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WorksheetsGD Semester Exam
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
The entire Illustrator interface is housed within the:
Control panel
Application frame
Panel dock
Workspace
When an object is selected with the Selection tool, the Recolor Artwork button is located in the:
Tools panel
control panel
Swatches panel
color panel
You can use the Swatches panel to store and apply which of these to objects in your Illustrator document?
Colors
patterns
Gradients
All of the above
To expand a panel that’s displaying only as an icon in a dock or to collapse an expanded panel back to an icon, click:
The panel dock
the panel tab
Its icon
All of these answers are correct
When you plan to print your file directly from Illustrator, what format should you use?
.ai
.doc
.jpg
.gif
Because any objects placed on it will output to your chosen device or be exported with your final file, the artboard is called the:
Live area
Active area
workspace
static area
If sharing a design created in Illustrator with a friend, what file format should you send them?
.ai
.jpeg
.psd
.pdd
What is the white area in Illustrator called?
Canvas
Whiteboard
Artboard
Paper
A shape is a path that consists of straight and/or curved line segments connected by:
Anchor points
Objects
Corners
A closed path
Pressing which key changes the number of sides of a polygon while you are drawing the shape by clicking and dragging with the Polygon tool?
Shift key
The up or down arrow keys
The down arrow key only
The up arrow key only
What is the term used for the inside color of an object?
Primary
Main
Fill
Stroke
Which swatch would you click to apply a transparent fill or stroke?
The White swatch
The None swatch
The Paper swatch
The Transparent swatch
You can only see the stroke of a path if it:
None of these answers are correct
is pixel-based
is in CMYK color
has a weight applied
To duplicate an object, select the object with the Selection tool and hold the ______________, then drag a copy and release the mouse.
Control key
Shift key
Alt key
Command key
What panel is this?
Stacking
Layers
Color
Square builder
What tool is this?
Direct Selection Tool
Selection Tool
Mouse
Triangle Tool
What adjustments does this tool make?
Fill and stroke
Shapes
Shapes and borders
Color
What tool is this?
Type tool
Text tool
Type repair
Teleprompter
Before you can use guides, you'll need to make sure which of these menu items is enabled?
View > Rulers Panel
View > Rulers > Show Rulers
Guides > Show Rulers
Edit > Enable Rulers
What happens when you Option-Shift-drag (Mac OS) or Alt-Shift-drag (Windows) with the Ellipse tool selected?
Draw a circle from the outside inwards
Draw a circle from the bottom up
Draw a circle from the top down
Draw a circle from its center
Which of these temporarily previews the united shape as you drag with the Shape Builder tool?
A red border
A green border
A gold border
A grey highlight
What is this tool called?
Shape Builder Tool
Eclipse Tool
Direct Selection Tool
Delete Points Tool
Access to the e-edition is available only at school?
True
False
Illustrator is useful in creating
Logos
Vector images
Posters
All of the above
What does the Pathfinder Divide command do?
Makes all overlapping areas become cutouts
Cuts away selected objects from the underlying backmost object
Converts overlapping areas into separate, non-overlapping objects
Applies the attributes of the backmost object to the resulting object
By default, an effect is applied to:
an entire object
an object's underlying path
only the attribute to which it is nested
All of the answers are correct
Where would you go to save an Effect as a Style for repeated use?
The Appearance Panel
The Effect menu
The Graphic Style panel
The Pathfinder panel
Why are the Warp, Twirl, Pucker and Bloat tools used more frequently than the other Liquify tools?
They move the anchor points and handles on a path
They make it easier to control the applied distortion
They lend a rough, hand-drawn look to vector objects composed of smooth, uniform edges
They move anchor points in random, non-uniform direction
When working with objects in isolation mode, use the Direct Selection tool to do what?
To select and edit an isolated object
To show objects in full color that are editable
To show the gray isolation mode bar across the top of the document window
To select and edit a point or segment on an isolated object
What is this tool called?
Direct Selection Tool
Selection Tool
Arrow Tool
Triangle Builder Tool
What is this tool called?
Spinning Tool
Rotate Tool
Spiral Tool
Spitting Tool
What is this tool called?
Spiral Tool
Warp Tool
Twirl Tool
Corner transformation Tool
To start working with Live Paint, you first need to create some _____ lines using the Pencil, Pen, or Line Segment tool.
Intersecting lines
Lines with variable stroke widths
Lines that have at least one gap where lines intersect
Lines with a transparency appearance applied to them
In what scenario would you select the Live Paint Bucket tool and click the Gap Options icon on the Control panel?
To correct small gaps where lines appear to intersect
To add a gap where lines intersect
To highlight along a border of an area with a gap so that the area can be filled with color
To highlight along a border of an area without a gap so that the area can be filled with color
What is the result when selecting a path with the Direct Selection tool and dragging to move anchor points or to reshape segments?
Modify a single line
Modify lines or faces in a group
Allow you to enter isolation mode in order to color an object
Display an object's bounding box
Name one difference between Expanding versus Releasing a Live Paint group into standard Illustrator objects.
The Expand option converts the separate paths in the Live Paint group into two nested groups of paths
The Release option contains standard path objects with strokes (and no fill) from the former edges
Use the Expand option when you want to convert your art back into line work
The Expand option converts the Live Paint group into separate path objects, each with a thin black stroke and a fill of None
What is a gradual blend between two or more solid colors called?
Gradient fill
Gradient swatch
Gradient blend
Gradient stroke
A ________________ is an object that contains within it a smaller, transparent subpath that creates a hole in the larger object. These provide editing flexibility: You can release the subpath from the larger object at any time.
Compound Path
Complex Shape
Pathfinder
Shapebuilder
The ________ tool in Illustrator enables you to draw freehand lines that will manually divide a larger object into separate, smaller shapes. As you drag the tool across the larger shape, from one edge to the other, you create a path that follows the movement of the cursor.
Knife
Pen
Pencil
Cutter
If the start or end object is a shape made from several objects, what should you do before you create a blend?
Group objects together
Make sure the scales are the same for all objects
Create a transition in scale
Separate objects from one another
Selecting Smooth Color from the Spacing menu will have Illustrator auto-calculate what?
The necessary number of blend steps to produce nonbanding color transitions
The number of transitional steps needed to produce a smooth transition
The correct amount of gradient fills for smooth colors
The number of blend steps to smoothly recolor an object
What tool should you use to curve a path when reshaping the blend path?
Anchor Point tool
Selection tool
Direct Selection tool
Pen tool
Symbols are perfect for creating __________ design elements, such as informational icons for use on a map, or the grass, flower, and tree shapes used in a landscape.
repetitive
basic
clip art
complex
_________ are predefined, reusable design elements that you access via the Symbols panel in Illustrator.
Symbols
Clip art
Icons
Swatches
Oh no - what is this tool?
Symbol Sprayer
Paint Can
Symbol Shifter
Dot Maker
How do you select a symbol to use from the Symbols Libraries?
Drag a symbol from a library onto an artboard, which will also make the symbol appear on the Symbols panel
Copy a symbol on the library panel and paste it in the Symbols panel
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) several symbols and select Add to Symbols from the library panel menu
All of these answers are correct
When you are using the pen tool and want to leave a path open, you can:
Ctrl-click Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS)
Shift-click
Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
Click away from the path
What is created when you click and drag with the Pen tool selected?
Smooth points and curved segments
Corner points and straight segments
Smooth points and straight segments
Corner points and curved segments
Once you have drawn a line using the pencil tool, it:
lays the Anchor points
smooths out the line for you
changes the width of the stroke
shows the Start and end point
