VISUAL ART
GRADE 10
THEORY TEST
MARKS: 50
, INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION:
In this test you must demonstrate the following skills:
• The use of correct art terminology
• The use and implementation of visual analysis and critical thinking
• Writing and research skills within a historical and cultural context
• The placing of specific examples into a social and historical context
• An understanding of distinctive and creative styles
Read the following instructions before answering the questions that follow
1. This paper consists of TWO questions.
2. Answer ALL questions for a total of 50 marks.
3. Number the answers and the sub-sections correctly according to the numbering
system used in this question paper.
4. Ensure that you refer to the reproduced colour visual sources where required to do so.
5. No marks will be awarded for information discussed in one answer if repeated in other answers.
6. Use the mark allocation and the nature of each question to determine the length of an answer.
7. Name the artist and title of each artwork that you refer to.
8. Write in a clear, creative and ordered manner, using full sentences and paragraphs where
applicable.
9. Write clearly and legibly with a blue pen.
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GRADE 10
THEORY TEST
MARKS: 50
, INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION:
In this test you must demonstrate the following skills:
• The use of correct art terminology
• The use and implementation of visual analysis and critical thinking
• Writing and research skills within a historical and cultural context
• The placing of specific examples into a social and historical context
• An understanding of distinctive and creative styles
Read the following instructions before answering the questions that follow
1. This paper consists of TWO questions.
2. Answer ALL questions for a total of 50 marks.
3. Number the answers and the sub-sections correctly according to the numbering
system used in this question paper.
4. Ensure that you refer to the reproduced colour visual sources where required to do so.
5. No marks will be awarded for information discussed in one answer if repeated in other answers.
6. Use the mark allocation and the nature of each question to determine the length of an answer.
7. Name the artist and title of each artwork that you refer to.
8. Write in a clear, creative and ordered manner, using full sentences and paragraphs where
applicable.
9. Write clearly and legibly with a blue pen.
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