WGU D695 ELEMENTARY FINE ARTS
METHODS MASTERY TEST QUESTIONS
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1. According to Viktor Lowenfeld’s stages of artistic development, in which stage do children
begin to develop a ‘schema’ or a repetitive symbol for a person or object?
A. Schematic Stage
B. Preschematic Stage
C. Scribble Stage
D. Dawning Realism Stage
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the Schematic Stage (ages 7-9), children develop a definite
symbol for objects which they repeat. The Preschematic stage involves the first
representational attempts, but they are not yet consistent schemas.
2. When implementing the Orff-Schulwerk approach in a music classroom, what is the
primary emphasis?
A. Mathematical precision in reading sheet music.
B. Rigorous training in operatic vocal techniques.
,C. Combining movement, speech, and percussion instruments.
D. Exclusive use of digital synthesizers for composition.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Orff-Schulwerk approach focuses on the ‘elemental’ nature
of music, integrating movement, speech, and play with melodic percussion instruments like
xylophones.
3. In the context of dance, which element of the BASTE framework refers to the force or
weight with which a movement is performed?
A. Space
B. Time
C. Energy
D. Action
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Energy (or Effort) describes how a movement is performed,
involving concepts like tension, flow, force, and weight.
4. Which instructional strategy involves students holding a still, silent pose to represent a
scene or a concept in theater?
A. Reader’s Theater
B. Tableau Vivant
, C. Improvisational Monologue
D. Pantomime Walk
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Tableau Vivant (Living Picture) is a technique where students
use their bodies to create a still image representing a moment in time or an idea.
5. Which component of Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) focuses on the nature and
value of art, asking questions like ‘What is art?’
A. Art Production
B. Aesthetics
C. Art Criticism
D. Art History
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature
of beauty and art, as well as the criteria for artistic judgment.
6. A teacher asks students to identify the ‘negative space’ in a sculpture. What are the
students looking for?
A. The solid material of the sculpture itself.
B. The shadows cast by the sculpture.
C. The most unattractive part of the artwork.
METHODS MASTERY TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR - JUST RELEASED
1. According to Viktor Lowenfeld’s stages of artistic development, in which stage do children
begin to develop a ‘schema’ or a repetitive symbol for a person or object?
A. Schematic Stage
B. Preschematic Stage
C. Scribble Stage
D. Dawning Realism Stage
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: In the Schematic Stage (ages 7-9), children develop a definite
symbol for objects which they repeat. The Preschematic stage involves the first
representational attempts, but they are not yet consistent schemas.
2. When implementing the Orff-Schulwerk approach in a music classroom, what is the
primary emphasis?
A. Mathematical precision in reading sheet music.
B. Rigorous training in operatic vocal techniques.
,C. Combining movement, speech, and percussion instruments.
D. Exclusive use of digital synthesizers for composition.
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: The Orff-Schulwerk approach focuses on the ‘elemental’ nature
of music, integrating movement, speech, and play with melodic percussion instruments like
xylophones.
3. In the context of dance, which element of the BASTE framework refers to the force or
weight with which a movement is performed?
A. Space
B. Time
C. Energy
D. Action
Answer: C
Conceptual Explanation: Energy (or Effort) describes how a movement is performed,
involving concepts like tension, flow, force, and weight.
4. Which instructional strategy involves students holding a still, silent pose to represent a
scene or a concept in theater?
A. Reader’s Theater
B. Tableau Vivant
, C. Improvisational Monologue
D. Pantomime Walk
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Tableau Vivant (Living Picture) is a technique where students
use their bodies to create a still image representing a moment in time or an idea.
5. Which component of Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) focuses on the nature and
value of art, asking questions like ‘What is art?’
A. Art Production
B. Aesthetics
C. Art Criticism
D. Art History
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature
of beauty and art, as well as the criteria for artistic judgment.
6. A teacher asks students to identify the ‘negative space’ in a sculpture. What are the
students looking for?
A. The solid material of the sculpture itself.
B. The shadows cast by the sculpture.
C. The most unattractive part of the artwork.
