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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PRETEST EXAMINATION
PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Name: ____________________________________________ Section & Grade: ______________
TEST 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read the questions carefully and choose only the letter of the best answer. Write
your answer on your paper. AVOID ERASURE.
1. Refers to differences in values, colors, texture, and other elements to achieve emphasis and contrast.
a. Contrast b. texture c. values d. all of the above
2. A surface quality that can be seen or felt- rough, smooth, hard, soft.
a. Texture b. design c. contrast d. none of these
3. Created when one or more elements of art are use repeatedly to create a feeling of organized
movement. a. Rhythm b. proportion c. thumbnail sketch d. both a & b
4. The relation between elements and a whole.
a. Proportion b. sketch c. nude sketch d. no answer given
5. Small rough sketch of a design.
a. Thumbnail sketch b. portrait sketch c. layout sketch d. perspective Sketch
6. Objects in the background appear to be very small, especially the farther away it is.
a. diminishing size b. unmagnified size c. low size d. farther size
7. The distribution of the visual weight in a composition to achieve a sense of stability.
a. Balance b. harmony c. relate d. coordinate
8. The area between and around objects- real___ is 3D. The feeling/illusion of this can be created in 2D
artwork. a. Space b. balance c. portion d. no answer given
9. Backgrounds seem fuzzy, gray and distant. Colors are not as vibrant as in foreground. It is a useful
artistic tool for showing distance, especially in a painting
a. Atmospheric Perspective b. Visual Perspective c. medium Perspective d. no answer given
10. This represents the wavelength of white line reflected off objects.
a. Color b. shape c. unity d. negative space
11. It is the study of the human experiences.
a. Humanities b. social sciences c. research d. life analysis
12. What is the art period when idea of using a pure, simplified, and a stream-lined form and style was
fundamental in creating something new? A. modernism b. renaissance period c. baroque
d. revolutionary
13. This is a hybrid art is a by-product of crossbreeding in the contemporary art scene.
a. Integrative art b. collaborative art c. cross art d. unity
14. It is the recurring idea in a work of art. A. theme b. thematic art design c. principles and design
d. a & b
15. What is the highest award given to outstanding Filipino artists and conferred by the president of the
Philippines.
a. Order of the national artist b. gawad sa manlilikha ng bayan c. bayanihan d. bonggahan
16. What does GAMABA stand for? a. Gawad sa manlilikha ng bayan b. gawad sa manlilikha ng
bagay c. ganda mabuhay bayan d.A & b
17. She is a gifted classical pianist and child prodigy who is among the first contemporary artist to be
acclaimed internationally. A. Cecil Licad b. Lang Dulay c. Imelda Corales d.
Ariana Granada
18. Who are the three Filipinas who masterminded the empowerment of women art?
a. Imelda Cajipe-Endaya, Brenda V. Fajardo, Ofelia Gelvezon-Tequi
b. Imelda Dalisay, Brenda Farjo, Ryan Cayabyab
c. Brenda V. Fajardo, Lea Dojoles, Lang Dulay
d. No given answer
19. It is an imaginary line in art representing the point at which water or land seems to end and the sky
begins. a. Horizon line b. boundary line c. separations of line connections d. both a & b
20. Arranging the elements of a composition so that they hold together with a sense of completeness.
a. Unity b. balance c. harmony d. radical balancing
TEST II. Direction. Identify whether the following statements are true or false. Write T if the statement is
true and write F if the statement is wrong.
21. Humanities and sciences are two different fields; thus, they cannot be integrated.
22. Contemporary art emerged during the 1800s.
23. Subject is the idea in a work of art; theme is the topic described.
24. A cloud is a geometric shape.
25. A printed cotton shirt is an example of a tactile texture.
26. Any work can be called a work of art even without elements.
27. The principles of design are called the organization of subjects.
28. In music, contents refer to the principal and recognizable melody of its composition.
29. Secondary context refers to the place and period in which the artist created his/her work.
30. Form is the surface feature of an artwork.
TEST III. Essay. Answer the following questions. 10 points each. (Rubrics: Content 8 points. Neatness 2
points.)

1. In general, what is the significance of the Filipino artist in the society?

2. How does artists express their emotions or convey their messages in their work?

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