Questions: Making Faces and Expressions in Art

Question 1

If you want to draw a happy face, what shape would the mouth be?

• A. A straight line
• B. A curved line going up like a smile
• C. A curved line going down like a frown
• D. No mouth at all

Answer: (B)

A happy face has a mouth that curves up into a smile! Just a simple curved line can show happiness.

Question 2

What does a face with a frown and droopy eyes show?

• A. Happiness
• B. Excitement
• C. Sadness
• D. Surprise

Answer: (C)

A frown and droopy eyes usually show sadness. The way you draw a face tells people what that face is feeling.

Question 3

You can show different feelings by changing the shape of the mouth and eyes in your drawing.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: True

Yes! A smile shows happy, a frown shows sad, wide open eyes show surprise, and squinty eyes with a frown show anger. Small changes make big differences.

Question 4

Art should only show happy faces, never sad or angry ones.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Art can show all feelings! It is healthy to draw sad, angry, or scared faces. Art is a safe way to explore and express every kind of emotion.

Question 5

Draw two faces showing two different feelings. What feelings did you draw?

Model answer: Example: 'I drew a happy face with a big smile and a surprised face with a round open mouth and big eyes.'

A good answer names at least two different feelings and describes how the face shows each one through features like the mouth, eyes, or eyebrows.