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Tessellations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does MC stand for in Escher's first name?

a)

Maurice Cornelius

b)

Maurits Cornelis

c)

Maurice Cornelis

d)

Maurits Cornelius

2.

In order for a tessellation to be considered a tessellation the pieces must not leave ...... and not ....... (Check all that apply)

a)

gaps

b)

touch

c)

pattern

d)

overlap

3.

In your tessellation artwork your shapes and colors repeated to show a ......

a)

design

b)

pattern

c)

artwork

d)

shape

4.

In your tessellation you had to create a balance with ..... and ..... (Check all that apply)

a)

lines

b)

design

c)

colors

d)

shapes

5.

What are the 3 ways a tessellation can be placed when creating the design? (Check all that apply)

a)

Translation

b)

Reflection

c)

Transfer

d)

Rotation

e)

Circular

6.

When you were practicing tracing your template you were planning your ....... for your final artwork.

a)

shape

b)

creation

c)

colors

d)

design

7.

Was Escher happy to be knighted?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

For this project your positive and negative spaces were both colored in.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

.......... is filled in.

a)

Positive space

b)

Negative space

10.

.......... is empty.

a)

Positive space

b)

Negative space

11.

Click the 3 colors that make a split complementary color set.

a)

Red

b)

Yellow Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue Green

e)

Blue Violet

12.

Who is Escher's oldest surviving artwork of?

a)

Brother

b)

Sister

c)

Father

d)

Mother

13.

What 2 images are in this tessellation?

a)

Circle

b)

Bats

c)

Demons

d)

Angels

14.

Why did Escher use grids to create is tessellations?

a)

To make sure his pieces lined up and fit together perfectly.

b)

To make sure he had a perfect design.

c)

To make sure he had gaps in his artwork.

d)

To make sure everything looked good and was perfect.

15.

What shapes mainly create the grids for a tessellation or tiling?

a)

Parallelograms

b)

Rhombuses

c)

Polygons

d)

Hexagons