KS2 Language of Art | Which Words are used to Describe it

Art and Design Quiz - The Language of Art (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS2 in Art and Design for children aged 7 to 11 in years 3 to 6. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with understanding processes and techniques and focusses on understanding the language and terminology associated with art and design.

Children will learn a broad spectrum of language associated with art and design as they progress through primary school. Understanding terms correctly and being able to use them in their own discussions and evaluations of their own work is very important.

How many art terms do you understand? Try this quiz and test your knowledge of the language associated with art and design.

There are two ways of describing the orientation of a standard canvas. What are they?

[ ]	Upside-down and back to front
[ ]	Sideways and longways
[ ]	Portrait and landscape
[ ]	Inside and outside

Primary, secondary, complementary and contrasting all refer to what?

[ ]	Colours
[ ]	Schools
[ ]	Conversations
[ ]	Eye tests

Works of art which are not life-like or realistic are sometimes referred to as what?

[ ]	Abseil
[ ]	Absence
[ ]	Abound
[ ]	Abstract

Before creating artwork, what do most artists make first?

[ ]	'Phone calls
[ ]	Cakes
[ ]	Cabinets
[ ]	Sketches

What is the process in which artists decide where elements will go in a piece of work?

[ ]	Considering the evidence
[ ]	Considering the rules
[ ]	Considering the composition
[ ]	Considering the dreams

Art is wide and varied and artists use a huge amount of different what?

[ ]	Different materials
[ ]	Different glue sticks
[ ]	Different corners
[ ]	Different pebbles

To create darker areas in a piece, an artist may use pencils or charcoal to do what?

[ ]	Outline
[ ]	Shade
[ ]	Erase
[ ]	Undo

Artists working mainly in three-dimensional materials are usually called what?

[ ]	Sculptors
[ ]	Makers
[ ]	Movers
[ ]	Shakers

People who make and design clothing or other items made from fabric are said to be what kind of artists?

[ ]	Understanding
[ ]	Fake
[ ]	Material
[ ]	Textile

10.

What could be created with a printing block which is used over and over again?

[ ]	A pretty big mess
[ ]	A repeating pattern
[ ]	A lot of hard work
[ ]	An unusual scene

Art and Design Quiz - The Language of Art (Answers)

There are two ways of describing the orientation of a standard canvas. What are they?

[ ]	Upside-down and back to front
[ ]	Sideways and longways
[x]	Portrait and landscape
[ ]	Inside and outside

Portraits are usually painted on canvasses which have the short side at the bottom, while landscapes are usually painted on canvasses which have the long side at the bottom

Primary, secondary, complementary and contrasting all refer to what?

[x]	Colours
[ ]	Schools
[ ]	Conversations
[ ]	Eye tests

Understanding colours and how they can be mixed to create other colours is an important skill for artists

Works of art which are not life-like or realistic are sometimes referred to as what?

[ ]	Abseil
[ ]	Absence
[ ]	Abound
[x]	Abstract

Abstract art is always interesting to look at and talk about!

Before creating artwork, what do most artists make first?

[ ]	'Phone calls
[ ]	Cakes
[ ]	Cabinets
[x]	Sketches

Sketches help to form ideas and test techniques to be used in the main piece

What is the process in which artists decide where elements will go in a piece of work?

[ ]	Considering the evidence
[ ]	Considering the rules
[x]	Considering the composition
[ ]	Considering the dreams

Good composition has a pleasing effect on the finished work

Art is wide and varied and artists use a huge amount of different what?

[x]	Different materials
[ ]	Different glue sticks
[ ]	Different corners
[ ]	Different pebbles

Any material you can think of has probably been used in an artwork at some point!

To create darker areas in a piece, an artist may use pencils or charcoal to do what?

[ ]	Outline
[x]	Shade
[ ]	Erase
[ ]	Undo

Shading can help objects appear more realistic and three-dimensional

Artists working mainly in three-dimensional materials are usually called what?

[x]	Sculptors
[ ]	Makers
[ ]	Movers
[ ]	Shakers

Sculptors work with lots of different materials - ice, sand, clay, glass, metal and wood are just a few

People who make and design clothing or other items made from fabric are said to be what kind of artists?

[ ]	Understanding
[ ]	Fake
[ ]	Material
[x]	Textile

Textile art covers fashion design, as well as other areas where fabric is the main material used

10.

What could be created with a printing block which is used over and over again?

[ ]	A pretty big mess
[x]	A repeating pattern
[ ]	A lot of hard work
[ ]	An unusual scene

Repeating patterns can have all sorts of uses, especially when printed onto fabric