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Elements and Principals of Art

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.
A three-dimensional object is called:
a)
a square
b)
a mold
c)
a form
d)
a circle
2.
The elements of art are:
a)
the way art is arranged
b)
pure chemical substances used in art
c)
the building blocks of art
d)
pens, pencils, paint, ect...
3.
What you see when you look at an artwork is called the:
a)
theme
b)
subject
c)
background
d)
picture
4.
The main idea of an artwork is called the
a)
frame
b)
theme
c)
subject
d)
purpose
5.
Which Element of Art is missing from this piece?
a)
Line
b)
Shape
c)
Space
d)
Color
6.
The relative lightness or darkness of a color is:
a)
texture
b)
color
c)
contrast
d)
value
7.
What is the term used for how something feels or looks like it would feel?
a)
texture
b)
color
c)
contrast
d)
space
8.
The distance between, around, above, below and within things are called
a)
Pattern
b)
Shape
c)
Perspective
d)
Space
9.
A ______________ can be long, short, diagonal, vertical, squiggly, thick or thin.
a)
Line
b)
Space
c)
Value
10.
What elements  of art can be identified in this painting?
a)
Color and Value
b)
Line and Shape
c)
Form and Space
d)
All
11.
What element of art is best represented in this picture?
a)
Line
b)
Form
c)
Value
12.
The area in and around objects.
a)
Space
b)
Shape
c)
Line
13.
What element of art is best represented in this picture?
a)
Line
b)
Texture
c)
Shape
14.
Balance describes how artists
a)
keep from tipping their easels over.
b)
juggle work and play.
c)
create visual weight.
d)
make ends meet by working as acrobats.
15.
Contrast creates excitement and interest in artworks. Two things that are very different have a lot
of contrast. In art ______________________ have the greatest contrast.
a)
pickles and ice cream
b)
cats and dogs
c)
men and women
d)
black and white
16.
Unity is the feeling that everything in the work of art works together and looks like it ________.
a)
costs more than it’s worth
b)
hates to make a mistake
c)
is showing off
d)
fits
17.
The elements of art can compare to...
a)
the ingredients of a recipe
b)
the song I heard this morning
c)
basketball drills
18.
Which of these is not an example of art media?
a)
clay
b)
oil paint
c)
paint brush
d)
marble
19.
Shapes are
a)
the form of an object
b)
two-dimensional
c)
three-dimensional
d)
open spaces
20.
The relation of one object to another in size,amount, number.
a)
variety
b)
monochromatic
c)
proportion
d)
triad