NCIDQ ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉terms to discribe forms. Answer: cylindrical, flat, square, linear
◉Horizontal lines. Answer: restful, stable, related to the plane of
earth
◉Vertical lines. Answer: strength, equilibrium, permanence, upward
movement
◉Diagonal lines. Answer: dynamic, represent movement
◉Curved lines. Answer: relate more to the material world and
human body
◉Scale. Answer: the relative size of something in relation to another
element of known size (ie. human)
◉Proportion. Answer: the relationship between parts of a
composition to each other and to the whole
,◉Primary colors of light. Answer: red, green, blue
◉Primary colors of pigments. Answer: red, yellow, blue
◉Hue. Answer: the basic color
◉Value. Answer: the degree of lightness or darkness in relation to
black and white
◉Intensity (chroma). Answer: the degree of purity when compared
with a neutral gray of the same value
◉Tint. Answer: white is added to a hue
◉Shade. Answer: black is added to a hue
◉Tone. Answer: Gray or the hue's complement is added
◉Monochromatic. Answer: only one hue with variations in intensity
and value
,◉Analogous. Answer: hues that are close to each other on the color
wheel
◉Complementary. Answer: hues that are on opposite sides of the
color wheel
◉Triad. Answer: uses 3 hues that are equally spaced around the
color wheel
◉Tetrad. Answer: uses 4 hues that are equally spaced around the
color wheel
◉Texture. Answer: the surface quality of a material (actual or visual)
◉Actual texture. Answer: the physical quality that can be sensed by
touch
◉Visual texture. Answer: what we imagine a surface to be simply by
looking at it
◉Smooth/Glossy textures. Answer: reflect light, create glare and
show imperfections
◉Matte/Rough textures. Answer: diffuse and absorb light
, ◉Balance. Answer: the arrangement of elements in a composition to
achieve visual equilibrium. Depends on the idea of visual weight.
Depends on both object (weight) and placement
◉3 types of balance. Answer: symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial
◉Symmetrical Balance. Answer: consists of identical elements
arranged equally about a common axis. (bisymmetrical, bilateral,
axial symmetry) This type of balance is very stable and creates
formality
◉Asymmetrical Balance. Answer: Depends on equalizing the visual,
or optical, weights of nonsimilar elements in a composition within a
visual field or about a common axis. Generally considered informal
and dynamic
◉Radial Balance. Answer: is a type of symmetrical balance in which
elements are arranged uniformly about a central point
◉Harmony in a composition. Answer: the agreement of the parts to
each other and to the whole. It includes the opposing concepts of
unity/variety and rhythm/emphasis
◉Rhythm. Answer: the repetition of elements in a regular pattern
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉terms to discribe forms. Answer: cylindrical, flat, square, linear
◉Horizontal lines. Answer: restful, stable, related to the plane of
earth
◉Vertical lines. Answer: strength, equilibrium, permanence, upward
movement
◉Diagonal lines. Answer: dynamic, represent movement
◉Curved lines. Answer: relate more to the material world and
human body
◉Scale. Answer: the relative size of something in relation to another
element of known size (ie. human)
◉Proportion. Answer: the relationship between parts of a
composition to each other and to the whole
,◉Primary colors of light. Answer: red, green, blue
◉Primary colors of pigments. Answer: red, yellow, blue
◉Hue. Answer: the basic color
◉Value. Answer: the degree of lightness or darkness in relation to
black and white
◉Intensity (chroma). Answer: the degree of purity when compared
with a neutral gray of the same value
◉Tint. Answer: white is added to a hue
◉Shade. Answer: black is added to a hue
◉Tone. Answer: Gray or the hue's complement is added
◉Monochromatic. Answer: only one hue with variations in intensity
and value
,◉Analogous. Answer: hues that are close to each other on the color
wheel
◉Complementary. Answer: hues that are on opposite sides of the
color wheel
◉Triad. Answer: uses 3 hues that are equally spaced around the
color wheel
◉Tetrad. Answer: uses 4 hues that are equally spaced around the
color wheel
◉Texture. Answer: the surface quality of a material (actual or visual)
◉Actual texture. Answer: the physical quality that can be sensed by
touch
◉Visual texture. Answer: what we imagine a surface to be simply by
looking at it
◉Smooth/Glossy textures. Answer: reflect light, create glare and
show imperfections
◉Matte/Rough textures. Answer: diffuse and absorb light
, ◉Balance. Answer: the arrangement of elements in a composition to
achieve visual equilibrium. Depends on the idea of visual weight.
Depends on both object (weight) and placement
◉3 types of balance. Answer: symmetrical, asymmetrical, radial
◉Symmetrical Balance. Answer: consists of identical elements
arranged equally about a common axis. (bisymmetrical, bilateral,
axial symmetry) This type of balance is very stable and creates
formality
◉Asymmetrical Balance. Answer: Depends on equalizing the visual,
or optical, weights of nonsimilar elements in a composition within a
visual field or about a common axis. Generally considered informal
and dynamic
◉Radial Balance. Answer: is a type of symmetrical balance in which
elements are arranged uniformly about a central point
◉Harmony in a composition. Answer: the agreement of the parts to
each other and to the whole. It includes the opposing concepts of
unity/variety and rhythm/emphasis
◉Rhythm. Answer: the repetition of elements in a regular pattern
