CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 3

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

Subject: Creative and Cultural Arts
Class: JSS 3
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes


Section A: Objective Questions (Answer all questions)

  1. Which of these art materials is in one colour?
    a) Colour
    b) Crayon
    c) Charcoal
    d) Chalk
  2. Motif is _______
    a) A unit or singular part of a design
    b) A dominant theme in art
    c) The main colour used in textile
    d) Harmony
  3. The most important function of a poster is to _______
    a) Show a picture on a board
    b) Show directional signs
    c) Communicate some information to the public
    d) Advertise shoes and bags
  4. Pots are fired in _______
    a) An oven
    b) A furnace
    c) A kiln
    d) The kitchen
  5. Which of these elements of art stimulates the sense of touch?
    a) Line
    b) Colour
    c) Form
    d) Texture
  6. Drama is a part of performing art that deals with _______
    a) Sound and body movement
    b) Sleeping and performing
    c) Drumming and dancing
    d) Drawing and painting
  7. The following are materials for crocheting EXCEPT _______
    a) Ball of wool
    b) A tape measure
    c) Crochet hook
    d) Caustic soda
  8. Another name for abstract art is _______
    a) Regular shapes
    b) Non-representational shapes
    c) Geometric shapes
    d) Non-figurative shapes
  9. The painting of sea and ocean is known as _______
    a) Landscape
    b) Ocean scape
    c) Seascape
    d) River scape
  10. Another name for calligraphy is _______
    a) Typeface
    b) Pen lettering
    c) Handwriting
    d) Hieroglyphics
  11. What category of people is called artists?
    a) Everybody
    b) Painters and sculptors
    c) Nobody at all
    d) Creative writers only
  12. The letters that represent the musical note are _______
    a) First 10 letters
    b) First 4 letters
    c) First 7 letters
    d) First 12 letters
  13. A branch of art connected with appealing to man’s sense of beauty and emotion is _______
    a) Graphic art
    b) Applied art
    c) Fine art
    d) Literary art
  14. The following are examples of craft products EXCEPT _______
    a) Embroidery
    b) Drawing
    c) Basket
    d) Cane chair
  15. A large hall where artworks are displayed and sold to the public is called _______
    a) Studio
    b) Museum
    c) Gallery
    d) Market
  16. Educative is one of the functions of _______
    a) Drama
    b) Music
    c) Drawing
    d) Dance
  17. The study of cultural and creative art deals with _______
    a) Animals
    b) Teaching
    c) Painting
    d) Humans
  18. The early man wrote and drew on _______
    a) His palm
    b) Paper
    c) Outside his cave
    d) The wall of his cave
  19. Letters can be classified into _______
    a) Roman and Gothic
    b) Egyptian and Roman
    c) Block and Script
    d) Cap and Low
  20. Both capital and small letters are otherwise known as _______ respectively.
    a) Long and short case
    b) Oriental and continental
    c) Upper and lower case
    d) Bold and narrow
  21. Good spelling is essential in lettering for _______
    a) Structural design
    b) Economy of paper
    c) Judicious use of space
    d) Legibility
  22. The oldest cultural art in Nigeria is _______
    a) Nok
    b) Benin
    c) Ife
    d) Igbo-Ukwu
  23. The method by which fabric is decorated with thread is _______
    a) Stitches
    b) Knitting
    c) Embroidery
    d) Macramé
  24. Which of the following is an example of complementary colour?
    a) Blue and Purple
    b) Yellow and Purple
    c) Red and Yellow
    d) Red and Purple
  25. A drawing where a human poses for an artist is called _______ drawing
    a) Nature
    b) Posing
    c) Life
    d) Still Life
  26. Watercolour painting is best rendered with _______
    a) Marker
    b) Sable brush
    c) Painting brush
    d) Bristle brush
  27. If one primary colour is mixed with one secondary colour, it forms _______ colour
    a) Triad
    b) Tertiary
    c) Complementary
    d) Monochrome
  28. Which material is best for painting?
    a) Clay
    b) Water
    c) Oil
    d) Colour
  29. _______ lettering is drawn or constructed.
    a) Pen lettering
    b) Script lettering
    c) Block lettering
    d) Constructed lettering
  30. The drawing of household utensils is called _______
    a) General drawing
    b) Still Life drawing
    c) Nature drawing
    d) Life drawing
  31. The arrangement of colours on a chart is called _______
    a) Colour wheel
    b) Format
    c) Shapes of colour
    d) Sphere
  32. Embroidery is made on _______
    a) Drawing board
    b) Leather
    c) Canvas
    d) Cloth
  33. The symbol of Sango deity is identified with _______
    a) Cutlass
    b) Hammer
    c) Axe
    d) Rod
  34. An artist who models an object or carves wood is called a _______
    a) Curator
    b) Sculptor
    c) Module
    d) Carpenter
  35. An object placed in a way to see the top is _______
    a) Below the eye level
    b) On the eye level
    c) Beside the eye level
    d) Above the eye level
  36. Reading, movement, acting, and expression are activities involved in _______
    a) Playing
    b) Rehearsal
    c) Singing
    d) Drama
  37. Which of the following is not a painter’s tool?
    a) Brush
    b) Palette
    c) Colour
    d) Squeegee
  38. Which of the following is associated with batik?
    a) Developer
    b) Tool
    c) Thread
    d) Wax
  39. Papier Mâché is a medium for _______
    a) Sculpture
    b) Painting
    c) Construction
    d) Drama
  40. Canvas is mostly used in _______
    a) Textile
    b) Ceramics
    c) Sculpture
    d) Painting
  41. Soapstone carvings were discovered in _______
    a) Ekoi and Esie
    b) Ife and Benin
    c) Ibadan and Ogoja
    d) Lagos and Jos
  42. Nature drawing refers to _______
    a) Drawing of tables
    b) Drawing of land
    c) Plant and animal drawing
    d) Person drawing
  43. The art of modeling and carving is known as _______
    a) Graphics
    b) Ceramics
    c) Drawing
    d) Sculpture
  44. _______ is used to preserve wet clay.
    a) Basket
    b) Plate
    c) Polythene
    d) Paper
  45. Clay is to sculpture as chisel is to _______
    a) Drawing
    b) Sculpture
    c) Painting
    d) Drama
  46. _______ and _______ are the main types of perspective.
    a) Linear and Upper
    b) Angular and Parallel
    c) Linear and Aerial
    d) Angular and Horizontal
  47. Carving involves _______
    a) Adding
    b) Chipping and adding
    c) Subtracting
    d) None of the above
  48. The pre-historic people lived in _______
    a) Houses
    b) Stores
    c) Huts
    d) Caves
  49. The word “craft” simply means _______
    a) Portrait
    b) Handwork
    c) Machine product
    d) Industrial arts
  50. Ife art culture is located in _______
    a) Oyo State
    b) Osun State
    c) Ogun State
    d) Ibadan
  51. Aina Onabolu was born in _______
    a) 1890
    b) 1882
    c) 1950
    d) 1960
  52. The earliest form of music was _______
    a) Nature-based
    b) Drum-based
    c) Sound-based
    d) Recorded
  53. Theatre design is otherwise known as _______
    a) Beauty design
    b) Photo design
    c) Scenography
    d) Play design
  54. One of the major types of African musical instruments is _______
    a) Strings
    b) Strings and woodwind
    c) Metal drum
    d) Bamboo drum
  55. Visual Art relates to _______
    a) Sound
    b) Space
    c) Image
    d) Act
  56. Which of these refers to dance drama?
    a) Pure acting
    b) Symbolism with movement
    c) Design drama
    d) Mixed drama
  57. Textile printing requires _______
    a) Patterns
    b) Machines only
    c) Symbols only
    d) Tools only
  58. Art Galleries show _______
    a) Finished work
    b) Drafts only
    c) Unfinished art
    d) Materials only
  59. The background of a picture depicts _______
    a) The focal point
    b) The key feature
    c) Support setting
    d) Location
  60. Ceramics refers to works made with _______
    a) Clay
    b) Cement
    c) Powder
    d) Glass

Section B: Theory Questions (Answer any 3 questions)

  1. a) What is Papier Mâché?
    b) Explain the process involved in Tie-Dye.
  2. a) List and explain any two types of motifs.
    b) List any five materials needed for knitting and crocheting.
  3. a) Define Art Terminologies.
    b) Discuss any three ways of generating income through arts.
  4. a) Construct any 10 letters of the alphabet.
    b) List five contemporary Nigerian artists and their areas of specialization.
  5. a) Define the concept of dance.
    b) Explain any two activities involved in rehearsal.