goes straight up and down is a:
a)
Vertical line
b)
Horizontal line
c)
Parallel line
d)
Diagonal line
15.
A horizontal line used to represent the separation between sky and land, and is used in perspective drawing. 
a)
Horizontal Line
b)
Horizon Line
c)
Vertical Line
d)
Parallel Line
16.
To properly clean a paint brush, you use soap and cold water. 
a)
True 
b)
False
17.
What does yellow and blue make?
a)
purple
b)
green
c)
orange
18.
What does white and red make?
a)
purple
b)
red
c)
pink
19.
What two colors do you mix to make orange?
a)
 red and yellow 
b)
blue and green
c)
red and violet
d)
yellow and orange
20.
Colors that are beside each other on the color wheel are?
a)
secondary
b)
analogous
c)
complementary
d)
primary
21.

The basic visual symbols in art that include line, shape, for, space, color, value, and texture

a)

Principles of Art

b)

Elements of Principle

c)

Elements of Art

d)

Formal qualities

22.
What is the part of the picture that seems to be farthest from the viewer?
a)
perspective
b)
foreground
c)
middle ground
d)
background
23.
A circular diagram of the spectrum used to show the relationships between colors is know as the _____.
a)
intensity wheel.
b)
complementary wheel.
c)
design wheel.
d)
color wheel.
24.
A plastic painting medium that can be used like watercolor or oil paints; a water-based paint that becomes permanent when dry. 
a)
Acrylic
b)
Tempera
c)
Craft Paint
d)
Modge Podge
25.
This type of paint is non-permanent and has a chalky finish. This type of paint can sometimes flake off. 
a)
Acrylic
b)
Tempera
c)
Watercolor 
d)
Oil 
26.
Two types of shapes are
a)
free and organic
b)
actual and geometric
c)
geometric and organic
d)
geometric and hard
27.
The color scheme that means different values of the same color is
a)
analogous
b)
warm
c)
monochromatic
d)
complementary
28.
A surface used for mixing colors; also refers to the colors that an artist has chosen to use in a particular painting. 
a)
Color Theory
b)
Palette
c)
Color Wheel 
29.

Which technique can be used to create an enlarged, proportional drawing from a reference photo?

a)

Grid

b)

Tracing

c)

Perspective

30.
The lightness or darkness of a color
a)
Dark
b)
Value
c)
Value Scale
d)
Gray Scale
31.
Which pencil is capable of making the darkest values?
a)
HB
b)
B
c)
2B
d)
4B
32.
Pencils today are made of what?
a)
Lead
b)
Graphite
c)
Charcoal
33.
The softer the lead, the _____ the mark will be.
a)
Darker
b)
Lighter
c)
Wider
d)
Softer
34.
The lighter the value, the lead in the pencil is ____.
a)
Hard 
b)
Soft
c)
Dark
d)
Wide
35.
The leads that are good for shading and value are the _____ leads.
a)
Soft
b)
Hard
36.
The lead that creates a crisp, sharp line is a _____ lead.
a)
Soft
b)
Hard
37.
The area on a surface which reflects the most light is called:
a)
shadow
b)
highlight
c)
value
d)
hue
38.

Art that has no recognizable subject matter such as trees, flowers or people. The subject matter might be color, shapes or the composition of the work itself.

a)

Organic art

b)

Non-objective art

c)

Child-like art

d)

Surreal art

39.
WHEN CLAY IS IN A WORKING STAGE IT IS CALLED ITS PLASTIC STAGE. WHEN THE CLAY STARTS TO HARDEN IT IS CALLED...
a)
GREENWARE
b)
FIRED
c)
LEATHERHARD
d)
BISQUE
40.
WHEN CLAY IS COMPLETELY DRY AND READY TO BE PLACED IN THE CLAY OVEN, THE CLAY STAGE IS CALLED...
a)
LEATHERHARD
b)
BISQUE
c)
FIRED
d)
GREENWARE
41.
THE CLAY OVEN IS CALLED?
a)
KILN
b)
HEARTH
c)
STOVE
d)
VESSEL
42.
WHEN ATTACHING 2 PIECES OF CLAY, YOU SCORE & ____?  THIS MATERIAL IS MADE OF WATER & CLAY.
WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
a)
SLIP
b)
SLAB
c)
GLAZE
43.
WHEN CLAY IS PLACED IN THE CLAY OVEN, THE HEATING PROCESS IS CALLED?
a)
COOKED
b)
FIRED
c)
BAKED
44.

Clay that has been heated thoroughly in the kiln , but has not been glazed.

a)

BISQUE

b)

LEATHERHARD

c)

GREENWARE

45.
THE MATERIAL THAT IS BRUSHED ON THE SURFACE OF THE CLAY IS CALLED?
a)
GLAZE
b)
PAINT
c)
FROSTING
46.
THERE ARE 3 METHODS OF HAND CLAY BUILDING. ONE IS COIL BUILDING, ANOTHER IS SLAB BUILDING. THE THIRD IS...
a)
SLIP
b)
PINCH
c)
WEDGE
d)
WHEEL
47.
If you put clay into the kiln before it is completely dry and/or there are air bubbles, the finished piece could explode?
a)
True
b)
False
48.

The process of removing air pockets from the clay. The first step before you start modeling your piece.

a)

Roll it flat with a rolling pin

b)

Roll it in a ball

c)

Wedging

49.

It is OK to glaze the bottom of your ceramic piece.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

If you leave clay out uncovered overnight, it will still be in the it's plastic stage the next day.

a)

True

b)

False