How to Look at Art: A Guide for Kindergarteners

Question 1

What are the colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel called?

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Complementary colors

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Primary colors

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Tertiary colors

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Analogous colors

Question 2

What is the space around an object in a picture called?

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Negative space

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Background

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Foreground

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Middle ground

Question 3

What is the main reason people make art?

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To express themselves

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To make money

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To decorate their homes

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To teach others something

Question 4

What is the difference between a warm color and a cool color?

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Warm colors are closer to red and cool colors are closer to blue

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Warm colors are bright and cool colors are dark

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Warm colors make you feel happy and cool colors make you feel sad

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Warm colors are on the left side of the color wheel and cool colors are on the right side

Question 5

What do we call the person who creates art?

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An artist

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A painter

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A sculptor

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A designer

Question 6

When you look at a painting, what should you notice first?

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The colors and shapes

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The animals and people

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The story it tells

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The size and frame

Question 7

What does 'texture' mean when talking about art?

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How something feels

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How something looks

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How something sounds

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How something smells

Question 8

What different emotions can colors make you feel?

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Happy or sad

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Hot or cold

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Sweet or sour

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Wet or dry

Question 9

What should you do if you don't understand an artwork?

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Talk about it with someone

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Ignore it

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Close your eyes

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Get angry

Question 10

What is important to remember when drawing a picture?

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To look carefully at what you're drawing

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To use lots of colors

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To make it as big as possible

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To draw only perfect lines

Question 11

What does it mean when a shape is 'abstract'?

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It doesn't look like anything real

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It's very colorful

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It's very large

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It's very old

Question 12

When looking at a painting, what should you NOT do?

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Touch the art

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Look closely

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Talk about what you observe

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Ask questions about it

Question 13

What is the name for the person who creates a painting?

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Artist

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Writer

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Sculptor

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Musician

Question 14

Which famous painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci?

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Mona Lisa

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Starry Night

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Last Supper

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Guernica

Question 15

Which type of art uses things that have been found, like trash or old toys?

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Collage

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Drawing

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Sculpture

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Painting

Question 16

What part of a painting shows what's in the background?

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Background

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Foreground

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Middle ground

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Subject

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a reason people make art?

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To get rich

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To show how they're feeling

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To tell a story

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To share a message

Question 18

Where can you usually find lots of paintings and sculptures?

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The museum

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The zoo

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The library

Question 19

What should we do to keep art from getting ruined?

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Keep it in a safe place

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Touch it a lot

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Draw on it

Question 20

When we see something beautiful, what kind of feeling do we have?

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Joy

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Sadness

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Anger

Question 21

When talking about the size of an art piece, what do we call it?

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Scale

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Shape

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Color

Question 22

What is NOT a good way to look at art?

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Touching the painting

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Looking at the colors

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Listening to the music

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Thinking about how it makes you feel

Question 23

What are the parts of a painting called?

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Elements of art

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Art tools

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Art techniques

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Art styles

Question 24

What do you use to draw a straight line?

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Ruler

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Pencil

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Crayon

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Paintbrush

Question 25

How does a painting make you feel?

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Expression

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Theme

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Style

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Balance

Question 26

What is made by gluing different things together?

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Collage

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Sculpture

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Drawing

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Painting

Question 27

What is a good way to share your thoughts about a painting?

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Talking to your friends

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Yelling at it

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Writing a letter to the artist

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Keeping it to yourself

Question 28

What is the most important thing to remember when looking at art?

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There is no right or wrong way

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It has to be pretty

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It has to be expensive

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It has to be made by a famous artist

Question 29

What kind of art shows us everyday things and scenes?

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Lifelike art

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Abstract art

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Surreal art

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Impressionist art

Question 30

Which of these is NOT an element of art?

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Sound

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Line

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Color

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Shape

Question 31

In a painting, which part shows where the light is coming from?

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The area where the light seems brightest

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The front part of the painting

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The back part of the painting

Question 32

In art, what does the word 'texture' mean?

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How an object feels if you touch it

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How an object looks in a painting

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How an object sounds if you make noise with it

Question 33

What color do you make when you mix blue and yellow?

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Green

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Red

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Purple

Question 34

What do artists use to paint pictures?

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Paintbrushes

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Pencils

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Crayons

Question 35

Which of these famous paintings is by Vincent van Gogh?

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Starry Night

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The Mona Lisa

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American Gothic

Question 36

What do we call a big painting on the wall?

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A mural

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A sculpture

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A mosaic

Question 37

Which of these is NOT something artists add to their pictures?

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Sounds

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Lines

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Shapes

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Textures

Question 38

Which of these is a color that makes you think of fire?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 39

What is the big difference between a picture and a statue?

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Pictures are flat, while statues are 3D.

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Statues are made of metal, while pictures are made of canvas.

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Pictures are colorful, while statues are not.

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Statues are abstract, while pictures are realistic.

Question 40

Which of these is a very famous picture?

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The Mona Lisa

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The Statue of Liberty

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The Great Wall of China

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The Eiffel Tower

Question 41

When we look at art, we use our eyes to see. Which sense do we use to feel the texture of an artwork?

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Our hands

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Our ears

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Our nose

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Our tongue

Question 42

Which of these is NOT part of an artwork?

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Different sounds

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Different shapes

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Different colors

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Different lines

Question 43

What do we call the feeling that an artwork gives us?

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Its mood

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Its subject

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Its style

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Its theme

Question 44

Which of these is an example of a warm color?

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Red

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Blue

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Green

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Purple

Question 45

What is the name of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci that shows a woman with a mysterious smile?

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Mona Lisa

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Starry Night

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The Scream

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Guernica

Question 46

Which of these is NOT a way to describe a line in art?

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Round

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Thick

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Thin

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Squiggly

Question 47

What is the name of the shape that looks like a circle, but is squashed?

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Oval

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Square

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Rectangle

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Triangle

Question 48

When we look at an artwork, what should we do first?

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Look at it closely

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Close our eyes and imagine it

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Talk about it with others

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Write about it in a journal

Question 49

When you look at art, what does it mean to "observe" it?

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To look at something carefully

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To draw a picture of something

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To touch an artwork

Question 50

When you're analyzing an artwork, which of these is NOT something you should do?

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Write a story about the artwork

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Talk about what you see

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Think about what the artist might be saying

Question 51

What's the purpose of interpreting an artwork?

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To figure out what the artist meant

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To change the artwork to make it better

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To sell the artwork for more money

Question 52

What do you call the person who makes an artwork?

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Artist

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Curator

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Collector

Question 53

Which of these is a type of art that uses clay?

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Sculpture

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Painting

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Music

Question 54

If you want to see many different artworks, where can you go?

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Museum

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Library

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Park

Question 55

How can you use your eyes to learn about a painting?

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Look at the colors, shapes, and textures.

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Smell the painting.

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Touch the painting.

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Taste the painting.

Question 56

When we put a picture inside something to make it look nicer, what do we call that thing?

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Frame

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Cover

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Holder

Question 57

What do we call art that is made with three dimensions, like a statue?

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Sculpture

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Drawing

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Painting

Question 58

Claude Monet is an artist who painted beautiful pictures of water and flowers. Which of these paintings is by Claude Monet?

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Water Lilies

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Starry Night

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The Scream

Question 59

How do we describe colors that make us feel happy and warm?

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Bright and light

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Dark and dull

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Warm and cool

Question 60

What might it mean if a painting has lots of bright and happy colors?

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The painting is about something happy.

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The artist was feeling sad.

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The artist used all the colors in their paintbox.

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The painting is about nighttime

Question 61

Which of these is NOT a type of line that artists can use in their paintings?

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Wibbly-wobbly lines

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Straight lines

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Curved lines

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Broken lines

Question 62

When we look at a painting, what should we think about?

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Everything we see and feel

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Just the colors

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Just the shapes

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Just the artist who painted it

Question 63

Which part of a painting usually shows us where the light is coming from?

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The brightest part

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The darkest part

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The middle of the painting

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The edges of the painting

Question 64

Which of these is NOT a part of art that helps us make and talk about it?

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Story

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Shape and Form

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Line

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Color