WGU D695: ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS METHODS | EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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1. Which of the following best describes the elements of art?
A) Rhythm, harmony, balance, emphasis
B) Line, shape, color, texture, form, value, space
C) Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking
D) Watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel
✓ Answer: B | The elements of art are the basic building blocks used by artists:
line, shape, color, texture, form, value, and space.
2. The principles of design include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Balance
B) Proportion
C) Hue
D) Unity
✓ Answer: C | Hue is an element of color, not a principle of design. Principles
of design include balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion,
rhythm, and unity.
3. Which color scheme uses colors that are directly opposite each other on
the color wheel?
A) Analogous
B) Monochromatic
C) Complementary
D) Triadic
✓ Answer: C | Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the
color wheel, such as red and green, or blue and orange.
4. What is the primary goal of art integration in elementary education?
A) To replace core subjects with art
B) To use art as a vehicle to enhance learning across curriculum areas
C) To train students to become professional artists
D) To reduce time spent on standardized testing
✓ Answer: B | Art integration uses arts as a vehicle to enhance and deepen
learning across curriculum areas, making connections between the arts and
other subjects.
,5. A teacher asks students to look at a painting and describe what they see
before analyzing it. This process is known as:
A) Art criticism
B) Art history
C) Aesthetic inquiry
D) Visual journaling
✓ Answer: A | Art criticism involves a structured process of looking, describing,
analyzing, interpreting, and judging a work of art.
6. Which art criticism model is most commonly taught in elementary
schools?
A) Edmund Feldman's four-step model
B) Bloom's Taxonomy
C) Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
D) Piaget's stages of development
✓ Answer: A | Edmund Feldman's four-step model (description, analysis,
interpretation, judgment) is the most widely used art criticism framework in
elementary education.
7. What are tertiary colors?
A) Red, yellow, and blue
B) Orange, green, and violet
C) Colors made by mixing a primary and a secondary color
D) Colors found only in nature
✓ Answer: C | Tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color with an
adjacent secondary color on the color wheel (e.g., red-orange, yellow-green).
8. In an elementary art lesson, students are asked to create a collage using
torn magazine images. This activity primarily develops which skill?
A) Fine motor skills and composition
B) Large motor skills
C) Mathematical reasoning
D) Phonological awareness
✓ Answer: A | Collage activities develop fine motor skills through tearing and
gluing, as well as composition skills through arrangement of elements.
9. Which of the following is an example of a warm color?
A) Blue
B) Green
, C) Violet
D) Orange
✓ Answer: D | Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow. They are
associated with warmth and energy.
10. Which principle of design refers to the way the viewer's eye is drawn
through a composition?
A) Balance
B) Movement
C) Emphasis
D) Pattern
✓ Answer: B | Movement in design refers to the path the viewer's eye follows
through a work of art, created through lines, shapes, and colors.
11. The technique of applying paint in thick, heavy strokes to create texture
is called:
A) Watercolor wash
B) Impasto
C) Sgraffito
D) Fresco
✓ Answer: B | Impasto is a technique where paint is applied thickly to the
canvas or surface, leaving visible brush strokes and creating texture.
12. An art lesson where students examine artwork from multiple cultures to
understand historical context is an example of:
A) Studio production
B) Art history and cultural context
C) Aesthetic response
D) Art therapy
✓ Answer: B | Examining artwork from multiple cultures to understand historical
context is part of art history education, one of the four disciplines in DBAE
(Discipline-Based Art Education).
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the four disciplines in Discipline-
Based Art Education (DBAE)?
A) Art history
B) Art criticism
C) Art therapy
D) Aesthetics
, ✓ Answer: C | DBAE consists of four disciplines: studio production, art history,
art criticism, and aesthetics. Art therapy is not one of them.
14. The term 'value' in art refers to:
A) The monetary worth of an artwork
B) The lightness or darkness of a color
C) The importance of an artwork in history
D) The use of complementary colors
✓ Answer: B | Value in art refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a color
or tone.
15. What is a horizon line in perspective drawing?
A) The line at the bottom of the page
B) The eye level of the viewer from which perspective is drawn
C) The outline of a building
D) The line separating foreground from background
✓ Answer: B | The horizon line represents the viewer's eye level and is the
reference point from which one-point and two-point perspective is constructed.
16. Which printmaking technique involves carving into a surface and
printing only the raised areas?
A) Intaglio
B) Screen printing
C) Relief printing
D) Lithography
✓ Answer: C | Relief printing (like woodblock or linocut) involves carving away
material so that ink is applied to and printed from the raised areas.
17. A teacher incorporates art making that represents a specific Indigenous
culture's traditions. What is the most important consideration?
A) Using the cheapest available materials
B) Ensuring the lesson is culturally responsive and respectful
C) Completing the lesson within one class period
D) Focusing only on aesthetic qualities
✓ Answer: B | Cultural responsiveness requires that teachers approach art
from other cultures with respect, accuracy, and sensitivity to avoid cultural
appropriation.
18. The arrangement of elements in an artwork to create a sense of stability
is called:
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1. Which of the following best describes the elements of art?
A) Rhythm, harmony, balance, emphasis
B) Line, shape, color, texture, form, value, space
C) Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking
D) Watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel
✓ Answer: B | The elements of art are the basic building blocks used by artists:
line, shape, color, texture, form, value, and space.
2. The principles of design include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Balance
B) Proportion
C) Hue
D) Unity
✓ Answer: C | Hue is an element of color, not a principle of design. Principles
of design include balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, proportion,
rhythm, and unity.
3. Which color scheme uses colors that are directly opposite each other on
the color wheel?
A) Analogous
B) Monochromatic
C) Complementary
D) Triadic
✓ Answer: C | Complementary colors are directly opposite each other on the
color wheel, such as red and green, or blue and orange.
4. What is the primary goal of art integration in elementary education?
A) To replace core subjects with art
B) To use art as a vehicle to enhance learning across curriculum areas
C) To train students to become professional artists
D) To reduce time spent on standardized testing
✓ Answer: B | Art integration uses arts as a vehicle to enhance and deepen
learning across curriculum areas, making connections between the arts and
other subjects.
,5. A teacher asks students to look at a painting and describe what they see
before analyzing it. This process is known as:
A) Art criticism
B) Art history
C) Aesthetic inquiry
D) Visual journaling
✓ Answer: A | Art criticism involves a structured process of looking, describing,
analyzing, interpreting, and judging a work of art.
6. Which art criticism model is most commonly taught in elementary
schools?
A) Edmund Feldman's four-step model
B) Bloom's Taxonomy
C) Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
D) Piaget's stages of development
✓ Answer: A | Edmund Feldman's four-step model (description, analysis,
interpretation, judgment) is the most widely used art criticism framework in
elementary education.
7. What are tertiary colors?
A) Red, yellow, and blue
B) Orange, green, and violet
C) Colors made by mixing a primary and a secondary color
D) Colors found only in nature
✓ Answer: C | Tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color with an
adjacent secondary color on the color wheel (e.g., red-orange, yellow-green).
8. In an elementary art lesson, students are asked to create a collage using
torn magazine images. This activity primarily develops which skill?
A) Fine motor skills and composition
B) Large motor skills
C) Mathematical reasoning
D) Phonological awareness
✓ Answer: A | Collage activities develop fine motor skills through tearing and
gluing, as well as composition skills through arrangement of elements.
9. Which of the following is an example of a warm color?
A) Blue
B) Green
, C) Violet
D) Orange
✓ Answer: D | Warm colors include red, orange, and yellow. They are
associated with warmth and energy.
10. Which principle of design refers to the way the viewer's eye is drawn
through a composition?
A) Balance
B) Movement
C) Emphasis
D) Pattern
✓ Answer: B | Movement in design refers to the path the viewer's eye follows
through a work of art, created through lines, shapes, and colors.
11. The technique of applying paint in thick, heavy strokes to create texture
is called:
A) Watercolor wash
B) Impasto
C) Sgraffito
D) Fresco
✓ Answer: B | Impasto is a technique where paint is applied thickly to the
canvas or surface, leaving visible brush strokes and creating texture.
12. An art lesson where students examine artwork from multiple cultures to
understand historical context is an example of:
A) Studio production
B) Art history and cultural context
C) Aesthetic response
D) Art therapy
✓ Answer: B | Examining artwork from multiple cultures to understand historical
context is part of art history education, one of the four disciplines in DBAE
(Discipline-Based Art Education).
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the four disciplines in Discipline-
Based Art Education (DBAE)?
A) Art history
B) Art criticism
C) Art therapy
D) Aesthetics
, ✓ Answer: C | DBAE consists of four disciplines: studio production, art history,
art criticism, and aesthetics. Art therapy is not one of them.
14. The term 'value' in art refers to:
A) The monetary worth of an artwork
B) The lightness or darkness of a color
C) The importance of an artwork in history
D) The use of complementary colors
✓ Answer: B | Value in art refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a color
or tone.
15. What is a horizon line in perspective drawing?
A) The line at the bottom of the page
B) The eye level of the viewer from which perspective is drawn
C) The outline of a building
D) The line separating foreground from background
✓ Answer: B | The horizon line represents the viewer's eye level and is the
reference point from which one-point and two-point perspective is constructed.
16. Which printmaking technique involves carving into a surface and
printing only the raised areas?
A) Intaglio
B) Screen printing
C) Relief printing
D) Lithography
✓ Answer: C | Relief printing (like woodblock or linocut) involves carving away
material so that ink is applied to and printed from the raised areas.
17. A teacher incorporates art making that represents a specific Indigenous
culture's traditions. What is the most important consideration?
A) Using the cheapest available materials
B) Ensuring the lesson is culturally responsive and respectful
C) Completing the lesson within one class period
D) Focusing only on aesthetic qualities
✓ Answer: B | Cultural responsiveness requires that teachers approach art
from other cultures with respect, accuracy, and sensitivity to avoid cultural
appropriation.
18. The arrangement of elements in an artwork to create a sense of stability
is called:
