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Arts and Crafts: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Language of Art (Questions)

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Children will learn a broad spectrum of language associated with art and design as they progress through elementary 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 craft.

1. 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
2. Primary, secondary, complementary and contrasting all refer to what?
[ ] Colours
[ ] Schools
[ ] Conversations
[ ] Eye tests
3. Works of art which are not life-like or realistic are sometimes referred to as what?
[ ] Abseil
[ ] Absence
[ ] Abound
[ ] Abstract
4. Before creating artwork, what do most artists make first?
[ ] 'Phone calls
[ ] Cakes
[ ] Cabinets
[ ] Sketches
5. 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
6. Art is wide and varied and artists use a huge amount of different what?
[ ] Different materials
[ ] Different glue sticks
[ ] Different corners
[ ] Different pebbles
7. To create darker areas in a piece, an artist may use pencils or charcoal to do what?
[ ] Outline
[ ] Shade
[ ] Erase
[ ] Undo
8. Artists working mainly in three-dimensional materials are usually called what?
[ ] Sculptors
[ ] Makers
[ ] Movers
[ ] Shakers
9. 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
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Arts and Crafts: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - The Language of Art (Answers)
1. 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
2. Primary, secondary, complementary and contrasting all refer to what?
[x] Colours
[ ] Schools
[ ] Conversations
[ ] Eye tests
Understanding colors and how they can be mixed to create other colors is an important skill for artists
3. 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!
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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!
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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