Visual Literacy: Elements & Principles of Design is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Visual Arts CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which of the following is one of the basic elements of art?
Line
Deadline
Framing device
Signature
Answer: Line — The elements of art are the basic visual building blocks of an artwork: line, shape, form, colour, texture, space and tone.
Easy
2. The three-dimensional equivalent of shape, having height, width and depth, is called:
Form
Tone
Hue
Texture
Answer: Form — Form refers to the three-dimensional equivalent of shape, as seen in sculpture, architecture, or the illusion of three-dimensionality on a flat surface.
Medium
3. What term describes the surface quality of an artwork, whether it can be physically felt or is only visually suggested?
Answer: Texture — Texture refers to the surface quality of an artwork, either actual (physically felt) or implied/visual (suggested through mark-making).
