Visual Arts Questions and Answers - Grade 7 End Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 1

QUESTIONS

1. Visual Arts is one of the four categories of the Arts. Identify the other three categories of the Arts. (3 marks)
2. Give two reasons why it is important to study Visual Arts. (2 marks)
3. Which category of art is shown in the photograph? (1 mark)
   
4. Emily and her group were tasked to research and make a presentation on careers related to the arts. Identify three areas from which they would obtain information during their research. (3 marks)
5. Mention any two careers associated with the study of Visual Arts. (3 marks)

Study the following pictures and answer questions 6 and 7.

6. Identify the picture that shows:
   
   1. A 2D artwork. (1 mark)
   2. A 3D artwork. (1 mark)
7. Write the difference between a 2D art and a 3D art. (2 marks)
8. What is one-point perspective? (1 mark)
9. Mention any three components of perspective. (3 marks)
10. Give two reasons why perspective is used in an artwork. (2 mark)
11. Mention one point to consider when setting up a still life composition of forms in perspective? (1 mark)
12. Identify any three factors considered when drawing a still-life composition in one-point perspective? (3 marks)

Study the picture below and answer questions 13 and 14.

13. Identify the view that it has been drawn from. (1 mark)
14. Identify the lines marked A and B. (2 marks)
15. Explain the following terms as used in perspective. (2 marks)
    1. Eye view
    2. Vanishing point
16. Why do you overlap forms when drawing them in a one-point perspective still-life composition? (1 mark)
17. What is a colour wheel? (1 mark)
18.  What are the three properties of colour? (3 marks)
19. What are analogous colours? (1 mark)
20. Mention two examples of analogous colours. (2 marks)
21.  
    1. What are complementary colours? (1 mark)
    2. What is the other name for complementary colours? (1 mark)
    3. Mention two examples of complementary colours. (2 marks)
22. Distinguish between intensity and value. (2 marks)
23. Explain the term 'hue' as used in painting. (1 mark)
24. How do you obtain chromatic grey? (2 marks)
25. Mention two materials and tools used when painting a gradation strip. (2 marks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. Applied Arts, Performing Arts
2.  
   1. Helps to appreciate beauty around us.
   2. Helps to create therapeutic Items for leisure.
3. Performing Arts
4.  
   1. Resource persons
   2. Reading books on visual arts.
5. Advertising, Computer Graphics,
6.  
   1. Painting.
   2. Basket.
7. A two dimensional (2D) artwork is a flat drawing that uses the horizontal and vertical dimensions. Three dimensional (3D) artworks add the depth dimension. to a flat drawing.
8. One-point perspective is a type of linear perspective where projected lines meet at one vanishing point on the horizon. 
9. Horizon, projection also called converging lines, vanishing point and eye view
10.  
    1. To create the illusion of distance and depth.
    2. To represent 3D forms on a 2D surface.
11.  
    1. Ensure that the forms are geometrical such as cube or cuboid shaped.
    2. The forms should be arranged to create overlaps.
12.  
    1. capture the correct shape and forms of the objects,
    2. capture the objects in normal. eye-view,
    3. use lines to draw the shapes of the forms. Draw the forms freehand,
13. Worm's eye view
14. A-Horizon
    B-Converging lines
15.  
    1. The position from which an object is viewed.
    2. A point on the hortzon on which the converging lines meet when projected from a form.
16. To create the illusion of depth and distance
17. A chart showing the various categories of colours and how they are obtained
18. Hue, value and intensity
19. These are colours that share a common primary colour and are found next to each other on the colour wheel.
20.  
    1. Blue analogous colours- blue, purple, green, red purple, blue purple, yellow green and blue green.
    2. Red analogous colours- red, purple, orange, blue purple, red purple, red orange, yellow orange.
    3. Yellow analogous colours-yellow, green, orange, yellow green, blue green, yellow orange, red orange.
21.  
    1. These are colours found opposite each other on the colour wheel.
    2. Contrasting colours
    3. Red and green Yellow and violet (purple) Blue and orange
22. Intensity is the purity of a colour while value is the lightness or darkness of a colour in the presence of light.
23. Hue is the colour name for example red, blue and yellow are hues.
24. By mixing the primary colours in equal amounts Red+ Blue+ Yellow = Chromatic grey
25. Paint, paint brushes, palette