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5th Grade Art test Part 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If an artist wants their landscape painting to look deep and far away, which element of art should they focus on:

a)

Line

b)

texture

c)

space

d)

value

2.

Imagine you’re painting a landscape that looks like it goes far into the distance. Which element of art would help you show that depth?

a)

Line

b)

texture

c)

space

d)

value

3.

Which element of art helps a painting look like it has depth or distance?

a)

Texture

b)

value

c)

line

d)

space

4.

What element of art would best help an artist create a shiny appearance, or smooth on a painting?

a)

Texture

b)

Shape

c)

Line

d)

Value

5.

An artist wants to create a realistic painting of an animal, showing details like the softness of fur or the roughness of scales. Which element of art would help make the painting look more realistic?

a)

line

b)

Texture

c)

Space

d)

Value

6.

When you want to make an animal in a painting look touchable, such as rough scales or soft fur, which element of art is most important?

a)

line

b)

Texture

c)

Space

d)

Value

7.

An illustrator is drawing a river that twists and turns through a forest. They want people to follow the river with their eyes across the picture. Which principle of design will help guide the viewer’s eye?

a)

balance

b)

movement

c)

contrast

d)

pattern

8.

An illustrator is drawing a winding road and wants people to follow it with their eyes across the picture. Which principle of design will help guide the viewer’s eye?

a)

balance

b)

movement

c)

contrast

d)

pattern

9.

An artist is drawing a roller coaster with lots of loops and curves. They want viewers to feel the motion and follow the track with their eyes. Which principle of design will help do this?

a)

Contrast

b)

proportion

c)

movement

d)

balance

10.

The picture shows a mountain landscape where the distant mountains appear lighter and less detailed than the ones in the front. Which element of art helps create this effect?

a)

Value

b)

Texture

c)

Shape

d)

Line

11.

An artist draws a sunset where the colors of the sky gradually go from dark orange at the top to pale yellow near the horizon. Which element of art is being used to show this change?

a)

line

b)

Value

c)

color

d)

space

12.

A cityscape drawing shows buildings that get lighter in color as they go further into the background. Which element of art is responsible for this effect?

a)

Texture

b)

Value

c)

Line

d)

color

13.

The element of art that allows an artist to show one shape in front of another to suggest depth is:

a)

Value

b)

Texture

c)

Space

d)

Color

14.

By arranging objects in different positions on the page, which element of art helps suggest that some objects are closer and some are farther away?

a)

movement

b)

space

c)

value

d)

texture

15.

Which element of art helps create the illusion of distance by making objects appear smaller as they move farther back?

a)

contrast

b)

color

c)

texture

d)

space

16.

To create an invitation for a circus, what principle of design is important to focus on to draw attention?

a)

balance

b)

proportion

c)

unity

d)

contrast

17.

To create a poster that draws attention to the title. Which principle of design should they focus on?

a)

balance

b)

proportion

c)

unity

d)

contrast

18.

What is the result of adding black to a color (a darker version of the original color)?

a)

Create a complimentary color

b)

Create a lighter color

c)

Create a shade of a color

d)

Create a different color

19.

The area of this painting that shows the concept “repetition” to unify the composition is:

a)

The yellow background

b)

the boats

c)

one boat

d)

the ocean

20.

What area of the painting shows repetition?

a)

Top arrow

b)

Second arrow

c)

Third arrow

d)

Bottom arrow

21.

Complete the landscape using repetition of flowers. (Refer to the landscape drawing provided.)

a)

Add more flowers in a repeated pattern to the landscape.

b)

Erase all the flowers from the landscape.

c)

Draw only trees in the landscape.

d)

Color the sky with different shades.