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

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Children will have learned and then practiced a variety of different processes and techniques to manipulate materials and media as they have progressed through middle school and into middle school. They should understand how materials can be manipulated by different processes to achieve a desired effect, and they should also be able to make sensible predictions about what will happen if they combine materials in a piece.

How much do you know about art materials? Try this quiz on techniques and find out!

Which of the following materials would not be suitable to make a quick sketch in a sketchbook?

[ ]	Charcoal
[ ]	Clay
[ ]	Pencil
[ ]	Pen and ink

If you wanted to produce a painting of a landscape, which of the following materials would not be necessary?

[ ]	Palette
[ ]	Selection of brushes
[ ]	Oils or watercolors
[ ]	Chisel

If you wanted to repeat an image over and over again, what material might be appropriate?

[ ]	A piece of lino and a cutter
[ ]	A ruler and a biro
[ ]	A whisk and a fan
[ ]	A piece of carpet and some masking tape

Which of the following materials would give the softest edges in a drawing?

[ ]	A 2H pencil
[ ]	Pen and ink
[ ]	Chalk pastels
[ ]	A marker pen

Which of these could you use to create a collage?

[ ]	Natural items such as sticks, leaves and bark
[ ]	Man-made items such as foil, colored film and tape
[ ]	Newspapers, string, crayons and paint
[ ]	Any of the above

Which of the following would be most appropriate for sculpting?

[ ]	Watercolor paints
[ ]	Clay
[ ]	Wax crayons
[ ]	Tracing paper

Which material would be most suitable for decorating a clay pot?

[ ]	Felt-tipped pens
[ ]	Watercolors
[ ]	A hard pencil
[ ]	Acrylic paints

Which materials might you consider using to make a lightweight, three-dimensional model?

[ ]	Sugar paper and an exercise book
[ ]	Silver paper and some sequins
[ ]	Tissue paper and some scissors
[ ]	Newspaper and white glue

How could you 'fix' a charcoal drawing?

[ ]	With plastic wrap
[ ]	With hairspray
[ ]	With a roller
[ ]	With tracing paper

10.

If a project is said to be 'Mixed Media', what does that mean?

[ ]	It is confused about its purpose
[ ]	Several projects have been lined up together
[ ]	It has been created from more than one material or medium
[ ]	It is only half as successful as it should be

Arts and Crafts: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Materials (Answers)

Which of the following materials would not be suitable to make a quick sketch in a sketchbook?

[ ]	Charcoal
[x]	Clay
[ ]	Pencil
[ ]	Pen and ink

Clay is a medium which results in a three-dimensional piece and could not be used for sketching

If you wanted to produce a painting of a landscape, which of the following materials would not be necessary?

[ ]	Palette
[ ]	Selection of brushes
[ ]	Oils or watercolors
[x]	Chisel

Other items you may need could include a canvas, an easel, rags, turpentine, water and a palette knife

If you wanted to repeat an image over and over again, what material might be appropriate?

[x]	A piece of lino and a cutter
[ ]	A ruler and a biro
[ ]	A whisk and a fan
[ ]	A piece of carpet and some masking tape

Cutting into the lino and printing the image gives a bold effect

Which of the following materials would give the softest edges in a drawing?

[ ]	A 2H pencil
[ ]	Pen and ink
[x]	Chalk pastels
[ ]	A marker pen

Pastels are very soft and can be smudged easily

Which of these could you use to create a collage?

[ ]	Natural items such as sticks, leaves and bark
[ ]	Man-made items such as foil, colored film and tape
[ ]	Newspapers, string, crayons and paint
[x]	Any of the above

Collages can be made from just about anything!

Which of the following would be most appropriate for sculpting?

[ ]	Watercolor paints
[x]	Clay
[ ]	Wax crayons
[ ]	Tracing paper

Clay can be molded, bent, squashed and rolled into many different shapes

Which material would be most suitable for decorating a clay pot?

[ ]	Felt-tipped pens
[ ]	Watercolors
[ ]	A hard pencil
[x]	Acrylic paints

Acrylic paints would give a strong colored finish

Which materials might you consider using to make a lightweight, three-dimensional model?

[ ]	Sugar paper and an exercise book
[ ]	Silver paper and some sequins
[ ]	Tissue paper and some scissors
[x]	Newspaper and white glue

You could use these materials to make papier-mâché

How could you 'fix' a charcoal drawing?

[ ]	With plastic wrap
[x]	With hairspray
[ ]	With a roller
[ ]	With tracing paper

Hairspray bonds the charcoal to the paper and stops it from smudging

10.

If a project is said to be 'Mixed Media', what does that mean?

[ ]	It is confused about its purpose
[ ]	Several projects have been lined up together
[x]	It has been created from more than one material or medium
[ ]	It is only half as successful as it should be

Many artists experiment with putting different media together - often with surprising results!