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Arts and Crafts: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Different Techniques (Questions)

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Children will learn and then practice a variety of artistic techniques and processes as they progress through elementary school. They will be exposed to many different processes by which art can be created and so learn how to control and manipulate media in order to give a pleasing result or a particular finish.

1. Producing the right shades and tones of paint for a picture is known as what?
[ ] Color messing
[ ] Color mixing
[ ] Color splattering
[ ] Color dabbing
2. If you printed a design using two or more shapes in a set order, this would be called what?
[ ] A big confusion
[ ] A standard print
[ ] A pretty mess
[ ] A repeating pattern
3. What is cross-hatching?
[ ] A motor sport
[ ] Lots of lines going in different directions to shade in an area
[ ] An angry artist
[ ] A new chick
4. Using different materials and sticking them all down together is called what?
[ ] Gluing
[ ] Random
[ ] Sticky
[ ] Collage
5. Using more than one material in a piece of artwork is called what?
[ ] Mixed media
[ ] Selection materials
[ ] Variety art
[ ] Choosing
6. Painting watery paint onto paper or a canvas is known as what?
[ ] A scrub
[ ] A bath
[ ] A wash
[ ] A clean
7. Artwork done in ceramics or fashion is also known as what?
[ ] Unusual art
[ ] Interesting art
[ ] Three-dimensional art
[ ] Captivating art
8. A lot of artists keep their ideas and inspirations together in what?
[ ] A special drawer
[ ] A shoe box
[ ] A plastic bag
[ ] A sketchbook
9. When artists concentrate on the light and dark aspects of their subject, they are looking at what?
[ ] Colour
[ ] Tone
[ ] Lines
[ ] Size
10. When the page or canvas has the longest sides at the top and bottom, it is called what?
[ ] A vista
[ ] A landscape
[ ] A scenery
[ ] A photograph
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Arts and Crafts: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Different Techniques (Answers)
1. Producing the right shades and tones of paint for a picture is known as what?
[ ] Color messing
[x] Color mixing
[ ] Color splattering
[ ] Color dabbing
All other colors can be mixed from the three primary colors: red, blue and yellow
2. If you printed a design using two or more shapes in a set order, this would be called what?
[ ] A big confusion
[ ] A standard print
[ ] A pretty mess
[x] A repeating pattern
Nature and buildings use lots of repeating patterns
3. What is cross-hatching?
[ ] A motor sport
[x] Lots of lines going in different directions to shade in an area
[ ] An angry artist
[ ] A new chick
The lines can be built up gradually to make the shading look darker
4. Using different materials and sticking them all down together is called what?
[ ] Gluing
[ ] Random
[ ] Sticky
[x] Collage
Collages can be made from just about anything!
5. Using more than one material in a piece of artwork is called what?
[x] Mixed media
[ ] Selection materials
[ ] Variety art
[ ] Choosing
Some artists use a wide combination of media to give different finishes to their work
6. Painting watery paint onto paper or a canvas is known as what?
[ ] A scrub
[ ] A bath
[x] A wash
[ ] A clean
This technique is often used as a background
7. Artwork done in ceramics or fashion is also known as what?
[ ] Unusual art
[ ] Interesting art
[x] Three-dimensional art
[ ] Captivating art
Painting and photography are known as two-dimensional
8. A lot of artists keep their ideas and inspirations together in what?
[ ] A special drawer
[ ] A shoe box
[ ] A plastic bag
[x] A sketchbook
Sketchbooks are useful for organizing ideas and trying out new techniques
9. When artists concentrate on the light and dark aspects of their subject, they are looking at what?
[ ] Colour
[x] Tone
[ ] Lines
[ ] Size
Tonal work focusses on the light and shade used to make subjects appear real
10. When the page or canvas has the longest sides at the top and bottom, it is called what?
[ ] A vista
[x] A landscape
[ ] A scenery
[ ] A photograph
Turning the page the other way is called a portrait