This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS3 in Art and Design for children aged 11 to 14 in years 7 to 9. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with understanding materials and techniques, and it focusses in particular on the different choices of media available.
A widening knowledge of the variety of media and materials available, coupled with an ability and willingness to experiment with new combinations means that children in KS3 have a wide spectrum of artistic choices available to them. From 'classic' media such as pencils and watercolours, through to modern software and graphics packages, children have ample opportunity to choose and adapt media to suit the project in hand.
[readmore]A finished art project, from inception to completion, may involve using and experimenting with an eclectic combination of two and three dimensional media. Pencil sketches, shading swatches, texture experiments, photography, computer-generated imagery, tracings, clay work and printed images are but a few of the potential stages on the way to a completed project.
Previous work in lower key stages may well have armed the KS3 student with a familiarity to certain common media and techniques. They will now be expected to use and control those they are familiar with to achieve certain effects, as well as to predict how others may combine to provide different finishes or textures.
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Acrylic paint is a water-based version of which other medium? |
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Pencil crayons |
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Pastels |
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Oil paints |
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Charcoal |
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What might you do to a charcoal sketch to stop it from smudging? |
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Lay tissue paper over the top |
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Store it in a paper bag |
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Rub away all the smudges |
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Use a fixative spray to seal it |
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What do we call a stick of pure, powdered pigment and a binding agent moulded into a stick? |
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A pastel |
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A tube |
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A crayon |
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A pencil |
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4.
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Photography, graphics software and paint programs are all good examples of what? |
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Magazine titles |
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DIY categories |
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Job titles |
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Digital media |
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5.
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Which one of the following media is ideal for working with outdoors? |
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Lino cutting |
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Pen and ink |
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Watercolour paints |
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Screen printing |
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Which of the following is not a printing method? |
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Lithography |
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Etching |
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Screen printing |
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Gouache |
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Weaving, macramé, batik and neeedle point are all disciplines of which kind of medium? |
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Landscaping |
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Drawing |
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Textiles |
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Sculpture |
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8.
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What is ModRoc? |
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A fixative |
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A modelling material |
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A painting device |
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A brush holder |
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Which of the following is not an example of three-dimensional media? |
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Polymer |
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Graphite |
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Balsa |
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Resin |
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10.
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Which of the following media would you expect a ceramic artist to make? |
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A blown glass bauble |
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A wooden carving |
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A copper bracelet |
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A glazed plate |
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1.
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Acrylic paint is a water-based version of which other medium? |
|
[ ] |
Pencil crayons |
[ ] |
Pastels |
[x] |
Oil paints |
[ ] |
Charcoal |
|
|
2.
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What might you do to a charcoal sketch to stop it from smudging? |
|
[ ] |
Lay tissue paper over the top |
[ ] |
Store it in a paper bag |
[ ] |
Rub away all the smudges |
[x] |
Use a fixative spray to seal it |
|
|
3.
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What do we call a stick of pure, powdered pigment and a binding agent moulded into a stick? |
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[x] |
A pastel |
[ ] |
A tube |
[ ] |
A crayon |
[ ] |
A pencil |
|
|
4.
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Photography, graphics software and paint programs are all good examples of what? |
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[ ] |
Magazine titles |
[ ] |
DIY categories |
[ ] |
Job titles |
[x] |
Digital media |
|
|
5.
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Which one of the following media is ideal for working with outdoors? |
|
[ ] |
Lino cutting |
[ ] |
Pen and ink |
[x] |
Watercolour paints |
[ ] |
Screen printing |
|
|
6.
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Which of the following is not a printing method? |
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[ ] |
Lithography |
[ ] |
Etching |
[ ] |
Screen printing |
[x] |
Gouache |
|
|
7.
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Weaving, macramé, batik and neeedle point are all disciplines of which kind of medium? |
|
[ ] |
Landscaping |
[ ] |
Drawing |
[x] |
Textiles |
[ ] |
Sculpture |
|
|
8.
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What is ModRoc? |
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[ ] |
A fixative |
[x] |
A modelling material |
[ ] |
A painting device |
[ ] |
A brush holder |
|
|
9.
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Which of the following is not an example of three-dimensional media? |
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[ ] |
Polymer |
[x] |
Graphite |
[ ] |
Balsa |
[ ] |
Resin |
|
|
10.
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Which of the following media would you expect a ceramic artist to make? |
|
[ ] |
A blown glass bauble |
[ ] |
A wooden carving |
[ ] |
A copper bracelet |
[x] |
A glazed plate |
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