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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
ST. MARY’S GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL – LUSAKA

END OF TERM THREE EXAMINATION

ART AND DESIGN - GRADE 8

Paper 205/1
NOVEMBER 2023

No Additional Material

Time: Reading: 5 Minutes Total Marks: 40

Writing: 60 Minutes

Instructions to the Candidates

1. Write your name on top of your Answer Booklet
2. There are three sections in this paper. Answer all the questions.
3. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
4. If you use more than one Answer Booklet, fasten the Answer Booklets together.

Information for Candidates

The number of marks is shown in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part of
question. The total number of marks for this paper is 25

DO NOT OPEN THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION A:

Part 1 Multiple Choice Questions [10 marks ]

Answer all questions. Put a cross (x) on the correct answer chosen.

1. Visual art has three components namely…

a. Design, crafts and fine art
b. Theory, project and SBA
c. Drawing, painting and construction
d. Design, crafts and drawing

2. Identify the type of poster displayed in Figure 1 below;

Figure 1

a. promotional
b. event
c. general message
d. commercial

3. Who were the first people to develop the system of written symbols?
a. The Italians
b. The Japanese
c. The Greek
d. The Egyptians

4. Adding black to red results in a deeper, darker colour. This process is called …
a. colouring
b. shading
c. tinting
d. monochrome

5. Which of the following is not a carving technique?

a. cutting
b. scrapping
c. grinding
d. chopping

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6. ____________ is a principle of art that creates dominance or importance in a particular part of
an artwork.
a. Contrast
b. Balance
c. Emphasis
d. Visual movement

7. Which type of drawing focuses on formal qualities and not on the content in an art work?
a. Realistic
b. Abstract
c. Non-objective
d. Objective

8. The art of making three dimensional forms or models using materials such as clay, plaster or
papier mache is referred to as __________
a. Ceramics
b. Sculpture
c. Modelling
d. Construction

9. _____________ is a set referring to the size and style of letters.

a. Type
b. Typeface
c. Calligraphy
d. Word art

10. Identify the kind of perspective illustrated in Figure 2 below;

a. Three-point perspective
b. One-point perspective
c. Four-point perspective
d. Two-point perspective

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part II: Short Answer Questions (20 marks)

Example: Define Intensity.

The correct answer is: Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a colour.

1. Pottery is one of the common crafts practised in most parts of Zambia. State two traditional
methods used in pottery making. [2]
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
2. List two styles of lettering. [2]
i. Style 1: ____________________________________________________________________
ii. Style 2: ____________________________________________________________________
3. State three types of media in drawing. [3]
i. ____________________________
ii. ____________________________
iii. ____________________________
4. Texture can be experienced in two ways namely ________________and______________ _[2]
5. Mention two methods or techniques used in pattern designing; [2]
i. _____________________________
ii. _____________________________
6. Define the following terms: [2]
i. Mosaic. ____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
ii. Montage. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

7. ________________ is an ingredient that determines the colour in both water and oil paint. [1]
8. Suggest three materials used to create a collage; [3]
i. _____________________________________________________
ii. _____________________________________________________
iii. _____________________________________________________
9. Hieroglyphics refers to __________________________________________ [1]
10. What do you understand by the following terms: [2]

(a) Motif. _________________________________________________________________

(b) Alternating pattern. ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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SECTION B:
PICTURE STUDY [10 MARKS]
Study the picture in Figure 3 and answer the questions that follow.

Figure 3

1. Define book binding; _________________________________________________________ [2]

___________________________________________________________________________
2. Mention three book binding methods; [3]
i. ______________________________
i. ______________________________
ii. ______________________________
3. Suggest the book binding method used in figure 3 above. ___________________________ [1]
4. Identify the parts labelled X and M in figure 3. [2]
X: _____________________________
M: _____________________________

5. List one tool and one material used in book binding; [2]
Tool: ____________________________
Material: ____________________________