age 1 of 60
WGU C105 Elementary Visual and Performing Arts
Methods Objective Assessment ACTUAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND VERIFIED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
What is Creative problem solving (CPS) ......ANSWER........the
process used to construct meaning and is at the core of the arts.
CPS is used to seek connections and synthesize diverse solutions
Critical thinking ......ANSWER........is a part of CPS. It is a focus of
the arts where quality is highly valued. In particular, critique is
used to analyze details and patterns, compile evidence, and
apply criteria to make judgments
,age 2 of 60
skills achieved through arts ......ANSWER........• Higher order
thinking such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, including critical
judgment
• Imagination and creativity focused deliberately on content and
quality end products
• Prudent risk taking and experimentation
• Teamwork that relies on collaborative problem solving
• Technological competencies
• Flexible thinking and an appreciation for diversity
• Self-discipline, persistence, and taking initiative
integrate reading to visual arts ......ANSWER........*Artwork is
"read" in a way similar to reading word-based print text.
,age 3 of 60
*The reader/viewer must first perceive the work as a whole and
then relate subordinate parts to discover relationships and
connections, along with important emphases.
*Making sense of any painting, sculpture, or artwork requires
coordinated use of higher order thinking skills (CPS), in the same
way CPS is used to understand traditional texts
integrate reading to drama/theater arts
......ANSWER........Comprehension of dramatic texts closely
parallels thinking to understand any written work and
performance is largely about interpretation of words using CPS.
Actors usually do a first read to derive big ideas in a script,
which entails visualizing the setting. They also zero in other
literary elements to create meaning, especially the conflict or
problem, which sets the plot in motion (rising and falling action,
, age 4 of 60
crisis, and climax). Actors read to analyze their characters'
motives and relationships to other characters and the plot
integrate reading to dance ......ANSWER........Viewing a dance
involves nearly the same comprehension strategies to those used
in reading traditional texts, that is, coordinated CPS thinking.
Dance compositions are created about the same themes and big
ideas that are at the core of the literary arts, again using CPS
integrate reading to music ......ANSWER........Reading a piece of
music is virtually identical to reading print text and includes
decoding symbols for the purpose of making sense. Reading
music notation requires reading ahead, determining phrases and
the overall structure, locating accents, interpreting symbols and
verbal indicators, and discriminating between the main and
subordinate ideas. Listening to music requires thinking, albeit
aesthetic-oriented thinking to comprehend or understand
WGU C105 Elementary Visual and Performing Arts
Methods Objective Assessment ACTUAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS BANK AND VERIFIED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
What is Creative problem solving (CPS) ......ANSWER........the
process used to construct meaning and is at the core of the arts.
CPS is used to seek connections and synthesize diverse solutions
Critical thinking ......ANSWER........is a part of CPS. It is a focus of
the arts where quality is highly valued. In particular, critique is
used to analyze details and patterns, compile evidence, and
apply criteria to make judgments
,age 2 of 60
skills achieved through arts ......ANSWER........• Higher order
thinking such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation, including critical
judgment
• Imagination and creativity focused deliberately on content and
quality end products
• Prudent risk taking and experimentation
• Teamwork that relies on collaborative problem solving
• Technological competencies
• Flexible thinking and an appreciation for diversity
• Self-discipline, persistence, and taking initiative
integrate reading to visual arts ......ANSWER........*Artwork is
"read" in a way similar to reading word-based print text.
,age 3 of 60
*The reader/viewer must first perceive the work as a whole and
then relate subordinate parts to discover relationships and
connections, along with important emphases.
*Making sense of any painting, sculpture, or artwork requires
coordinated use of higher order thinking skills (CPS), in the same
way CPS is used to understand traditional texts
integrate reading to drama/theater arts
......ANSWER........Comprehension of dramatic texts closely
parallels thinking to understand any written work and
performance is largely about interpretation of words using CPS.
Actors usually do a first read to derive big ideas in a script,
which entails visualizing the setting. They also zero in other
literary elements to create meaning, especially the conflict or
problem, which sets the plot in motion (rising and falling action,
, age 4 of 60
crisis, and climax). Actors read to analyze their characters'
motives and relationships to other characters and the plot
integrate reading to dance ......ANSWER........Viewing a dance
involves nearly the same comprehension strategies to those used
in reading traditional texts, that is, coordinated CPS thinking.
Dance compositions are created about the same themes and big
ideas that are at the core of the literary arts, again using CPS
integrate reading to music ......ANSWER........Reading a piece of
music is virtually identical to reading print text and includes
decoding symbols for the purpose of making sense. Reading
music notation requires reading ahead, determining phrases and
the overall structure, locating accents, interpreting symbols and
verbal indicators, and discriminating between the main and
subordinate ideas. Listening to music requires thinking, albeit
aesthetic-oriented thinking to comprehend or understand
