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The Art Elements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an element of art?

a)

line

b)

shape

c)

space

d)

pattern

2.

Which of the following elements of art is the most important in Bridget Riley's painting?

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

line

d)

repetition

3.

Which word best describes 'an enclosed line'?

a)

shape

b)

space

c)

color

d)

texture

4.

Which of the elements of art best describes this weaving by Anni Albers?

a)

pattern

b)

drawing

c)

texture

d)

space

5.

Which element of art best describes 'the area in between, around, and within an object'?

a)

space

b)

color

c)

form

d)

line

6.

What does the letters ROYGBIV stand for?

a)

drawing practices

b)

types of lines

c)

different colors

d)

different shapes

7.

What element of art is being described in this diagram?

a)

texture

b)

color

c)

grass

d)

shape

8.

Name this:

a)

color wheel

b)

color circle

c)

color organizer

d)

wheel of color

9.

What is the direction of these lines?

a)

red, blue, purple

b)

dotted, dash, straight

c)

up, straight, zig-zag

d)

vertical, horizontal, diagonal

10.

What type of texture is this?

a)

implied texture

b)

actual texture

c)

fake texture

d)

real texture

11.

What is the opposite of implied texture?

a)

real texture

b)

fake texture

c)

actual texture

d)

surreal texture

12.

Which element would best describe this sculpture by Henry Moore?

a)

form

b)

value

c)

color

d)

line

13.

Which word best describes 'the lightness or darkness of a hue'?

a)

color

b)

form

c)

shape

d)

value

14.

What type of drawing is this?

a)

contour

b)

blind-contour

c)

value

d)

gesture

15.

Name this:

a)

color wheel

b)

value scale

c)

value wheel

d)

drawing

16.

Foreground, middle ground, background are examples of which element of art?

a)

space

b)

shape

c)

line

d)

texture

17.

What are the dimensions of three-dimensional (3D)?

a)

flat, cartoon, real

b)

length, width, height

c)

depth, length, width, height

d)

1D, 2D, 3D

18.

What are the name of these shapes?

a)

geometric

b)

organic

c)

natural

d)

blobs

19.

What type of shapes are these?

a)

organic

b)

free-form

c)

geometric

d)

natural

20.

What are the 3 main types of lines?

a)

implied, actual, psych (transitional)

b)

gesture, outline, contour

c)

vertical, horizontal, diagonal

d)

zig-zag, straight, curved