Here are free Primary 1 Cultural and Creative Arts first term exam questions and answers for teachers, parents and pupils. The questions follow the NERDC first term scheme of work, and the answers are at the bottom of this page.

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Primary 1 Cultural and Creative Arts First Term Examination

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes  |  Total: 60 marks

Section A: Objective Questions (20 marks)

Choose the correct answer from the options A to D. Each question carries ½ mark.

1. Art is making ____ things.

(A) dirty    (B) broken    (C) beautiful    (D) noisy

2. Which of these is a type of art?

(A) drawing    (B) sleeping    (C) eating    (D) running

3. Which of these is an art material?

(A) spoon    (B) plate    (C) crayon    (D) shoe

4. We use a ____ to paint.

(A) brush    (B) spoon    (C) cup    (D) stone

5. Art helps us to show our ____.

(A) feelings    (B) teeth    (C) shoes    (D) money

6. Making free lines on paper is called ____.

(A) folding    (B) cutting    (C) scribbling    (D) pasting

7. A line that goes up and down like this /\/\/ is a ____ line.

(A) straight    (B) zigzag    (C) curved    (D) dotted

8. A line like the edge of a ruler is a ____ line.

(A) curved    (B) zigzag    (C) broken    (D) straight

9. A shape that is round is a ____.

(A) square    (B) circle    (C) triangle    (D) rectangle

10. Joining dots with lines helps us to form ____.

(A) sounds    (B) pictures    (C) food    (D) music

11. We can decorate letters with ____.

(A) water    (B) sand    (C) stones    (D) colours

12. A picture made by sticking pieces of paper is called a ____.

(A) song    (B) collage    (C) drum    (D) dance

13. Drawing letters beautifully is called ____ writing.

(A) fast    (B) dirty    (C) artistic    (D) rough

14. Repeating shapes, letters or numbers makes a ____.

(A) noise    (B) mess    (C) hole    (D) pattern

15. When colouring an outline, we should stay ____ the lines.

(A) outside    (B) on top of    (C) away from    (D) inside

16. The three primary colours are red, blue and ____.

(A) green    (B) yellow    (C) orange    (D) purple

17. Green, orange and purple are ____ colours.

(A) primary    (B) black    (C) white    (D) secondary

18. The colour of the sky is ____.

(A) red    (B) blue    (C) black    (D) brown

19. The colour of grass is ____.

(A) red    (B) orange    (C) green    (D) pink

20. The colour of the sun is ____.

(A) blue    (B) green    (C) yellow    (D) purple

21. Red + yellow = ____

(A) green    (B) orange    (C) purple    (D) blue

22. Blue + yellow = ____

(A) orange    (B) purple    (C) red    (D) green

23. Red + blue = ____

(A) purple    (B) orange    (C) green    (D) yellow

24. Mixing two primary colours gives a ____ colour.

(A) primary    (B) secondary    (C) white    (D) black

25. A chart that shows different colours is a ____ chart.

(A) colour    (B) food    (C) name    (D) time

26. Making things with our hands is called ____.

(A) sleeping    (B) running    (C) crafts    (D) singing

27. Which of these is a craft?

(A) sleeping    (B) shouting    (C) running    (D) clay modelling

28. We use ____ to cut paper.

(A) scissors    (B) glue    (C) crayons    (D) clay

29. We use ____ to stick paper together.

(A) scissors    (B) water    (C) sand    (D) glue

30. We should use scissors ____.

(A) to play    (B) to fight    (C) while running    (D) carefully

31. Folding paper into two equal parts gives us ____.

(A) halves    (B) quarters    (C) thirds    (D) tens

32. A chain made from paper loops is a paper ____.

(A) chain    (B) boat    (C) cup    (D) shoe

33. Tearing paper and pasting it can make a ____.

(A) song    (B) sound    (C) picture    (D) food

34. A card we give on someone’s birthday is a ____ card.

(A) report    (B) bank    (C) greeting    (D) sim

35. Folding paper into four equal parts gives us ____.

(A) quarters    (B) halves    (C) tens    (D) fives

36. Decorating means making things ____.

(A) ugly    (B) dirty    (C) broken    (D) beautiful

37. A tag with your name on it is a ____ tag.

(A) price    (B) name    (C) bag    (D) car

38. We can make flowers from ____.

(A) paper    (B) stones    (C) water    (D) sand

39. Dots, lines and shapes can be used to make ____ for decoration.

(A) noise    (B) patterns    (C) food    (D) rain

40. We can decorate our classroom with ____.

(A) rubbish    (B) mud    (C) artworks    (D) broken chairs

Section B: Theory Questions (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. (a) What is art? Name THREE types of art. [5 marks]

(b) Name FIVE art materials. [5 marks]

2. (a) Draw these lines: (i) straight line (ii) curved line (iii) zigzag line [5 marks]

(b) Draw and name THREE shapes. [5 marks]

3. (a) Name the THREE primary colours and the THREE secondary colours. [5 marks]

(b) Complete: (i) red + yellow = ____ (ii) blue + yellow = ____ (iii) red + blue = ____ [5 marks]

4. (a) What are crafts? Name TWO types of crafts. [5 marks]

(b) Write TWO ways to use scissors safely. [5 marks]

5. Write the name of your favourite colour, and name FIVE things in our environment and their colours. [10 marks]

6. Write the steps to make a simple greeting card with paper. [10 marks]

Answer Key

Section A

1. C	2. A	3. C	4. A	5. A	6. C	7. B	8. D	9. B	10. B
11. D	12. B	13. C	14. D	15. D	16. B	17. D	18. B	19. C	20. C
21. B	22. D	23. A	24. B	25. A	26. C	27. D	28. A	29. D	30. D
31. A	32. A	33. C	34. C	35. A	36. D	37. B	38. A	39. B	40. C

Give ½ mark for each correct answer (20 marks).

Section B: Marking Guide

Question 1(a) [5 marks]

• Art is making beautiful things (2)
• Any three: drawing, painting, colouring, crafts (3)

Question 1(b) [5 marks]

• Any five: pencil, crayon, colours, paper, brush, eraser, glue, scissors (1 mark each)

Question 2(a) [5 marks]

• Correct straight line (1.5); curved line (1.5); zigzag line (2)

Question 2(b) [5 marks]

• Any three correct shapes with names, e.g. circle, square, triangle (5 marks shared)

Question 3(a) [5 marks]

• Primary: red, blue, yellow (2.5)
• Secondary: green, orange, purple (2.5)

Question 3(b) [5 marks]

• (i) orange (ii) green (iii) purple (5 marks shared)

Question 4(a) [5 marks]

• Crafts are things we make with our hands (3)
• Any two: paper crafts, clay modelling, bead work (2)

Question 4(b) [5 marks]

• Any two: cut carefully; do not run with scissors; point them down; hand them over by the handle; use them only for cutting paper (2.5 each)

Question 5 [10 marks]

• Favourite colour (any) (1)
• Any five things with correct colours, e.g. sky – blue, grass – green, sun – yellow, milk – white, blood – red (about 2 marks each, 9)

Question 6 [10 marks]

• Fold the paper into halves (2)
• Draw or paste a picture on the front (2)
• Colour and decorate it (2)
• Write a message inside (2)
• Write the name of the person and give it to them (2)

Accept other correct answers written in the pupil’s own words.

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