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Key Term Review: Elements of Art

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes "Line"

a)

  the path created when an object moves from one point to another

b)

  an enclosed element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width

c)

  a three-dimensional object made up of height, width, and volume

2.

Three-dimensional objects do not exhibit "Line".

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Photographs do not exhibit "Line"

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Lines help convey emotion in art.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following are primary colors? Mark all that apply.

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

green

e)

purple

6.

What is unique about primary colors? (mark all that apply)

a)

  They can not be made from the mixing of other colors

b)

  They commonly exist in nature

c)

  They can be mixed together to produce every other hue

7.

Which of the following best describes "Texture"?

a)

  the look or feel of a surface

b)

  the path created when an object moves from one point to another

c)

  an enclosed element that is created when the beginning of a line connects with its own end or intersects another line

8.

The texture exhibited on a real rock is

a)

  actual texture

b)

  implied texture

c)

  abstract texture

9.

The texture exhibited on a picture of a rock is

a)

  implied texture

b)

  actual texture

c)

  abstract texture

10.

Paintings can exhibit actual texture.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Paintings always have form.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following best describes "Form"?

a)

  when the element of depth is added to a shape

b)

  the look or feel of a surface

c)

  an enclosed element that is created when the beginning of a line connects with its own end or intersects another line

13.

Like texture, form can be either real or implied.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following constitute form? (choose all that apply)

a)

  height

b)

  width

c)

depth

15.

Which of the following best describes "Value"?

a)

  how dark or light a given hue or value is

b)

  when the element of depth is added to a shape

c)

  an enclosed element that is created when the beginning of a line connects with its own end or intersects another line

16.

Different values are created by adding white to a color to lighten it or black to a color to darken it.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Space is an element present on every artwork.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following best describes "Space"?

a)

  an element that refers to the area in which an artwork is organized

b)

  when the element of depth is added to a shape

c)

  how dark or light a given hue or value is

19.

Which of the following is possible for the element of space to encompass? (mark all that apply)

a)

  the area within a work of art

b)

  the area that surrounds a work of art

c)

  the environment in which a work of art is placed

20.

Which type of space do the figures in a work of art typically occupy?

a)

  positive space

b)

  negative space

c)

  outer space