SS1 first term visual arts past questions and answers

SS1 first term visual arts past questions and answers

Here are 20 SS1 first term visual arts questions with options and answers:

Question: What is the primary color wheel composed of?

A) Red, blue, yellow

B) Green, orange, purple

C) Black, white, gray

D) Pink, brown, turquoise

Answer: A) Red, blue, yellow

Question: Which art technique involves scratching away a surface layer to reveal a lower layer?

A) Stippling

B) Sgraffito

C) Cross-hatching

D) Pointillism

Answer: B) Sgraffito

Question: What is the purpose of a viewfinder in drawing?

A) To magnify the image

B) To frame and focus on a specific area

C) To mix colors

D) To clean brushes

Answer: B) To frame and focus on a specific area

Question: In sculpture, what does the term "bas-relief" refer to?

A) Freestanding sculpture

B) High relief

C) Low relief

D) Abstract sculpture

Answer: C) Low relief

Question: Which of the following is a dry drawing medium?

A) Charcoal

B) Ink

C) Watercolor

D) Gouache

Answer: A) Charcoal

Question: What is the purpose of a color palette in painting?

A) To clean brushes

B) To mix and hold paint

C) To frame artwork

D) To stretch canvases

Answer: B) To mix and hold paint

Question: Who is famous for the installation artwork "The Gates" in Central Park?

A) Banksy

B) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

C) Yayoi Kusama

D) Damien Hirst

Answer: B) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Question: What is the term for the technique of cutting and gluing paper to create images or designs?

A) Collage

B) Stippling

C) Frottage

D) Grisaille

Answer: A) Collage

Question: Who painted the famous artwork "Starry Night"?

A) Pablo Picasso

B) Vincent van Gogh

C) Leonardo da Vinci

D) Claude Monet

Answer: B) Vincent van Gogh

Question: Which artist is associated with the "drip painting" technique?

A) Jackson Pollock

B) Salvador Dalí

C) Georgia O'Keeffe

D) Frida Kahlo

Answer: A) Jackson Pollock

Question: What is the term for a work of art that is created by assembling or combining different elements?

A) Sculpture

B) Collage

C) Etching

D) Fresco

Answer: B) Collage

Question: Which color is considered a secondary color in the subtractive color model?

A) Red

B) Green

C) Yellow

D) Cyan

Answer: D) Cyan

Question: What is the technique of using small dots to create an image called?

A) Stippling

B) Sgraffito

C) Cross-hatching

D) Pointillism

Answer: D) Pointillism

Question: Who is known for his mobile sculptures that move with air currents?

A) Alexander Calder

B) Michelangelo

C) Henry Moore

D) Louise Bourgeois

Answer: A) Alexander Calder

Question: What type of perspective gives the illusion of depth by using size and placement of objects?

A) Linear perspective

B) Aerial perspective

C) One-point perspective

D) Two-point perspective

Answer: B) Aerial perspective

Question: What is the purpose of a preliminary sketch in the artistic process?

A) To create the final artwork

B) To test color mixing

C) To plan and refine ideas

D) To varnish finished pieces

Answer: C) To plan and refine ideas

Question: Which material is commonly used for casting sculptures?

A) Marble

B) Wood

C) Plaster

D) Canvas

Answer: C) Plaster

Question: Who is considered a pioneer of video art?

A) Andy Warhol

B) Nam June Paik

C) Marina Abramović

D) Jeff Koons

Answer: B) Nam June Paik

Question: What is the technique of creating images by rubbing a pencil or crayon over a textured surface called?

A) Sgraffito

B) Frottage

C) Grisaille

D) Tenebrism

Answer: B) Frottage

Question: Who is known for his realistic and detailed wildlife paintings?

A) Georgia O'Keeffe

B) John James Audubon

C) Edward Hopper

D) Grant Wood

Answer: B) John James Audubon