LSP1501 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2024

This document contains workings, explanations and solutions to the LSP1501 Assignment 2 (QUALITY ANSWERS) 2024. For assistance call or us on 0.6.8..8.1.2..0.9.3.4..... QUESTION 1 In a Performing Arts class, which one of the following options is most suitable for a warm-up activity? A. All children run around until the teacher shouts “freeze”, then all must freeze on the spot. B. Pretend you are lying in your bed and you have just woken up. Stretch out your legs, then slowly stretch out you arms. The slowly lift your upper body from the bed and stretch your arms out as if to touch the ceiling. C. Pretend you are the sun and after a long day of shining hot on the earth, you are slowly shrinking until eventually you are one with the horizon. D. Run on the spot for 10 minutes. QUESTION 2 Based on the image, which area of development is mainly facilitated in this activity? A. Fine motor skills B. Crossing the midline and laterality C. Gross motor skills D. Eye-hand coordination QUESTION 3 The following aspects should be kept in mind when developing a performing arts lesson plan. Choose the option that is INCORRECT. A. resources required B. developmental level of learners C. show and tell learning approach D. outcomes to be met by the learner QUESTION 4 An appropriate action song to use in the warm up is ... A. Baa, baa, black sheep B. Five little ducks went out one day C. Hickory dickory D. Head shoulders knees and toes QUESTION 5 Which of the following instruments can be used to teach pitch? A. Bottles filled with water at different levels B. Tambourine C. Triangle D. Shakers QUESTION 6 You are organising your class to play in a percussion band. Playing in a percussion band will improve: A. A, B and C B. B and C C. A, B, C and D D. A and C QUESTION 7 Which one of the following is a social skill you can observe and assess during a performing arts lesson? A. demonstrating understanding of the sequence and order of events B. demonstrating the ability to take risks and explore new ideas and different ways of doing things C. respecting the ideas of others in a group setting and patiently waiting for a turn D. demonstrating the ability to move the body parts creatively QUESTION 8 All young children exhibit musical intelligence, often before any other kind of intelligence. Select one: A. TRUE B. FALSE QUESTION 9 Music facilitates the development of mathematical skills. Select one: A. True B. False QUESTION 10 In a Performing Arts class, which one of the following options are most suitable for a cooling down exercise? A. Pretend you are an ice-cream on a hot summer day and you are slowly starting to melt until what is left of you is on the ground. B. Pretend you are popcorn in a hot pot starting to pop. C. Pretend you are a little seed buried under the ground, and slowly you start to grow, first breaking through the ground, and then stretching upwards towards the sun. D. Pretend you are a little seed buried under the ground, and slowly you start to grow, first breaking through the ground, and then stretching upwards towards the sun. QUESTION 11 Learning letters and sounds by singing the alphabet song is an example of A. Learning from music B. Learning with music C. Learning about music. D. Learning through music QUESTION 12 Which word best describes the tempo of the beat below? A. Arrhythmic B. Fast C. Accented D. slow QUESTION 13 Decide which sequence of animal names best represents the following musical notation: A. monkey, pig, grasshopper B. cow, chicken, chicken, cow C. elephant, cow, dog D. grasshopper, dog, dog, dog QUESTION 14 Which of the following activities are NOT examples of Performing arts activities? A. Building puzzles B. Obstacle course C. Drawing and paintin D. Sand play A. Only C is correct. B. All of the options are correct. C. All of the options are incorrect. D. Only A, C and D are correct. QUESTION 15 Performing arts lessons follow ____. A. a product-based approach. B. a process-based approach. C. an unstructured approach. D. a free-play approach. QUESTION 16 Indicate if the statement below is TRUE or FALSE. Grade R learners should be able to distinguish between the sounds of different instruments and different vocal sounds. Select one: • True • False QUESTION 17 You are teaching accented beat to Grade 2 learners. You play a musical clip with a 4/4 time. Each learner has a ball and must bounce the ball only on the accented beat. You notice that a few learners are constantly running after their balls without managing to bounce the ball to the beat. After you have assessed the situation for a while, you came to the conclusion that the learners… A. are just naughty and enjoy disrupting the class. B. lack listening skills C. struggle because of poor eye-hand coordination. D. do not understand what an accented beat is. QUESTION 18 Your Performing Art lessons have not been very successful, as learners seem to be disconnected and simply do not display any enthusiasm. What seems to be the most obvious mistake you make? A. You don’t have enough resources and learners must take turns. B. You make the learners repeat the activities until they get it right. C. You use familiar stories with themes learners are familiar with. D. You use home-made resources from recycled material. QUESTION 19 You are teaching musical notation to your grade 3 learners. What animal name would you use to teach the musical value of the following note? A. Elephant B. Monkey C. Dog D. alligator QUESTION 20 You are a Foundation Phase teacher in a poorly resourced school. You decided to be creative and make your own musical instruments. You filled empty bottles with rice and/or grain to use as shakers. You collected bottle tops and strung a few together also to be used as shakers. You collected sticks an empty coffee tins with plastic lids to be used as home-made drums. These instruments you have improvised are examples of… A. non-melodic percussion instruments. B. woodwind instruments. C. body percussion. D. melodic percussion instruments. QUESTION 1 You are teaching musical notation to your grade 3 learners. What animal name would you use to teach the musical value of the following note? Symbol A. elephant B. monkey C. dog D. alligator QUESTION 2 You are a Foundation Phase teacher in a poorly resourced school. You decided to be creative and make your own musical instruments. You filled empty bottles with rice and/or grain to use as shakers. You collected bottle tops and strung a few together also to be used as shakers. You collected sticks and empty coffee tins with plastic lids to be used as home-made drums. These instruments you have improvised are examples of… A. non-melodic percussion instruments. B. woodwind instruments. C. body percussion. D. melodic percussion instruments. QUESTION 3 Decide which sequence of animal names best represents the following musical notation: Standing first "Crotshet symbol" standing second "Beam note symbol", Third standing "Beam note symbol" Fourth symbol " Crotchet" symbol • monkey, pig, grasshopper • cow, chicken, chicken, cow • elephant, cow, dog • grasshopper, dog, dog, dog QUESTION 4 Which of the following activities are NOT examples of Performing arts activities? A. Building puzzles B. Obstacle course C. Drawing and painting D. Sand play A. Only C is correct. B. All of the options are correct. C. All of the options are incorrect D. Only A, C and D are correct. QUESTION 5 Indicate if the statement below is TRUE or FALSE. Grade R learners should be able to distinguish between the sounds of different instruments and different vocal sounds. Select one: A. True B. False QUESTION 6 You are teaching accented beat to Grade 2 learners. You play a musical clip with a 4/4 time. Each learner has a ball and must bounce the ball only on the accented beat. You notice that a few learners are constantly running after their balls without managing to bounce the ball to the beat. After you have assessed the situation for a while, you came to the conclusion that the learners… A. are just naughty and enjoy disrupting the class. B. lack listening skills. C. struggle because of poor eye-hand coordination. D. do not understand what an accented beat is QUESTION 7 Your Performing Art lessons have not been very successful, as learners seem to be disconnected and simply do not display any enthusiasm. What seems to be the most obvious mistake you make? A. You don’t have enough resources and learners must take turns. B. You make the learners repeat the activities until they get it right. C. You use familiar stories with themes learners are familiar with. D. You use home-made resources from recycled material. QUESTION 8 You are a Foundation Phase teacher in a poorly resourced school. You decided to be creative and make your own musical instruments. You filled empty bottles with rice and/or grain to use as shakers. You collected bottle tops and strung a few together also to be used as shakers. You collected sticks and empty coffee tins with plastic lids to be used as home-made drums. These instruments you have improvised are examples of… A. non-melodic percussion instruments. B. woodwind instruments. C. body percussion. D. melodic percussion instruments. QUESTION 9 You are teaching a Performing Arts lesson in your classroom. You have moved the furniture to the sides and the back of the classroom and requested all 37 learners to engage in the warm-up exercises. Suddenly a fight breaks out. Considering the context provided, what is most likely the reason for the fight? Boys will be boys and they like to shove each other around. A. The classroom does not provide sufficient space for learners to move freely within their own personal space. B. One learner tried to correct another learner who is not doing the warm-up exercise properly. The learners lack discipline. C. Performing art activities help learners to develop control over their small and large muscles. Which one of the following activities will not develop small and large muscle control? D. learning an action song dancing a gumboot dance playing in a percussion band listening activity to discriminate between different sounds. QUESTION 10 Performing arts develop which of the following cognitive skills? A. learns to conform to what is expected in class B. sharing of thoughts and emotions C. share attention and work together as a group D. pattern building, sequencing, auditory discrimination skills and rhyme making QUESTION 11 Imitating a baby bird emerging from an egg shell is an example of A. An unstructured activity B. A cooling down activity C. A warming up activity D. Free-play QUESTION 12 You are dramatising Goldilocks and the three bears with your Grade R learners. You are putting much emphasis on words like big and small, biggest and smallest, cold and hot, hard and soft. In doing so, you are integrating the dramatic play with: A. science concepts B. visual art life skills C. personal well-being D. mathematical concepts QUESTION 13 Indicate if the statement below is either TRUE or FALSE A triangle is not an example of a non- melodic metal instrument. A. True B. False QUESTION 14 Ms Msondo is a Grade 2 teacher. She is planning her Performing Art lessons for the year and has prepared a number of plays that her learners will need to perform. Every play has its own dialogue that the learners would need to learn as the learners will perform the plays in front of the rest of the Foundation Phase learners. Against this background, choose the option that is most correct. A. Ms Masondo is following the drama-in-education approach. B. According to the CAPS Life Skills for the Foundation Phase, the Theatre-in-Education approach forms the basis for dramatic play in the Foundation Phase. C. The learning process implied is experiential. D. Ms Masondo is following the theatre-in-education approach. QUESTION 15 Ms Msondo is a Grade 2 teacher. She is planning her Performing Art lessons for the year and has prepared a number of plays that her learners will need to perform. Every play has its own dialogue that the learners would need to learn as the learners will perform the plays in front of the rest of the Foundation Phase learners. Against this background, choose the option that is most correct. A. Ms Masondo is following the drama-in-education approach. B. According to the CAPS Life Skills for the Foundation Phase, the Theatre-in-Education approach forms the basis for dramatic play in the Foundation Phase. C. The learning process implied is experiential. D. Ms Masondo is following the theatre-in-education approach. QUESTION 16 Select the correct word to complete the sentence. Dance is a form of creative movement. QUESTION 17 After your performing arts lesson, you struggle to get learners calm and focused so that they can start working on their Maths. Your colleagues offer some advice. Which advice seems best to ignore? A. Playing soft soothing music in the background will create a calming atmosphere. B. You should probably schedule your Maths lessons for early in the day and leave your Performing Art lessons for last C. You should conclude your lesson with a cooling down exercise. QUESTION 18 Indicate if the statement below is either TRUE or FALSE A pitch is the arrangement of high and low notes to form a tune (melody). A. True B. False QUESTION 19 A teacher should not assume that all learners will know how to create their own stories. To assist learners, which one of the following should the teacher NOT DO? A. Provide the storyline and let learners replay it until they get it right. B. Assume a role in the action and lead from within. C. Lead learners into improvised action through stories and songs. D. Provide scenarios that will require problem solving and lead discussions where learners can explore different solutions. QUESTION 20 Which activity below is an example of jete? Relaxing your body from your toes, all the way through to your head. A. Locomotor movements such as jumping, skipping and gliding. B. Non-locomotor movements such as swaying, stretching and twisting Mime QUESTION 21 Indicate if the statement below is either TRUE or FALSE. The aim of drama in education is to assess how well learners have memorised their roles. A. True B. False QUESTION 22 Indicate if the statement below is either TRUE or FALSE. Allowing for creativity and imagination means that your performing arts lessons are unplanned and unstructured. A. True B. False QUESTION 23 Imagine you are a lego man, being built from the feet upwards to the head”, is an example of . A. A conclusion B. A warm-up activity C. An introduction D. sensory awareness and recall QUESTION 24 Which one of the following is an unstructured movement activity most suitable for you Performing Arts lesson? A. You can be any animal you like. Show me how you would move when you are injured and trying to get away from a predator. B. Learners playing outside on the playground Pretend you are an eagle. C. Show me how you fly. D. Show me how you would move if you were a lion stalking a buck. QUESTION 25 Your musical lesson focus on pitch. You play a series of notes to learners and on a pre-prepared worksheet, learners must indicate the pitch for each sound. This exercise allows you to develop and improve the learners’… A. eye-hand coordination. B. auditory discrimination skills. C. laterality. D. visual discrimination skills.