GIMP Vocabulary Quiz

One of the more interesting aspects of ESL learning has been the idea of English immersion simply by working with software where all of the controls or functions are in English. Portable Gimp is especially well adapted for this use if you want to learn some technical jargon specific to image editing and does not need to be installed on a computer..

Some quick definitions

Paste: glue: join or attach, adhere	Blur:: hazy, to film over: become glassy, less clear
Landscape: an expanse of scenery or panorama	Layer: a single thickness or thin sheetlike expanse
Brighten: to fill with light , make luminous	Flip: somersault or throw as to reverse, inverse

1.Students like to use GIMP and other Image Manipulation Programs to copy drawings, images, and photos and _________ them to together to form collages or mosaics. (The famous CTRL + C & CTRL + V or Shift CTRL+E)
A. brighten B. blur C. paste D. Layer E. Flip

2. With computers there is always two or more ways to accomplish the same thing. Here is the problem, you want to print the "Indian Girl" on the right so that it correctly fits onto a piece of paper. (i.e. covers most of the sheet.) Therefore you:

A. Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise.
B. Flip the drawing horizontally
C. Rotate the image 180 degrees
When printing select properties and choose landscape
Flip the drawing vertically

3. Tracing the contours of an object in a photograph can be a lot of fun. Once you have the photo opened in Gimp you have to create a new raster ____________. Then, begin tracing the outlines that you want. Finally when you utilize CTRL + C, only the traces you have made will be captured. The resulting sketch can either be further modified like colored in or left
"as is".

A.. Bright B. Blur C. Paste D. Layer E. Flip

4. When you want to turn a picture upside down or stand it on its head then use the function
A. Brighten B. Blur C. Paste D. Layer E. Flip

5. The photo on the left is over exposed and too dark, which makes it very hard to see anything clearly. It needs to be:

A. Brightened
B. Blurred
C. Pasted
D. Layered
E. Flipped

6. This gimp function is quite useful, it makes images less distinct or sharp

A. brighten B. Blur C. Paste D. Layer E. Flip

More definitions

Pick::select carefully, look for and gather, choose	Fill: make full, saturate, plug a cavity
Erase::wipe out or obliterate as if by rubbing on a blackboard	Blend: :mix together different elements, intermingle

The Gimp toolbar is loaded with all sorts of useful devices.

7. This one floodfill is called a bucket flood fill and will
A. fill in a selected area with a graded mix of two colors (gradient) B. remove any color to the original background
C. choose a color from a pixel on an image. D. completely colors in any preselected area.

8. This is the color picker and can
A. fill in a selected area with a graded mix of two colors (gradient) B. remove any color to the original background
C. choose a color from a pixel on an image D. completely color in any preselected area.

9. The eraser tool eraser is used to
A. fill in a selected area with a graded mix of two colors (gradient) B. remove any color to the original background
C. choose a color from a pixel on an image D. completely color in any preselected area.
and becomes really interesting when you choose the opacity and/or a specific brush for it.

10. Another option blend or blend tool
A. fills in a selected area with a graded mix of two colors (gradient) B. removes any color to the original background
C. chooses a color from a pixel on an image D. completely colors in any preselected area.

Bonus question: What does Threshold, Jitter, or Hue mean? (Choose One)

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