Here are free Primary 3 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 3 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. Drawing the things we see in nature is called ____ drawing.

(A) car    (B) machine    (C) nature    (D) building

2. Which of these is a natural object?

(A) tree    (B) chair    (C) bus    (D) pen

3. Which of these is man-made?

(A) leaf    (B) chair    (C) flower    (D) stone

4. Looking carefully at an object before drawing it is called ____.

(A) observing    (B) sleeping    (C) shouting    (D) running

5. Leaves, fruits and flowers are ____ objects.

(A) man-made    (B) plastic    (C) metal    (D) natural

6. The sun is usually drawn as a ____.

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

7. An egg has an ____ shape.

(A) square    (B) oval    (C) triangle    (D) star

8. A mountain is usually drawn like a ____.

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

9. Which of these are drawing materials?

(A) spoon and plate    (B) bucket and broom    (C) pencil and crayons    (D) shoe and sock

10. In a drawing, the sun is usually coloured ____.

(A) black    (B) yellow    (C) purple    (D) grey

11. Plants that produce flowers are called ____ plants.

(A) plastic    (B) dead    (C) flowering    (D) paper

12. The part of a plant that holds it firmly in the soil is the ____.

(A) flower    (B) leaf    (C) root    (D) fruit

13. The colourful part of a flowering plant is the ____.

(A) root    (B) stem    (C) soil    (D) flower

14. Which of these is a flowering plant?

(A) stone    (B) grass mat    (C) cement    (D) hibiscus

15. The sunflower is ____ in colour.

(A) blue    (B) black    (C) grey    (D) yellow

16. Leaves are usually ____ in colour.

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

17. We use crayons to ____ our drawings.

(A) tear    (B) wash    (C) cut    (D) colour

18. Before colouring, we first draw lightly with a ____.

(A) hammer    (B) spoon    (C) brush only    (D) pencil

19. A place where many flowers are grown is a ____.

(A) garden    (B) garage    (C) kitchen    (D) market

20. The part of a plant that holds up the flower is the ____.

(A) root    (B) soil    (C) seed    (D) stem

21. A line that goes up and down sharply, like the letter W, is a ____ line.

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

22. A line that bends gently is a ____ line.

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

23. A line that goes across from left to right is a ____ line.

(A) vertical    (B) diagonal    (C) dotted    (D) horizontal

24. A line that stands straight up and down is a ____ line.

(A) horizontal    (B) vertical    (C) wavy    (D) zigzag

25. A line made of small dots is a ____ line.

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

26. Repeating lines or shapes again and again makes a ____.

(A) mistake    (B) pattern    (C) noise    (D) story

27. A design drawn round the edge of a card is a ____.

(A) border    (B) centre    (C) title    (D) price

28. Squares, circles and triangles are ____ shapes.

(A) animal    (B) geometric    (C) plant    (D) food

29. Lines that look like waves on water are ____ lines.

(A) straight    (B) dotted    (C) wavy    (D) vertical

30. Line patterns can be used to decorate ____.

(A) greeting cards    (B) food    (C) water    (D) soup

31. A picture made using only lines is called ____.

(A) sculpture    (B) line art    (C) weaving    (D) pottery

32. Lines can be thin or ____.

(A) thick    (B) wet    (C) loud    (D) sweet

33. A slanting line is called a ____ line.

(A) horizontal    (B) diagonal    (C) vertical    (D) curved

34. When drawing a house with lines, the roof can be drawn as a ____.

(A) circle    (B) star    (C) oval    (D) triangle

35. Using different types of lines makes a drawing more ____.

(A) interesting    (B) boring    (C) dirty    (D) heavy

36. Adire cloth is made by the ____ people.

(A) Hausa    (B) Igbo    (C) Efik    (D) Yoruba

37. Aso-oke is a hand-woven cloth of the ____ people.

(A) Tiv    (B) Ijaw    (C) Yoruba    (D) Kanuri

38. When both sides of a design are the same, the design has ____.

(A) symmetry    (B) colour    (C) noise    (D) shadow

39. A strip of card used to mark the page in a book is a ____.

(A) envelope    (B) calendar    (C) bookmark    (D) ruler

40. Adire is a ____ cloth.

(A) tie-dye    (B) plastic    (C) paper    (D) leather

Section B: Theory Questions (40 marks)

Answer any FOUR questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. (a) What is nature drawing? Name FOUR natural objects. [5 marks]

(b) Give TWO differences between natural and man-made objects, with ONE example of each. [5 marks]

2. (a) Name the parts of a flowering plant. [5 marks]

(b) Name FOUR flowering plants. [5 marks]

3. (a) Draw and name FIVE types of lines. [5 marks]

(b) What is a pattern? Draw a simple border pattern using lines. [5 marks]

4. (a) Name FOUR materials used for drawing and colouring. [5 marks]

(b) What is symmetry? Give ONE example of something that is symmetrical. [5 marks]

5. Write the steps for drawing and colouring a flower. [10 marks]

6. Write the steps for making a bookmark with line designs. [10 marks]

Answer Key

Section A

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

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

Section B: Marking Guide

Question 1(a) [5 marks]

• Drawing things found in nature (2)
• Any four: tree, flower, leaf, fruit, sun, moon, cloud, mountain, river, animal (3)

Question 1(b) [5 marks]

• Natural objects are made by God/nature; man-made objects are made by people (2)
• Natural example, e.g. tree (1.5); man-made example, e.g. chair (1.5)

Question 2(a) [5 marks]

• Root, stem, leaf, flower, fruit (1 mark each)

Question 2(b) [5 marks]

• Any four: hibiscus, sunflower, rose, lily, bougainvillea, marigold (5 marks shared)

Question 3(a) [5 marks]

• Any five correctly drawn and named: straight, curved, zigzag, wavy, dotted, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, thick, thin (1 mark each)

Question 3(b) [5 marks]

• A design made by repeating lines or shapes (2)
• A neat border with a repeated line design (3)

Question 4(a) [5 marks]

• Any four: pencil, crayons, paper, eraser, colour pencils, paint, brush, sharpener (5 marks shared)

Question 4(b) [5 marks]

• When both halves of a design or object are the same (3)
• Any correct example, e.g. a butterfly, a leaf, the letter A (2)

Question 5 [10 marks]

• Look carefully at the flower (observe) (2)
• Draw lightly with a pencil: centre, petals, stem and leaves (3)
• Correct mistakes with an eraser (1)
• Colour the petals, stem and leaves with the right colours (2)
• Keep the drawing neat and clean (2)

Question 6 [10 marks]

• Materials: card or stiff paper, ruler, pencil, crayons/markers, scissors (2)
• Measure and cut a long strip of card (2)
• Draw different lines to make a pattern, e.g. zigzag, wavy, dotted (2)
• Colour the design neatly; a Nigerian pattern like Adire may be used (2)
• Make both sides match for symmetry and use it to mark a book page (2)

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

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