NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
2024 BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS
2 hours
Please do not open this question booklet until you are told to do so. While waiting, read the following instructions carefully.
There are two papers of sixty (60) multiple-choice questions each. Paper I, which is Arts and Crafts, Customs, Traditions, and Patriotism, will last for 1 hour, after which the OMR sheet will be collected. Paper II, which is Music, Drama, and Dance, will also last for 1 hour.
PAPER I
ARTS AND CRAFTS, CUSTOMS, TRADITIONS, AND PATRIOTISM
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Time Allowed: 1 hour
- Answer all questions.
- Use HB pencil only.
- Write your Name and School Name on the answer sheet provided. Also, write and shade appropriately your Registration Number in the spaces provided.
- Answer each question by shading the box that corresponds to the option you have chosen.
- Do not waste time on any question. If you find any difficult, go to the others and finish them before you come back to the difficult one(s).
- There must not be more than one shading for an answer. Any answer with shading of more than one box will be marked wrong.
- If you change your mind about an answer, completely erase the first shading.
- Do not start until the Supervisor tells you to do so.
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- The standard measurement in figure drawing isA. foot.B. hand.C. head.D. limb.
E. palm.
- Effect of depth is created in a drawing byA. shading.B. shaping.C. sketching.D. texture.
E. tracing.
- Composition of inanimate objects isA. imaginative.B. landscape.C. life.D. nature.
E. still-life.
- A rectangular device used in capturing area to be included in drawing isA. binocular.B. camera.C. projector.D. stereoscope.
E. video.
- The art of using dots as shading in an object isA. blurring.B. cross-hatching.C. hatching.D. pointillism.
E. valu
- The drawing of human figure from head to shoulder isA. bust.B. diagram.C. marquette.D. picture.
E. portrait.
- The distance between two points in a drawing isA. gap.B. line.C. mark.D. shade.
E. shadow.
- The ability to indicate a source of light in a drawn object isA. design.B. outlining.C. shading.D. sketching.
E. texture.
- The following are shading techniques exceptA. blurring.B. cross-hatching.C. hatching.D. pointillism.
E. perspective.
- A charcoal drawing requires ________ to make it permanent.A. colourB. fixativeC. glazeD. glue
E. oil
- The material needed in pattern making isA. beater.B. cardboard paper.C. caustic soda.D. chisel.
E. mallet.
- A circle containing the primary, secondary and tertiary colour isA. colour bar.B. colour chart.C. colour wheel.D. pigment.
E. rainbow.
- Which of the following is not considered as a colour?A. BlueB. GreenC. OrangeD. Purple
E. White
- A mixture of red and yellow colours in equal proportion will produceA. blue.B. green.C. orange.D. purple.
E. violet.
- Which of the following views is represented in the drawing below? A. Arial B. Back. C. FrontD. Profile
E. Three-quarter
- Papier-mâché is used in sculpture forA. carving.B. designing.C. drawing.D. modelling.
E. painting.
- Elements of art are line,A. shape, balance and emphasis.B. shape, value and balance.C. shape, value and colour.D. shape, value and rhythm.
E. shape, value, dominance.
- A place where historical materials and artefacts are kept is a/anA. archive.B. bank.C. gallery.D. museum.
E. studio.
- Abeokuta is the home ofA. bronze casting.B. jewellery.C. stone carving.D. tie and dye.
E. wood carving.
- Chiaroscuro is a/an _______ word.A. EgyptianB. GermanC. GreekD. Italian
E. Spanish
- A type of painting done in one colour is referred to asA. fresco.B. glazing.C. monochrome.D. mural.
E. polychrome.
- Which of the following colours is more appealing to children?A. BlackB. BrownC. GreenD. Pink
E. White
- The colour suitable for transparent painting isA. crayon.B. oil.C. pastel.D. poster.
E. water.
- Which of the following media is suitable for pupils in the primary school?A. AcrylicB. CrayonC. OilD. Pastel
E. Poster
- A method by which sculptural work is built isA. casting.B. decoration.C. modelling.D. moulding.
E. scooping.
- The sketch below is a/an ________ drawing. A. figure B. imaginative C. natureD. object
E. perspective
- Making of human figure with clay is achieved throughA. casting.B. diagramming.C. modelling.D. pinching.
E. shading.
- Art works are displayed in the following places exceptA. art studio.B. art theatre.C. gallery.D. market.
E. museum.
- A large wall painting is referred to asA. fresco.B. impasto.C. mosaic.D. mural.
E. tempera.
- Which of the following represents the drawing below? A. Caricature B. Cartoon C. FigureD. Marquette
E. Shape
- The Nigeria war museum is located inA. Benin.B. Ikeja.C. Jos.D. Owo.
E. Umuahia.
- The area marked “A” in the drawing below isA. background.B. light.C. shade.D. shadow.
E. space.
- Throwing wheel is a machine used by aA. ceramist.B. painter.C. photographer.D. sculptor.
E. weaver.
- The following are aspects of painting exceptA. abstract.B. landscape.C. nature.D. seascape.
E. smudge.
- Which of the following is not involved in pottery making?A. DryingB. DyeingC. FiringD. Glazing
E. Moulding
- Which of the following materials is mostly used for painting?A. BrushB. FeatherC. FoamD. Grass
E. Wool
- An oval shaped board in which an artist holds and mixes colours for painting is A. cup. B. glass. C. palette.D. plate.
E. spatula.
- In landscape painting, the artist uses _______ to achieve the colour of vegetation.A. blueB. greenC. orangeD. red
E. yellow
- The person that takes care of a museum is a/anA. attendant.B. curator.C. museum man.D. sculptor.
E. store keeper.
- The shading technique by which an artist uses vertical and horizontal strokes in drawing isA. blurring.B. cross-hatching.C. hatching.D. pointillism.
E. spiral.
- Arrangement of motif in order to achieve rhythm isA. abstract.B. design.C. pattern.D. repeat.
E. shape.
- Another name for colour isA. hue.B. intensity.C. shade.D. tint.
E. value.
- Pit dyeing is predominantly practised inA. Bida.B. Kaduna.C. Kano.D. Owo.
E. Oyo.
- Nok arts were mostly done inA. bronze.B. ivory.C. stone.D. terra-cotta.
E. wood.
- Which of the following media is water-based?A. CrayonB. OilC. PastelD. Pencil
E. Poster
- A drawing of human figure isA. abstract.B. imaginative.C. life.D. nature.
E. still life.
- In the drawing below, the place marked “X” isA. centre of interest.B. line of horizon.C. line of vision.D. picture plane.
E. vanishing point.
- Which of the following media requires only subtractive method?A. CementB. ClayC. Paper pulpD. Plaster of Paris
E. Stone
- A small ornamental projection at the top and bottom of letters isA. serif.B. shapes.C. strokes.D. style.
E. system.
- Drawing teaches students to be veryA. accurate.B. creative.C. imaginative.D. intelligent.
E. observant.
- The surface quality of an object isA. balance.B. contrast.C. proportion.D. shape.
E. texture.
- Nok terra-cotta was discovered in the present state.A. AnambraB. EdoC. KadunaD. Kwara
E. Osun
- Which of the following is a branch of fine art?A. CeramicsB. GraphicsC. PaintingD. Photography
E. Textile
- Basket weaving is an aspect ofA. craft.B. graphics.C. mural.D. painting.
E. sculpture.
- A technique of applying colours without mixing them isA. dry.B. fresco.C. impasto.D. tempera.
E. wet.
- A painting of rocks, shells and insects is known as nature.A. bucketB. insectsC. riverD. sky
E. table
- Dewaxing is a process of removing wax inA. batik.B. carving.C. casting.D. moulding.
E. weaving.
Use the chart below to answer questions 58 to 60.
Yellow Blue Red
- The chart above represents the colours.A. analogousB. complementaryC. harmoniousD. primary
E. secondary
- The outcome of an equally proportional mixture of any two colours in the diagram above isA. complementary.B. neutral.C. primary.D. secondary.
E. tertiary.
- The mixture of red and blue will produceA. black.B. blue.C. brown.D. green.
E. purple.
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