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Mastering Cultural and Creative Arts: Essential Questions for BECE Exam Success
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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