Examination on Creative and Cultural Arts
Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. ________ is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. (a) Easter (b) Christmas (c) Salah
2. Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Lagos? (a) Yam festival (b) Egungun festival (c) Eyo festival
3. During a story, the people or animals are called ________. (a) readers (b) characters (c) authors
4. All of these are religious ceremonies except ________. (a) Christmas (b) Marriage ceremony (c) Easter
5. An example of a traditional ceremony is ________. (a) Salah (b) Naming ceremony (c) Easter
6. Which ceremony does NOT involve dancing and masquerades? (a) Egungun (b) Atilogwu (c) Naming ceremony
7. The main reason for celebrating Salah is to ________. (a) eat rice (b) celebrate Eid (c) wear new clothes
8. The correct step in drawing a festival scene is to first ________. (a) colour it (b) sketch the outline (c) show it to a friend
9. Which of these is not a quality of a good story character? (a) Brave (b) Selfish (c) Kind
10. The Yam festival is usually celebrated by the ________ people. (a) Igbo (b) Hausa (c) Yoruba
11. When we show good manners to elders, we are showing ________. (a) tolerance (b) service (c) respect
12. A ceremony is a special ________. (a) game (b) event (c) food
13. The festival where masquerades dance in honour of ancestors is called ________. (a) Egungun (b) Atilogwu (c) Durbar
14. Telling stories about being kind to others teaches us ________. (a) obedience (b) tolerance (c) pride
15. The Abuja Carnival is a national festival held in ________. (a) Kaduna (b) Abuja (c) Port Harcourt
16. A child who always listens to parents shows ________. (a) obedience (b) respect (c) service
17. Easter is a celebration of the ________ of Jesus Christ. (a) birth (b) resurrection (c) naming
18. The Durbar ceremony involves a parade of ________. (a) cars (b) bicycles (c) horses
19. To describe a character means to tell about their ________. (a) name (b) qualities (c) age
20. Showing ________ means helping others when they need it. (a) service (b) respect (c) tolerance

SECTION B: THEORY (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) What is a story character? (2 marks)
(b) Mention two good qualities of a story character. (3 marks)
(c) Explain what ‘respect’ means when telling a story. (3 marks)
(d) Give one example of a story character you know. (2 marks)

2. (a) What is a ceremony? (2 marks)
(b) State two reasons why people celebrate ceremonies. (3 marks)
(c) Describe the Yam festival. (3 marks)
(d) Name one traditional ceremony. (2 marks)

3. (a) Name two religious ceremonies. (2 marks)
(b) Explain how Christmas is celebrated. (3 marks)
(c) What is the Egungun festival? (3 marks)
(d) Name one national festival in Nigeria. (2 marks)

4. (a) What does ‘obedience’ mean? (2 marks)
(b) How can you show ‘service’ to others? (3 marks)
(c) Describe how you would draw a scene from a festival. (3 marks)
(d) Name one festival you would like to draw. (2 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (b) Christmas
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Eyo festival
Question 3 – ✅ (b) characters
Question 4 – ✅ (b) Marriage ceremony
Question 5 – ✅ (b) Naming ceremony
Question 6 – ✅ (c) Naming ceremony
Question 7 – ✅ (b) celebrate Eid
Question 8 – ✅ (b) sketch the outline
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Selfish
Question 10 – ✅ (a) Igbo
Question 11 – ✅ (c) respect
Question 12 – ✅ (b) event
Question 13 – ✅ (a) Egungun
Question 14 – ✅ (b) tolerance
Question 15 – ✅ (b) Abuja
Question 16 – ✅ (a) obedience
Question 17 – ✅ (b) resurrection
Question 18 – ✅ (c) horses
Question 19 – ✅ (b) qualities
Question 20 – ✅ (a) service