Directions: Read each question carefully and shade the correct answer in the

answer sheet provided to you. Do not write anything on this test questionnaire.

What do you call the famous historic urban park located in downtown Baguio,
Philippines, designed by an American architect and Baguio City planner, Daniel
Burnham?
A. Burnham Park
B. Malacañang Park
C. Paco Park
D. Rizal Park

What refers to an art form of expression, generating meaning and perception

through the integrated use of words?
A. Dance
B. Literature
C. Music
D. Theater

How are you going to describe arts?

A. It is the act or process of making speeches in public.
B. It is a creative activity that expresses imaginative or technical skill.
C. It is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or
in the 21st century.
D. It is the human pursuit to imitate life and the world into something
pleasing or beautiful.

From the given choices below, classify which statement clearly describes what
theater is all about?
A. It is a technical translation and special effects are used to boost
storytelling.
B. The art of the human form. The body in a particular time, form, and
space is used, mobilized, and choreographed.
C. Artwork that relates mainly to the visual sense and usually remains in
permanent forms, such as painting, photography, or sculpture.
D. It is the type of art that requires actors and actresses to connect to the
audience to let them experience a real or imagined event through a
combination of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance, commonly done
on stage and are scripted.

Which of the following is NOT an example of contemporary forms?

A. Assemblage
B. Collage
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 C. Mobile
D. Pottery

Which of the following types of dances is being characterized by the movements

of one or more dancers between two bamboo poles while these poles are beaten
in a certain rhythm against each other and onto the ground?
A. Cariñosa
B. Maglalatik
C. Pandanggo Owasis
D. Tinikling

How do you summarize the major contemporary art forms and their practices
from various regions in the Philippines?
A. By practicing music, literature, movie, dance, architecture, and visual
arts.
B. By practicing music, theater, movie, dance, architecture, and visual arts.
C. By practicing music, literature, theater, movie, dance, and architecture.
D. By practicing music, literature, theater, movie, dance, architecture, and
visual arts.

What era focused on geometric pattern and design?

A. Islamic Era
B. Modern Era
C. American Era
D. Pre – colonial Era

Who wrote the National Anthem during the Japanese Period entitled “Awit sa
Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas”?
A. Felipe de Leon
B. Julian Felipe
C. Marcelo Adonay
D. Ryan Cayabyab

Manunggul jar is found in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Point, Palawan in the

early1960s. Which of the following signifies the Manunggul Jar?
A. It signifies the belief of early Filipino in life after death.
B. It signifies the belief of modern Filipino in life after death.
C. It signifies the belief of colonial Filipino in life after death.
D. It signifies the belief of contemporary Filipino in life after death.

Examine the following arts below. Which of the following is considered as a

contemporary era art form?
A. The dance “Tinikling”
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 B. The Mona Lisa painting.
C. The song “Lupang Hinirang”.
D. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai.

What is the difference between civic arts and commercial arts?

A. Civic art changes raw materials into some significant products while
commercial arts include business propaganda, sign painting, billboards
and advertisements, leaflets, displays, poster design, movie illustrations,
and many more in the form of advertisements in newspapers and
magazines.
B. Commercial arts changes raw materials into some significant products
while civic arts include business propaganda, sign painting, billboards
and advertisements, leaflets, displays, poster design, movie illustrations,
and many more in the form of advertisements in newspapers and
magazines.
C. Civic art changes raw materials into some significant products while
commercial arts involve procedures for first aid, medical development,
surgery, medical operations, recovery, and other treatments.
D. Civic art includes business propaganda, sign painting, billboards and
advertisements, leaflets, displays, poster design, movie illustrations, and
many more in the form of advertisements in newspapers and magazines,
while commercial arts involve procedures for first aid, medical
development, surgery, medical operations, recovery, and other
treatments.

Which of the following statement BEST describe graphic arts?

A. It’s something printed from reliefs and plane surfaces that are elevated or
sunken.
B. This involves procedures for first aid, medical development, surgery,
medical operations, recovery, and other treatments.
C. This art involves park planning, preservation, and beautification of cities
or towns. This refers to beautification to enhance living standards.
D. It includes business propaganda, sign painting, billboards and
advertisements, leaflets, display, poster design, movie illustrations, and
many more in the form of advertisements in newspapers and magazines.

The following are important happenings related to art during the Spanish era.
Which of the following statement that does NOT belong to the group.
E. Colonial churches were constructed.
F. Chinese artisans have been active in making wood or ivory icons or
saints.
G. Western musical instruments, pipe organs, violin, guitar, and piano were
added.
H. The first Filipino composers named Marcelo Adonay (1848-1928) was
introduced and produced with choral music for boys.

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What do you call the easiest yet very creative technique in sculpture where in
different materials (found, recycled, indigenous etc.) gather together to form an
artwork?
A. Assembling
B. Casting
C. Carving
D. Modeling

These are artworks done from mixed materials, any materials including commercial
garbage. Artist may use their full freedom in choosing materials in a context to
express views and opinion on issues around. Which of the following refers to the
above statement?
I. Architecture
J. Installation
K. Mixed Media
L. Public

Theater is an art form requires actors and actresses to connect to the audience to
let them experience a real or imagined event through combination of gesture,
speech, song, music and dance, commonly done on stage and are scripted. Which
of the following is an example of Theater?
A. Miss Sison is very popular for this art form.
B. Miss Saison is very popular for this art form.
C. Miss Saigon is very popular for this art form.
D. Miss Salonga is very popular for this art form.
Which of the following statements describes sculpture?
A. The construction of a work of art out of paper items.
B. A technique of putting objects together by welding or adhesion in a new
concept.
C. Actors and actresses to connect to the audience to let them experience a
real or imagined event.
D. Most familiar art forms among Filipinos from carving to molding of gods
and heroes for a long time.

Mixed media art are artworks done from mixed materials, any materials
including commercial garbage. The techniques used in this art form are collage
and assemblage. Which of the following is the correct comparison of the two?
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 M. Both assemblages and collages are art forms that make use of collections
of different materials.
N. Collage is a technique when cut out materials, cloth, string and many
others, are pasted on a flat surface that turn into a creative artwork,
while assemblage is a technique of putting objects together by welding or
adhesion in a new concept.
O. Assemblage refers to the construction of a work of art out of paper items,
while collage combines objects usually not made of paper, found objects
like insect wings, coins, or utensils.
P. Assemblage is a technique when cut out materials, cloth, string and
many others, are pasted on a flat surface that turn into a creative
artwork, while collage is a technique of putting objects together by
welding or adhesion in a new concept.

Performance arts are contemporary performing arts. Which of the following

statement is correct?
I. Performance Arts is an art done live to convey message in a limited time.
II. Performance may be scripted, just like theatre or unscripted,
spontaneous or planned, with or without participation of audience.
III. There maybe group of performers or just one to perform on stage or on
streets that shows on in acting, poetry, music, dance and painting to
convey a campaign.
IV. It is an art that requires actors and actresses to connect to the audience
to let them experience a real or imagined event through combination of
gesture, speech, song, music and dance, commonly done on stage and
are scripted.

A. I only
B. I, II and III
C. III and IV
D. I, II, III, IV

Who among the following National Artists is the first National Artist in the
country and was known for using backlighting technique in painting, making
his creations bright and cheerful?
A. Carlos Francisco
B. Fernando Amorsolo
C. Guillermo E. Tolentino
D. Napoleon V. Abueva

Which of the following statement BEST describes Darhata Sawabi?

A. She is a master weaver who makes “inabel”, an Ilokano handwoven cloth.

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 B. She is a T’boli traditional weaver of “tinalak” or T’boli cloth made of
colorful abaca fabrics.
C. She is a Tausug weaver of pis syabit – the traditional cloth tapestry worn
as a head cover.
D. She is recognized as a master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous
community for her unique designs, straightness of her edging (tabig), and
fineness of her sasa and kima-kima.
The following are the National Music Artists in the Philippines, EXCEPT?
A. Antonino Buenaventura
B. Ernani Cuenco
C. Daisy Avellana
D. Francisco Feliciano
These visual artists have made significant contributions to the development of
Philippine arts. Arrange them from the very first.
I. Fernando Amorsolo
II. Guillermo E. Tolentino
III. Napoleon V. Abueva

A. I, II, III
B. I, III, II
C. II, III, I
D. II, I, III

How would you compare Jose T. Joya and Ang Kiukok?

A. Joya was known for his paintings expressing nationalism while Kiukok is
known for pioneering abstract expressionism in the Philippines.
B. Joya was known for utilizing and refining cubism while Kiukok was
known for his abstract paintings in oil and watercolor, and assemblages.
C. Joya is known for pioneering abstract expressionism in the Philippines
while Kiukok was known for his paintings expressing nationalism.
D. Joya was known for his abstract paintings in oil and watercolor, and
assemblages, while Kiukok was known for utilizing and refining cubism.

How can you help our local artists in promoting their local art?
A. Appear at party events.
B. Create a promotional pack.
C. Unauthorize the display of local arts.
D. Email foreign contacts to import arts.

Based from the Figure 1 below, identify which of the following shows an
example of expressive line?
#1

#2
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 #3

Figure 1. River Black and White Illustration by Aluna1

(Source: https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?mediatype=illustration&phrase=river+black+and+white)

A. Number 1 only.
B. Number 2 only.
C. Number 3 only.
D. Number 1 and 2.

Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect, once said, "Space is the breath of art,"
what does this statement implies?
Q. Space is the use of usual materials, the blending of unlikely materials
and artwork to be.
R. Space is the use of unusual materials, the blending of unlikely materials
and artwork to be.
S. Space is present in almost every piece of art, unlike many of the other
elements of art and serves as a guide for the viewers to perceive an art.
T. Space is absent in almost every piece of art, unlike many of the other
elements of art and serves as a guide for the viewers to perceive an art.

If you were assigned to create an output using digital technology as part of the
creative or presentation process known as Technological Arts. Which method
belongs to the Technological Art?
A. Photoshop
B. Mix media arts
C. Coffee for paintings
D. Miniature sculpture using crayons

The figure below shows Michael Aaron Williams’ evocative coffee painting of
Antique Paper. Analyze the element and principle used by the contemporary
artist in this artwork?

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 Figure 2. Evocative Coffee Paintings on Antique Paper by Michael Aaron Williams
(Source: https://www.jazjaz.net/2015/01/evocative-coffee-paintings-antique-paper-michael-aaron-williams.html)

A. Appropriation, because the artist uses coffee for drawing and small pencil
sculptures.
B. Hybridity, because the artist uses coffee for drawing and small pencil
sculptures.
C. Space, because the artist uses coffee for drawing and small pencil
sculptures.
D. Performance art, because the artist uses coffee for drawing and small
pencil sculptures.

When looking at artwork, you should look at what Principles of Art and Design
are used in creating the artwork. Compare the figures below on what principle
is being used in the artwork (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Example of Principles of Art

(Source: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/qr/a/asymmetry.html)

A. It uses balance principle of art because the left side shows asymmetrical
and the right side shows symmetrical figure.
B. It uses unbalance principle of art because the left side shows
asymmetrical and the right side shows symmetrical figure.
C. It uses balance principle of art because the left side shows symmetrical
and the right side shows asymmetrical figure.
D. It uses unbalance principle of art because the left side shows
symmetrical and the right side shows asymmetrical figure.

In your art group activity, you were assigned by your group leader to color the
artwork using paint. You notice that the paint lacks Teal color. What will you
combine to achieve a Teal colored paint?
U. Teal (Tertiary Color) = Blue (Secondary) + Green (Primary)
V. Teal (Tertiary Color) = Blue (Primary) + Green (Secondary)
W. Teal (Secondary Color) = Blue (Secondary) + Green (Primary)
X. Teal (Secondary Color) = Blue (Primary) + Green (Secondary)
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 Which of the following types of weaving that is only done in shaded and cool
placed as to preserve the integrity of the mats and their fiber?
A. Basketry
B. Carving
C. Mat-weaving
D. Tattooing

Art in various cultures serve important functions, EXCEPT?

A. Sense of national identity.
B. Sharpen the arts of the country.
C. Can overlook the past of any civilization.
D. Encourages the audience to take part in the experience.

Figure 4 shows a folded paper strips or ribbon to make a fish that can be used
to decorate greeting cards or hung as a decoration. If you are given a task to
make a fish weave, what will you prepare first?

Figure 4. Fish Weaving

(Source: https://www.ucandostuff.com/Guide-1188-How%20to%20make%20a%20fish%20from%20%20woven
%20paper%20strips%20or%20ribbon.aspx)

Y. 1 strip of paper, 1/2 inch wide by 11 inches long

Z. 2 strips of paper, 1/2 inch wide by 11 inches long
AA. 1 strip of paper, 1/2 inch wide by 11 inches long, and scissors
BB. 2 strips of paper, 1/2 inch wide by 11 inches long, and
scissors

What is the difference between sculpture and architecture?

A. Sculpture is a two-dimensional work of art while Architecture is the
designing and the construction of buildings.
B. Sculpture is the designing and the construction of buildings while
Architecture is a two-dimensional work of art.

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 C. Sculpture are three-dimensional pieces of art that are created by shaping
various kinds of material while Architecture is designing and building
structures for the purpose of inhabitation.
D. Sculpture is designing and building structures for the purpose of
inhabitation while Architecture are three-dimensional pieces of art that
are created by shaping various kinds of material.
The Philippines has various indigenous scripts collectively referred to as suyat,
each of which has its own types and calligraphic styles. Based from figure 4
shown below, compare the following example of scripts of folk writing
(calligraphy)?

Figure 4: Examples of Suyat Script

(Sources: (Left) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buhid_script
(Right) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulitan)

A. The left figure shows the Badlit Script of various Ethnic groups while the
right figure shows the Tagbanwa Script of Tagbanwa People.
B. The left figure shows the Tagbanwa Script of Tagbanwa People while the
right figure shows the Badlit Script of various Ethnic groups.
C. The left figure shows the Kulitan Script of Kapampangan People while the
right figure shows the Buhid/Build Calligraphy of the Buhid Mangyan.
D. The left figure shows the Buhid/Build Calligraphy of the Buhid Mangyan
while the right figure shows the Kulitan Script of Kapampangan People.
Suppose you are preparing fruits for your Glitter Party in the afternoon. But
your teacher postponed the event because of Orange Rainfall Warning in
Surigao del Norte from NDRRMC and it was, then, scheduled for tomorrow
morning. How will you keep the fruit carving fresh?
A. Refrigerate
B. Rinse with ice water
C. Cover with plastic wrap
D. All of the above are correct

In what era was the first art in the Philippines developed?

A. Americans
B. Chinese
C. Japanese
D. Spaniards

Which of the following is NOT an example of performing arts?

A. Aerobics
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 B. Concerts
C. Musicians
D. Paintings

Music has the power to speak through people’s minds, hearts, and souls, and
people can’t live without it. How does music affect the character and disposition of
people?
A. It can change the life of a human.
B. It serves as their source of energy.
C. It is the way to interact with other people.
D. It can affect the mood and way of thinking of people.

The decorative arts and crafts of contemporary times stem from the traditional
indigenous crafts found throughout the country. Which of the following best
defines what decorative arts and crafts are?
A. Artworks that are both beautiful and useful.
B. Artworks that are appreciated through visual means.
C. Artworks that are created though new and exciting methods.
D. Artworks that are created through choreographed body movements.

How does everyday life influence the traditional music and dance of the
Philippines?
A. The dance and music of Filipinos are characterized by simple means of
living.
B. Dance and music portray the practice, tradition, clothing and symbols of
the community.
C. Filipino classical music compositions epitomize the blending of
multicultural influences.
D. All of the above.

Why is it important to recognize the artists who are engaged in folk or traditional
arts?
A. Because traditional artists provide a shared experience for a community.
B. Because traditional artists have consistently performed or produced over
a significant period, works of superior and distinctive quality.
C. Because traditional artists create significant body of works and have
consistently displayed excellence in the practice of their arts.
D. Because traditional artists reflect the diverse heritage and cultural
traditions that transcend their beginnings to become part of our national
character.

These are the people onstage presenting the character in dramatic action. Which of
the following does this referred to?
A. Audience
B. Director
C. Performer
D. Producer
Relief is sculptures that are raised from a background, depending on the
figure’s distance from the background. Which among the following kinds of
relief that describe as slightly protruding from the background?
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 A. Last relief
B. Low relief
C. High relief
D. Middle relief

Freddie Aguilar was very famous for his song “Anak” that was very popular
worldwide. The song is about a son who goes astray as he grows up. According to
this song, what important message did the song convey to everyone?
A. Love and support one another
B. No one regrets their action at first
C. Obey your parents when it is needed
D. Be a good citizen in your community

Who among the following artist was immortalized in the Guinness book of world
records as the only person to make music using just a leaf?
A. Francisco Santiago
B. Levi Celerio
C. Nicanor Abelardo
D. Ryan Cayabyab

A traditional artist who possesses all the qualities of a Manlilikha ng Bayan

candidate, but due to age or infirmity has left him/her incapable of teaching
further his/her craft, may still be recognized if:
A. he/she had been recognized by the Local Government Unit where he/she
resides.
B. he/she has been instrumental in the revitalization of his/her
community’s artistic tradition.
C. he/she has passed on to the other members of the community skills in
the folk art for which the community is traditionally known.
D. he/she had created a significant body of works and/or has consistently
displayed excellence in the practice of his/her art, thus achieving
important contributions for its development.
As a proud Surigaonon, how will you promote the locally produced arts in your own
simple way?
A. Using only internet in promoting arts.
B. Starting business without using artworks as products.
C. Hinder students from visiting agencies that promote and preserve arts
such as museum.
D. Use social media platform to promote and flex various art forms around
CARAGA region.

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