OSAT ART PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary elements of art? - 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 - 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? - Answer -fresco
To create pottery with a fine, porcelain-like finish, one would use which type of clay? -
Answer -Kaolin
In printmaking, a stone plate would be used to produce a(n) - Answer -lithograph
Which of the following is not part of the intaglio family of printmaking techniques? -
Answer -Relief
Which of the following is not true of traditional African art? - Answer -It did not typically
exhibit visual abstraction.
Which of the following is true of art from the Byzantine period? - Answer -Illuminated
manuscripts were a major artistic product of this period.
Which of the following best characterizes the Rococo style of art? - Answer -Decorative
The Scream by Edvard Munch is considered the inspiration for which twentieth-century
artistic movement? - Answer -Expressionism
Which of the following terms refers to the relative lightness or darkness of color in a
painting? - Answer -Value
A photograph of a small child standing alone in an empty room would have - Answer -
lots of negative space.
Which of the following artistic elements would be found only in sculpture or decorative
arts? - Answer -Form
Cross-hatching is a technique that is used to - Answer -achieve shading effects in
pencil drawings.
The advantage of drawing with charcoal as opposed to lead pencils is that - 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? - 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 - Answer -A
vanishing point above the horizon is called the zenith.
In oil painting, paint is traditionally applied - 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 - Answer -ceramic glazing.
In watercolor painting, a wash would be used to - Answer -create an area with one
homogeneous color.
Frescoes were traditionally painted on which of the following surfaces? - Answer -
Plaster
When creating pottery, the purpose of "wedging" the clay is to - 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 -
Answer -felting
The threads that are stretched taut across the loom before weaving begins are called
the - Answer -wrap
Which of the following statements about tapestries and tapestry weaving is false? -
Answer -The weft threads in tapestries are always continuous.
If one were making jewelry, one might use a spring-ring clasp for all but which of the
following items? - Answer -Earring
In photography, the amount of light to which film is exposed is influenced by the -
Answer -aperture and shutter speed.
When developing photographs in the darkroom, which of the following safety
precautions is recommended? - Answer -Using tongs to insert and remove photos from
developer baths.
Wearing gloves, goggles, and an apron to prevent injury from acid splashes.
Covering chemical baths when not in use
In digital imaging, a pixel is - Answer -the tiniest unit of visual information in an image.
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary elements of art? - 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 - 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? - Answer -fresco
To create pottery with a fine, porcelain-like finish, one would use which type of clay? -
Answer -Kaolin
In printmaking, a stone plate would be used to produce a(n) - Answer -lithograph
Which of the following is not part of the intaglio family of printmaking techniques? -
Answer -Relief
Which of the following is not true of traditional African art? - Answer -It did not typically
exhibit visual abstraction.
Which of the following is true of art from the Byzantine period? - Answer -Illuminated
manuscripts were a major artistic product of this period.
Which of the following best characterizes the Rococo style of art? - Answer -Decorative
The Scream by Edvard Munch is considered the inspiration for which twentieth-century
artistic movement? - Answer -Expressionism
Which of the following terms refers to the relative lightness or darkness of color in a
painting? - Answer -Value
A photograph of a small child standing alone in an empty room would have - Answer -
lots of negative space.
Which of the following artistic elements would be found only in sculpture or decorative
arts? - Answer -Form
Cross-hatching is a technique that is used to - Answer -achieve shading effects in
pencil drawings.
The advantage of drawing with charcoal as opposed to lead pencils is that - 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? - 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 - Answer -A
vanishing point above the horizon is called the zenith.
In oil painting, paint is traditionally applied - 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 - Answer -ceramic glazing.
In watercolor painting, a wash would be used to - Answer -create an area with one
homogeneous color.
Frescoes were traditionally painted on which of the following surfaces? - Answer -
Plaster
When creating pottery, the purpose of "wedging" the clay is to - 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 -
Answer -felting
The threads that are stretched taut across the loom before weaving begins are called
the - Answer -wrap
Which of the following statements about tapestries and tapestry weaving is false? -
Answer -The weft threads in tapestries are always continuous.
If one were making jewelry, one might use a spring-ring clasp for all but which of the
following items? - Answer -Earring
In photography, the amount of light to which film is exposed is influenced by the -
Answer -aperture and shutter speed.
When developing photographs in the darkroom, which of the following safety
precautions is recommended? - Answer -Using tongs to insert and remove photos from
developer baths.
Wearing gloves, goggles, and an apron to prevent injury from acid splashes.
Covering chemical baths when not in use
In digital imaging, a pixel is - Answer -the tiniest unit of visual information in an image.
