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Arts and Crafts: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Communicating Ideas 1 (Questions)

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Drawings are a great way of communicating ideas. Having an idea is one thing. Getting that idea to others is another. This quiz focuses on the various ways to present design ideas and how visual impact can have a vital role in the process.

See how you do in our quiz on Communicating Ideas.

1. In the earliest stages of designing, ....... sketches help you to visualize and record ideas for yourself.
[ ] doodle
[ ] mini
[ ] personal
[ ] thumbnail
2. What kind of drawing would you make to persuade the client your design is worth producing?
[ ] A presentation drawing
[ ] A rough sketch
[ ] A thumbnail sketch
[ ] A working drawing
3. Which drawing must communicate the exact details of the design?
[ ] A presentation drawing
[ ] A rough sketch
[ ] A thumbnail sketch
[ ] A working drawing
4. An ....... view is a way of showing three dimensions on a drawing.
[ ] informal
[ ] inverted
[ ] isometric
[ ] italic
5. What type of paper is helpful when drawing isometric views?
[ ] Grate
[ ] Grid
[ ] Lined
[ ] Plain
6. Which of these will enhance a design drawing?
[ ] Color
[ ] Shadow
[ ] Texture
[ ] All of the above
7. Attaching samples of the materials used to a drawing adds detail. What are these samples known as?
[ ] Daubs
[ ] Patches
[ ] Swatches
[ ] Werries
8. What sort of drawing gives the impression of length, width and height?
[ ] Exterior drawing
[ ] Interior drawing
[ ] Landscape drawing
[ ] Perspective drawing
9. Perspective drawings include a ....... point.
[ ] horizon
[ ] illusionary
[ ] vanishing
[ ] zonal
10. Accurate, detailed models that show exactly what the final design will look like are called .......
[ ] copytypes
[ ] phototypes
[ ] prototypes
[ ] stereotypes
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Arts and Crafts: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Communicating Ideas 1 (Answers)
1. In the earliest stages of designing, ....... sketches help you to visualize and record ideas for yourself.
[ ] doodle
[ ] mini
[ ] personal
[x] thumbnail
2. What kind of drawing would you make to persuade the client your design is worth producing?
[x] A presentation drawing
[ ] A rough sketch
[ ] A thumbnail sketch
[ ] A working drawing
These are also known as models
3. Which drawing must communicate the exact details of the design?
[ ] A presentation drawing
[ ] A rough sketch
[ ] A thumbnail sketch
[x] A working drawing
Someone should be able to make the design from a working drawing without having to ask any questions!
4. An ....... view is a way of showing three dimensions on a drawing.
[ ] informal
[ ] inverted
[x] isometric
[ ] italic
5. What type of paper is helpful when drawing isometric views?
[ ] Grate
[x] Grid
[ ] Lined
[ ] Plain
6. Which of these will enhance a design drawing?
[ ] Color
[ ] Shadow
[ ] Texture
[x] All of the above
7. Attaching samples of the materials used to a drawing adds detail. What are these samples known as?
[ ] Daubs
[ ] Patches
[x] Swatches
[ ] Werries
8. What sort of drawing gives the impression of length, width and height?
[ ] Exterior drawing
[ ] Interior drawing
[ ] Landscape drawing
[x] Perspective drawing
It gives an impression of depth as well as height and length
9. Perspective drawings include a ....... point.
[ ] horizon
[ ] illusionary
[x] vanishing
[ ] zonal
10. Accurate, detailed models that show exactly what the final design will look like are called .......
[ ] copytypes
[ ] phototypes
[x] prototypes
[ ] stereotypes