Drawing and observational studies quiz: Singapore O-Level Art (6114) quiz

Drawing an object from memory without looking at it

Drawing what you actually see in front of you rather than a remembered symbol

Copying another artist's drawing exactly

Drawing only imaginary subjects

Contour drawing

Gesture drawing

Stippling

Aerial perspective

To check proportions by comparing parts of the subject against a chosen unit

To colour the drawing accurately

To create cast shadows

To soften the edges of a form

A flat watercolour wash

Hatching

Cross-hatching

Stippling

By outlining it with a thick black line

By colouring it a single bright hue

By adding a frame around it

By building a gradual range from highlight through mid-tones to shadow across the surface

At two vanishing points

At a single vanishing point on the horizon line

They never meet

At the bottom corners of the page

A vanishing point

The horizon line

Overlap (nearer objects covering further ones)

Cross-hatching

A view from directly above the subject

Drawing aeroplanes accurately

Using a vanishing point above the horizon

Distant objects appearing paler, bluer and less distinct than near ones

It produces a fully finished, detailed drawing

It quickly captures the overall movement and proportion before detail

It is the only permitted exam technique

It removes the need to look at the subject

Only the single best drawing

Receipts for the materials bought

Development: quick studies, experiments, compositional trials and annotation

Nothing; only final work counts

It does not affect how you should practise

It means you should only practise in watercolour

It means tone is not assessed

You should practise tonal control with the permitted dry media so the exam holds no surprises

Because the middle tones are unimportant

Because highlights should be the darkest part

Because fixing the extremes gives a range to judge all other tones against

Because it removes the need for a light source