OSAT Art Practice Test with Complete
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Which of the following is NOT one of the primary elements of art? - correct Answer-
Unity
Ms. Franklin is teaching a second-grade class a lesson on ceramics. The most
appropriate activity for students at this grade level would be - correct Answer-making a
pinch pot and coil pots
In order to for a pigment to reach the desired consistency for fluid painting, with which of
the following should it not be combined? - correct Answer-fresco
To create pottery with a fine, porcelain-like finish, one would use which type of clay? -
correct Answer-Kaolin
In printmaking, a stone plate would be used to produce a(n) - correct Answer-lithograph
Which of the following is not part of the intaglio family of printmaking techniques? -
correct Answer-Relief
Which of the following is not true of traditional African art? - correct Answer-It did not
typically exhibit visual abstraction.
Which of the following is true of art from the Byzantine period? - correct Answer-
Illuminated manuscripts were a major artistic product of this period.
Which of the following best characterizes the Rococo style of art? - correct Answer-
Decorative
The Scream by Edvard Munch is considered the inspiration for which twentieth-century
artistic movement? - correct Answer-Expressionism
Which of the following terms refers to the relative lightness or darkness of color in a
painting? - correct Answer-Value
A photograph of a small child standing alone in an empty room would have - correct
Answer-lots of negative space.
, Which of the following artistic elements would be found only in sculpture or decorative
arts? - correct Answer-Form
Cross-hatching is a technique that is used to - correct Answer-achieve shading effects
in pencil drawings.
The advantage of drawing with charcoal as opposed to lead pencils is that - correct
Answer-charcoal can be smudged to create shading.
A student wants to purchase a sketch pad and lead pencils in order to practice drawing
expressive portraits of her friends and family. Which of the following types of lead
pencils would best serve her purpose? - correct Answer-4B because B is softer than H
and F is in-between B and H
Which of the following statements is true of perspective in drawing - correct Answer-A
vanishing point above the horizon is called the zenith.
In oil painting, paint is traditionally applied - correct Answer-with the least oily layers of
paint on the bottom and the oiliest layers at the top.
Drybrush is a technique that is not used in - correct Answer-ceramic glazing.
In watercolor painting, a wash would be used to - correct Answer-create an area with
one homogeneous color.
Frescoes were traditionally painted on which of the following surfaces? - correct
Answer-Plaster
When creating pottery, the purpose of "wedging" the clay is to - correct Answer-remove
air pockets and ensure the clay has a uniform consistency
the fiber art technique that involves condensing, or matting, fibers together is called -
correct Answer-felting
Which one of the following lists places the four steps of art criticism in the correct order?
- correct Answer-Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment
Which of the following would not be an effective way for a critic to participate in a public
debate about a work of art? - correct Answer-Speaking privately with the artist
At which of the following developmental stages would a student develop the ability to
comprehend symbolism in art, according to the child development theorist Jean Piaget?
- correct Answer-Concrete
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Which of the following is NOT one of the primary elements of art? - correct Answer-
Unity
Ms. Franklin is teaching a second-grade class a lesson on ceramics. The most
appropriate activity for students at this grade level would be - correct Answer-making a
pinch pot and coil pots
In order to for a pigment to reach the desired consistency for fluid painting, with which of
the following should it not be combined? - correct Answer-fresco
To create pottery with a fine, porcelain-like finish, one would use which type of clay? -
correct Answer-Kaolin
In printmaking, a stone plate would be used to produce a(n) - correct Answer-lithograph
Which of the following is not part of the intaglio family of printmaking techniques? -
correct Answer-Relief
Which of the following is not true of traditional African art? - correct Answer-It did not
typically exhibit visual abstraction.
Which of the following is true of art from the Byzantine period? - correct Answer-
Illuminated manuscripts were a major artistic product of this period.
Which of the following best characterizes the Rococo style of art? - correct Answer-
Decorative
The Scream by Edvard Munch is considered the inspiration for which twentieth-century
artistic movement? - correct Answer-Expressionism
Which of the following terms refers to the relative lightness or darkness of color in a
painting? - correct Answer-Value
A photograph of a small child standing alone in an empty room would have - correct
Answer-lots of negative space.
, Which of the following artistic elements would be found only in sculpture or decorative
arts? - correct Answer-Form
Cross-hatching is a technique that is used to - correct Answer-achieve shading effects
in pencil drawings.
The advantage of drawing with charcoal as opposed to lead pencils is that - correct
Answer-charcoal can be smudged to create shading.
A student wants to purchase a sketch pad and lead pencils in order to practice drawing
expressive portraits of her friends and family. Which of the following types of lead
pencils would best serve her purpose? - correct Answer-4B because B is softer than H
and F is in-between B and H
Which of the following statements is true of perspective in drawing - correct Answer-A
vanishing point above the horizon is called the zenith.
In oil painting, paint is traditionally applied - correct Answer-with the least oily layers of
paint on the bottom and the oiliest layers at the top.
Drybrush is a technique that is not used in - correct Answer-ceramic glazing.
In watercolor painting, a wash would be used to - correct Answer-create an area with
one homogeneous color.
Frescoes were traditionally painted on which of the following surfaces? - correct
Answer-Plaster
When creating pottery, the purpose of "wedging" the clay is to - correct Answer-remove
air pockets and ensure the clay has a uniform consistency
the fiber art technique that involves condensing, or matting, fibers together is called -
correct Answer-felting
Which one of the following lists places the four steps of art criticism in the correct order?
- correct Answer-Description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment
Which of the following would not be an effective way for a critic to participate in a public
debate about a work of art? - correct Answer-Speaking privately with the artist
At which of the following developmental stages would a student develop the ability to
comprehend symbolism in art, according to the child development theorist Jean Piaget?
- correct Answer-Concrete
