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Trying Different Art Materials

Arts & Music · Visual Art · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which shape is shown for a collage?

    • Star
    • Circle
    • Square

  2. Which material can you roll and pinch into a model?

    • Paint
    • Clay
    • Pencil

  3. Mixing paint colours can make a brand new colour.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Zara made wavy lines for the sea in her painting. Which art word is she using?

    • Line
    • Number
    • Size

  5. Mia has a thick drawing pencil. How can she try making both narrow and wide lines?

    • Use its point and its side
    • Use its point for every mark
    • Use its side for every mark

  6. Tom wants his collage fish to look shiny and feel smooth. Which material fits?

    • Rough, scratchy paper
    • Smooth, shiny foil
    • Thick, bumpy string

  7. Priya repeats a star, then a circle, along her picture's edge. Which art word describes this repetition?

    • Texture
    • Colour
    • Pattern

  8. Ali wants the cloud in his collage to feel soft. His paper feels scratchy. What would help?

    • Keep the same scratchy paper
    • Choose paper that feels soft
    • Choose paper that feels rough
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Answer key

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Trying Different Art Materials W1-mt_FQa-W9aXrg-s1

  1. Star · The picture shows a star shape with points.
  2. Clay · Clay is soft, so you can roll it or pinch it into shapes.
  3. True · Some paint mixtures make a colour different from the starting colours.
  4. Line · She is describing the lines in her artwork, like wavy sea lines.
  5. Use its point and its side · The point can make narrow lines. The side can make wide lines.
  6. Smooth, shiny foil · Smooth, shiny foil matches both effects Tom wants.
  7. Pattern · The repeating pair of shapes makes a pattern.
  8. Choose paper that feels soft · Soft paper would match the touch effect Ali wants.
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