WorksheetsAdobe Photoshop Review Worksheet — Domain 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Identify three important questions to ask when identifying your target audience.
What is the age range, gender, and education level of the audience?
What are their interests, needs, or goals?
Where or how will they view the design (web, print, social media, etc.)?
Which file format will the designer export at the end of production?
What brand of printer ink does the client currently use?
What does scope creep mean in a design project?
Unauthorized or unapproved changes are made to a project that affect the time, cost, or quality.
A planned change request that is approved through formal documentation
Reducing project features to meet a strict deadline
Choosing colors that are outside the brand guidelines
What is the Creative Commons?
Organization that provides free legal tools, known as licenses, for creators to share their work with the public under specific conditions
Creative Commons applies only to illustrations and photographs
Creative Commons replaces copyright entirely for any work posted online
Creative Commons applies automatically without any choice by the creator
What is the definition of copyright?
Protects the creator’s original work and requires permission to reuse.
Copyright is only for photographs
Copyright entirely for any work posted online
Copyright requires registration to exist
Define the term Raster image.
An image made of pixels that can lose quality when scaled up
A graphic built from mathematical paths that scales infinitely without loss
A document containing text styles and paragraph formats
A low‑contrast photo adjusted with levels and curves
Define the term Vector image.
An image made of pixels arranged in a fixed grid
A graphic built from paths and shapes defined by mathematics, scalable without quality loss
A compressed bitmap file used exclusively for web photos
A photograph saved at a high dots‑per‑inch setting
Define the term Resolution.
The number of colors in a swatch library
The amount of detail in an image, often measured as pixels per inch (PPI)
The size of the canvas in inches only
The number of layers used in a Photoshop document
What are two basic principles of design that help create balance or unity?
Alignment
Proximity
Contrast
Line
Color
What are the preferred resolutions for print and web projects? Choose the option that correctly fills: Print: __ dpi Web: __ dpi.
Print 300 dpi; Web 72 dpi
Print 150 dpi; Web 300 dpi
Print 72 dpi; Web 300 dpi
Print 600 dpi; Web 150 dpi
Name two panels or tools that help organize your workspace in Photoshop.
Layers panel and Libraries panel
Brush Tool and Eraser Tool
Healing Brush and Clone Stamp
Smudge Tool and Dodge Tool
What are non-printing design tools in Photoshop, and why are they helpful?
Guides and grids; they help align and position elements precisely
Brushes and patterns; they add texture that always prints darker
Blur filters; they reduce image size for printing
Color swatches; they permanently change printer profiles
What is the difference between Place Linked and Place Embedded when importing assets into Photoshop?
Place Linked references an external file and updates when it changes; Place Embedded copies the file into the document so it is independent
Place Linked copies pixels into the document; Place Embedded keeps a live reference to the original file
Place Linked flattens the asset on import; Place Embedded imports it as a smart object that updates automatically
Place Linked reduces file size by rasterizing; Place Embedded keeps file size small by linking
What is a gradient in Photoshop, and how can it be customized?
A gradual blend between colors; customize it in the Gradient Editor by adjusting color stops, opacity, and style
A pattern overlay used only for textures; customize it with the Pattern Maker
A sharpening effect that blends edges; customize it in the Unsharp Mask dialog
A color fill that cannot be edited; customize it only by repainting with the Brush Tool
What is the purpose of layers in Photoshop?
They allow you to organize and edit elements independently without affecting other content
They permanently merge all edits into one background image
They are required only for printing and have no editing use
They store brush presets and color swatches
Describe the difference between a destructive and a non-destructive edit in Photoshop.
Destructive edits permanently change pixel data; non-destructive edits preserve original pixels using methods like adjustment layers, masks, or smart objects
Destructive edits use adjustment layers; non-destructive edits use filters only
Destructive edits can be undone; non-destructive edits cannot be undone
Destructive edits never change pixels; non-destructive edits always flatten layers
What is a mask in Photoshop, and what do the colors black and white represent when using one?
A mask controls layer visibility; black conceals and white reveals
A mask changes color balance; black warms and white cools
A mask sharpens details; black sharpens and white blurs
A mask resizes layers; black enlarges and white reduces
Name one reason you would use a Smart Object.
To enable non-destructive transformations and preserve image quality
To permanently flatten layers into a single raster layer
To reduce file size by discarding embedded data
To convert CMYK to RGB automatically
How can organizing and grouping layers make your workflow more efficient?
It helps manage related elements and apply changes to multiple layers at once
It increases file size and slows down editing
It locks all layers to prevent any future changes
It converts text layers to shapes automatically
What is the purpose of the selection tools (Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection)?
To isolate specific areas so they can be edited without affecting the rest of the image
To change the document’s color mode
To adjust the monitor’s screen resolution
To export slices for the web
Which example is how you can modify or refine a selection?
Use Select and Mask to feather or smooth the selection edges
Use the Crop tool to change the canvas size
Paint outside the selection with the Brush tool on a new layer
Use Free Transform to warp the selected content
What is the resampling an image?
Resampling changes the pixel count by adding or removing pixels
Resizing and resampling are identical processes
Resampling always decreases the size
Resampling changes layer order
What is resizing an image?
Resizing changes document dimensions or resolution without altering pixel count
Resizing and resampling are identical processes
Resizing always increases pixel count
Resizing changes the canvas color
Name one tool used for retouching or repairing an image.
Spot Healing Brush
Gradient Tool
Pen Tool
Magic Wand
