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,ICA1501 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2025 MCQ EXAM
Question 1
The four forms of creative arts are …
1. Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Sculpture
2. Music, Dance, Drama, Sculpture
3. Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music
4. Drama, Dance, Music, Crafts
Explanation: The Creative Arts subject is made up of Visual Arts, Dance,
Drama, and Music.
Question 2
The roles of a competent creative arts teacher include the role of …
1. Designer, artist, singer and performer
2. Leader, developer, singer and designer
3. Curriculum developer, designer and singer
4. Curriculum developer, leader, scholar and specialist
Explanation: A competent teacher’s role includes leadership,
scholarship, specialisation, and curriculum development.
Question 3
A … teacher is fundamental to effective arts teaching.
1. Well-trained, enthusiastic and professional
2. Well-trained, artistic and loving
3. Well-trained, loving and caring
4. Well-trained, enthusiastic and caring
Explanation: Effective arts teaching depends strongly on professional
training, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
,Question 4
Advantages of creative arts teaching include that it … (Choose the wrong one)
1. Develops critical thinking
2. Prepares learners to perform naturally
3. Improves problem-solving skills
4. Facilitates cross-cultural understanding
Explanation: Creative arts develop thinking, problem-solving, and
cultural understanding; “perform naturally” is not a standard
educational advantage.
Question 5
Which of the following is NOT an element of art?
1. Line
2. Space
3. Colour
4. Harmony
Explanation: Harmony is a principle of composition, not an element of
art.
Question 6
Art plays a significant role in the … of a learner.
1. Growth and development
2. Awareness and knowledge
3. Development and knowledge
4. Growth and awareness
Explanation: Arts support holistic growth and development of learners.
, Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a developmental stage according to Lowenfeld’s
stages?
1. Scribble stage
2. Realistic stage
3. Picturesque stage
4. Decision stage
Explanation: Lowenfeld’s stages include scribble, preschematic,
schematic, realism, pseudo-naturalistic, and decision; “picturesque” is
not one of them.
Question 8
When you create in 2D you …
1. Paint, photograph, sculpt and draw
2. Draw, colour, etch and collage
3. Sculpt, photograph, sketch and etch
4. Carve, cast, model and sketch
Explanation: Two-dimensional work is flat and includes drawing,
collage, etching, and similar methods.
Question 9
Teaching drama stimulates a learner’s … development.
1. Colonial
2. Cognitive
3. Materialistic
4. Capitalistic
Explanation: Drama supports thinking, reasoning, and learning, which
are part of cognitive development.
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,ICA1501 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2025 MCQ EXAM
Question 1
The four forms of creative arts are …
1. Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Sculpture
2. Music, Dance, Drama, Sculpture
3. Visual Arts, Dance, Drama, Music
4. Drama, Dance, Music, Crafts
Explanation: The Creative Arts subject is made up of Visual Arts, Dance,
Drama, and Music.
Question 2
The roles of a competent creative arts teacher include the role of …
1. Designer, artist, singer and performer
2. Leader, developer, singer and designer
3. Curriculum developer, designer and singer
4. Curriculum developer, leader, scholar and specialist
Explanation: A competent teacher’s role includes leadership,
scholarship, specialisation, and curriculum development.
Question 3
A … teacher is fundamental to effective arts teaching.
1. Well-trained, enthusiastic and professional
2. Well-trained, artistic and loving
3. Well-trained, loving and caring
4. Well-trained, enthusiastic and caring
Explanation: Effective arts teaching depends strongly on professional
training, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
,Question 4
Advantages of creative arts teaching include that it … (Choose the wrong one)
1. Develops critical thinking
2. Prepares learners to perform naturally
3. Improves problem-solving skills
4. Facilitates cross-cultural understanding
Explanation: Creative arts develop thinking, problem-solving, and
cultural understanding; “perform naturally” is not a standard
educational advantage.
Question 5
Which of the following is NOT an element of art?
1. Line
2. Space
3. Colour
4. Harmony
Explanation: Harmony is a principle of composition, not an element of
art.
Question 6
Art plays a significant role in the … of a learner.
1. Growth and development
2. Awareness and knowledge
3. Development and knowledge
4. Growth and awareness
Explanation: Arts support holistic growth and development of learners.
, Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a developmental stage according to Lowenfeld’s
stages?
1. Scribble stage
2. Realistic stage
3. Picturesque stage
4. Decision stage
Explanation: Lowenfeld’s stages include scribble, preschematic,
schematic, realism, pseudo-naturalistic, and decision; “picturesque” is
not one of them.
Question 8
When you create in 2D you …
1. Paint, photograph, sculpt and draw
2. Draw, colour, etch and collage
3. Sculpt, photograph, sketch and etch
4. Carve, cast, model and sketch
Explanation: Two-dimensional work is flat and includes drawing,
collage, etching, and similar methods.
Question 9
Teaching drama stimulates a learner’s … development.
1. Colonial
2. Cognitive
3. Materialistic
4. Capitalistic
Explanation: Drama supports thinking, reasoning, and learning, which
are part of cognitive development.
