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Beginning Visual Arts Midterm 2026

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the primary colors?

a)

Red, blue, and orange

b)

Blue, orange and green

c)

Red, yellow and green

d)

Red, yellow and blue

2.

What are the secondary colors?

a)

Green, purple and orange

b)

Red, yellow and blue

c)

Blue, orange and green

d)

Red, yellow and green

3.

Secondary colors are made when mixing ____________________ colors.

a)

Primary

b)

Tertiary

c)

Light

d)

Dark

4.

What happens when you mix a primary with a secondary color?

a)

It makes brown

b)

It makes black

c)

It makes a tertiary/intermediate color

d)

It makes red-violet

5.

When you add white to a color, it is called what?

a)

A tint

b)

Pale

c)

Lightening

d)

Whitening

6.

When you add black to a color, it is called what?

a)

Darkening

b)

A shade

c)

Shadowing

d)

Base

7.

The warm colors are:

a)

all colors

b)

reds, yellows, and oranges

c)

neutral colors

d)

blues, greens, and purples

8.

The cool colors are?

a)

neutral colors

b)

all colors

c)

blues, greens, & purples

d)

reds, yellows, & oranges

9.

Which is an example of a monochromatic color scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which is an example of an analogous color scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What are the Elements of Art?

a)

Line, shape, form, color, value, texture & space

b)

Earth, wind, water, and fire

c)

Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement/rhythm, pattern, unity/harmony & proportion/scale

d)

Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, rhombus and hexagon

12.

Which shows the best example of shape used?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which shows the best example of texture?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which is the best example using space to show depth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Blues, Greens, and Violets depict feelings of coolness, relaxation, and zen. These colors are also known as: 

a)

Warm Colors

b)

Tertiary Colors

c)

Cool Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

16.

Reds, Yellows, and Oranges depict feelings of heat, passion, and intensity. These colors are also known as:

a)

Cool Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Warm Colors

17.

How do you make this color?

a)

red+blue

b)

yellow+blue

c)

orange+blue

d)

purple+yellow

18.

What two colors do you mix to make violet?

a)

blue and yellow

b)

blue and violet

c)

red and green

d)

red and blue

19.

The colors pointing to each other is what color scheme?

a)

Split Complementary Colors

b)

Complementary Colors

c)

Neutral Colors

d)

Tertiary Colors

20.

 Three colors beside each other on the color wheel are also known as: 

a)

Analogous Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Secondary Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

21.

 Red, Yellow, & Blue are the "building blocks" of all color. What are these three colors also referred to as?

a)

Tertiary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Secondary Colors

d)

Complementary Colors

22.

Green, Orange, & Violet are created after mixing two Primary colors together. What are these colors also referred to as?

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Tertiary Colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

23.

These colors are created after mixing a Primary and a Secondary color together:

a)

Analogous Colors

b)

Complementary Colors

c)

Tertiary Colors

d)

Warm Colors

24.

What color scheme is represented by this painting? Choose the best answer. 

a)

purple and yellow

b)

analogous

c)

complementary

d)

monochromatic

25.

 

What color scheme is represented by this painting? Choose the best answer. 

a)

analogous

b)

monochromatic

c)

complementary

d)

red and pink

26.

Where the sky meets the ground:

a)

Horizontal Line

b)

Vertical Line

c)

Horizon Line

d)

Orthogonal Line

27.

This is located on the horizon line:

a)

Vanishing Point

b)

Space

c)

Proportion

d)

Horizontal Line

28.

 

An orthogonal line is:

a)

a line that goes up and down

b)

a line that goes side to side

c)

a line that is drawn to the vanishing point

d)

parallel to the horizon line

29.

How many vanishing points are needed for one-point perspective?

a)

2

b)

0

c)

3

d)

1

30.

Things appear ___________________ the closer they are to the horizon line in a drawing or painting.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

31.

Choose the best image that shows value

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

What Element of Art is shown most in this picture?

a)

Line

b)

Shape

c)

Texture

d)

Space

33.

Lines intersecting each other multiple times, drawn spread apart and close together to create value is what kind of technique?

a)

blending

b)

cross-hatching

c)

hatching

d)

blended value

34.

What are the Principles of Design?

a)

Coloring inside the lines

b)

Showing positive space and negative space in artwork

c)

Line, shape, form, color, value, texture & space

d)

Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement/rhythm, pattern, unity/harmony & proportion/scale

35.

  

Which is the best example of symmetrical balance shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which is the best example of contrast shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which is the best example of emphasis shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which is the best example of proportion/scale shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Which is the best example of Unity shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Which is the best example of movement shown in art?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

What stands out mostly in this image?

a)

Pattern

b)

Emphasis

c)

Movement

d)

Proportion

42.

The Principles of Design are

a)

ways of organizing the Elements of Art

b)

vocab words/tools to use when critiquing artwork

c)

Used to enhance your work

d)

all of the above

43.

What would go on the horizontal line if using face proportion guidelines?

a)

Eyes

b)

Eyebrows

c)

Nose

d)

Hairline

44.

How many eyes should fit across the face if using the facial proportion guidelines?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

45.

Using the following techniques (blended, stippling, hatching, and cross-hatching), you can create what?

a)

Value

b)

Emphasis

c)

Harmony

d)

Unity

46.

Drawing the outline of an object is called ________.

a)

Line drawing

b)

Shape drawing

c)

Contour drawing

d)

Simple drawing

47.

Making an image with only dots is called what?

a)

Stippling

b)

cross-hatching

c)

dotting

d)

value

48.

What technique is being used to create value?

a)

hatching

b)

cross-hatching

c)

blended value

d)

stippling

49.

Which is the best example of a wall assemblage?

a)

b)

c)

d)

50.

Which of the following best describes 'found object art'?

a)

Art created using traditional painting techniques

b)

Art made exclusively from natural materials

c)

Art made by assembling everyday objects not originally intended as art materials

d)

Art that only uses digital media