CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ABAKALIKI
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2024/2025 MOCK EXAMINATION FOR SS 3
SUBJECT: VISUAL ART TIME: 2HRS
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (30 Marks)
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions in this section. Each question carries
½ marks.
In this section, choose from options lettered A- D, the answer to the question and write
the Alphabet that bears the correct answer.
1. An artist who specializes in book illustration, poster designs and advertising is
referred to as_____ (a) illustrator (b) an advertiser (c) a graphic artist (d) a designer.
2. An artist who specializes in wood work is ____________. (a) a carver (b) a sculptor
(c) a carpenter (d) a designer.
3. Charcoal or pencil drawing is better protected from smudging by use of__________.
(a) Glazes (b) fixative (c) chemical (d) museum.
4. A bag used for keeping two dimensional art works and materials is called
(a)portfolio (b) a briefcase (c) Artist's bag (d) a gallery.
5. Mixed media in arts is____________. (a) producing different works of art in
different works (b) producing different works of art (c) combining different
materials in producing a work of art (d) creating identical works of art.
6. Scrapper, foam or sponge and spatulas are_________ tools, (a) sculptors (b) carvers
(c) painters (d) potters.
7. Which of the following tools are suitable for stone carving? (a) chisel, mallet and
hammer (b) knife, adze and axe (c) chisel, hammer and rasp file (d) chisel, cutlass
and axes (d) chisel, hammer and rasp file.
8. Visual art can be divided into two,__________and__________. (a) Textile and
Batik (b) Graphics and Ceramics (c) painting and drawing (d) fine and applied art.
9. In Sculpture, plaster of paris is used for______. (a) casting (b) plastering (c) washing
(d)kneading.
10. A rough outlined drawing or painting is known as a_____________, (a) Thin
painting (b) Sketch (c) Study (d) Still life
11. The items used in making things in art is called (a) poster {b) materials (c) sculptor
(d) spatula.
12. Heavy machines needed for particular purposes are referred to as__________.
(a)items (b) potters (c) equipment (d) tools.
13. Tools means________ used for a particular tassel, (a) Device or implement (b) items
(c) materials (d) machines.
14. Fabric, dye, caustic soda and wax are materials used in (a) Graphics (b) Textiles
(c)Ceramics (d) Craft.
15. Brush is used for___. (a) applying nails (b) cutting (c) apply colour or paint
(d)carving.
16. Barktey, charcoal, paper and crayon are used for_________. (a) Drawing
(b)moulding (c) carving (d) sculptor.
17. Easel and board are equipments used in _______ (a) painting (b) moulding
(c)carving (d) sculptor.
18. Things that make up works of art are called_________ of art. (a) Principles
(b)Element (c) balance (d) shape.
19. Distance between two dots or points is called__________(a) Element (b) line
(c)balance (d) shape.
20. Triangle, square and circle are examples of__________ (a) shade (b) line (c) form
(d) shape.
21. Structural and Rhythmic are two types of________ (a) form (b) proportion (c) line
(d) values.
22. The principle that is concerned with the anka that attracts attention most is_______.
(a) value (b) proportion (c) balance (d) dominance.
23. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical are the two types of____________. (a) form (b) line
(c) balance (d) texture.
24. The white pigment quality of an object that causes sensation to the eyes and reflects
beauty is called__________. (a) colour (b) form (c) dominance (d) clay.
25. Another name for spectrum is_________. (a) prism (b) violet (c) rainbow (d) white
light
26. Rainbow contains __________colours. (a)5 (b)7 (c)14 (d)18.
27. Colour wheel that contains all these classes of colour on works of art is called_____.
(a) colour application (b) mulching (c) sculptor (d) mixing.
28. The different methods or ways of laying colours on works of art is called_________
(a) colour app (a) colour application (b) mulching (c) sculptor (d) mixing.
29. Colour wheel that contains all the classes of colour is_______in number, (a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 12 (d)19.
30. The treatment of light and shade is called __________. (a) chiaroscuro (b) lightening
(c) rainbow (d) flaming.
31. Thick application of colours or pigment is called_______. (a) pigmentation
(b)impasto (c) carving (d) colour.
32. A drawing is regarded as proportional when__________. (a) colour are carefully
applied (b) all lines neatly drawn (c) all parts are properly related (d) when dark
tones are evenly distributed.
33. The word "Torso" means (a) the head arms and legs (b) the trunk and head (c) the
head only (d) the body without head and limbs
34. Light and shade are used in drawing or painting purposely to show_____________.
(a) proportion (b) skill (c) solidity (d) beauty
35. In drawing, modeling means to achieve___________. (a) depth (b) solidity (c) pastel
(d) spaciousness
36. The nearest place to the Artist/painter in his composition is______ (a) Baseline
(b)picture plane (c) Horizon (d) foreground
37. When light falls directly overhead an object, the shadow cast will be ____________
(a) model to the right (b) in the middle (c) underneath (d) to the left
38. Drawing from human model is known as_____________drawing, (a) still-life
drawing (b) model (c) life size (d) life
39. The application of perspective in landscape drawing brings out the visual feeling of
(a) depth and solidity (b) depth and distance (c) form and solidity (d) texture and
distance
40. Parallel perspective in the real sense of it has____________. (a) one vanishing point
(b) two vanishing points (c) no vanishing point (d) three vanishing point
41. Another technique in art, closely related to shortening in creating depth and distance
in drawing and painting is (a) portraiture (b) life drawing (c) perspective
(d) scale.
42. The word "Art" is best described as__________. (a) painting and drawing (b) ability
to mix colour (c) the creative expression of our thought (d) ability to sing very well.
43. Which of these materials are suitable for painting? (a) water colour and starch (b)
paper and biro (c) crayon and pencil (d) poster colour and brush.
44. One who creates figures or status in clay, cement or stone is called _____________
(a) a creator (b) a sculptor (c) a potter (d) painter
45. In object drawing, an artist develops skill in drawing well in (a) painting
(b)observing (c) shading (d) design.
46. The main function of an easel in painting is__________. (a) to hold the painting in
place while working (b) for mixing colours (c) for display purposes (d) for
determining the size of the work.
47. The major similarity in textiles, graphics and ceramics is that they are all_________.
(a) Arts on paper (b) three dimensional arts (c) for aesthetic value only (d) functional
arts
48. Which of the following is not used as an instrument for drawing______________?
(a) squeegee (b) pen (c) tainting (d) charcoal.
49. Photography can be classified under________. (a) fine art (b) applied art (c) liberal
art (d) Non-visual art.
50. Brush is to painting as________is to sculpture, (a) pencil (b) ink (c) spatula
(d)palette
51. A person who designs ceramic ware is a_________. (a) painter (b) Graphic designer
(c) Ware designer (d) ceramist
52. A technique where painting is done in very thick layers of colours is called_______.
(a) impasto (b) tempera (c) frescoes (d) thick painting.
53. One of the first stages in painting is (a) sketching (b) priming (c) wash (d) mounting
on the board.
54. A garden circle above the heads of sacred figures in painting is__________. (a) Hole
(b) Holla (c) Hello (d.) Halo.
55. A support used by painters at work is called_______. (a) Drawing board (b) Donkey
(c) Table (d) Easel.
56. Another name for imaginative composition is________ (a) pictorial illustration from
memory by drawing (b) out door scenes (c) painting scenes from nature (d) drawing
from natures.
57. A colour that is pure, bright and free from neutralizing agent is said to be_________.
(a) Saturated (b) Neutral (c) Concentrated (d) Subdued.
58. Repeat order in patter making includes_____________(a) single repeat, straight
repeat, curved repeat (b) Diamond repeat, curved repeat, half drop repeat (c) Simple
repeat, mirror repeat, half drop repeat (d) Checkers board repeat, mirror repeat,
straight repeat.
59. Textile designers make the most use of this principle of____________. (a) Emphasis
(b) proportion (c) Repetition (d) Registration.
60. Picture on a poster or book jacket is called (a) illustration (b) lettering (c)photograph
(d) design
SECTIONS: THEORY (40 Marks)
Answer any FOUR questions only from this section. Each question carries equal
marks.
1. Write a short note on Ashanti Arts.
2. Write short note on moth.
3. List out the elements of art and principles of art,
4. Explain the difference between motif and pattern.
5. Discuss the methods of tying fabric in tie - dye.
6. What is the difference between drawing and painting?
7a. Explain what is craft (or handcraft).
b. What factors influence the choice of local crafts in your school?
c. Name six local crafts practiced in your locality.
8. What is Art appreciation?
9a. Define Sculpture.
b. Describe the relationship between sculpture and clamp.
10a. What is graphic?
b. What is the main purpose of graphic design?
