New Curriculum Third Term Cultural and Creative Arts examination for Primary 1

Class: Primary 1
Term: Third Term
Subject: Cultural and Creative Arts
Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (60 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Culture means the ________ of a people. (a) Way of life    (b) Number of desks in a school    (c) Size of the classroom
2. Which is part of culture? (a) Length of a ruler    (b) Language    (c) Weight of a stone
3. Food, dress and greetings are examples of ________. (a) Culture    (b) Weather    (c) Counting
4. Which is an example of material culture? (a) A greeting expression    (b) Traditional clothing    (c) Respect for elders
5. Which is an example of non-material culture? (a) Language    (b) Clay pot    (c) Traditional cap
6. A clay pot made by local craftspeople is an example of ________. (a) A natural weather change    (b) Material culture    (c) Non-material culture
7. A festival is a type of ________. (a) Laboratory experiment    (b) School measurement    (c) Cultural ceremony
8. Which event may include traditional dancing and music? (a) Mathematics test    (b) Cultural festival    (c) Morning attendance
9. People may wear special clothes during a ________. (a) Traditional ceremony    (b) Number lesson    (c) Weighing exercise
10. Traditional body beautification may involve ________. (a) Measuring distance    (b) Counting numbers    (c) Decorative patterns
11. Which is a safe way to practise body-design patterns in class? (a) Use unknown chemicals on the skin    (b) Draw designs on paper    (c) Apply sharp objects to the face
12. Patterns for a face-design activity can be shown on a ________. (a) Clock face with numbers only    (b) Weighing scale    (c) Paper face outline
13. Which tool can help create a simple design on paper? (a) Coloured pencil    (b) Whistle    (c) Spoon
14. Which pattern uses repeated dots? (a) — ○ △ □    (b) ○ △ — □    (c) • • • •
15. A cultural rhyme is often recited with ________. (a) Measuring    (b) Rhythm    (c) Weighing
16. Which body movement can accompany a rhyme? (a) Standing completely still every time    (b) Sleeping    (c) Clapping
17. Rhymes may help pupils to remember ________. (a) Words and rhythms    (b) The weight of bags    (c) The length of roads
18. When reciting a rhyme in a group, pupils should ________. (a) Shout over everybody    (b) Keep the rhythm together    (c) Ignore the leader
19. A folktale is usually a ________. (a) Measuring instrument    (b) Kind of paint    (c) Traditional story
20. Which character may appear in a folktale? (a) A clock    (b) A tortoise    (c) A ruler
21. Folktales may teach us about ________. (a) Good behaviour    (b) How to repair an engine    (c) How to measure rainfall
22. When listening to a folktale, pupils should ________. (a) Interrupt at every sentence    (b) Ignore the storyteller    (c) Pay attention to the story
23. A story showing that stealing is wrong teaches ________. (a) Honesty    (b) Greed    (c) Dishonesty
24. A character who helps others shows ________. (a) Cruelty    (b) Selfishness    (c) Kindness
25. We call the lesson learnt from a folktale its ________. (a) Title page    (b) Moral    (c) Weight
26. Traditional songs can be accompanied by ________. (a) Measuring    (b) Counting coins only    (c) Clapping
27. When the teacher gives a signal during a song, pupils should ________. (a) Respond with the correct action    (b) Ignore the signal    (c) Stop listening to the song
28. Which of these is a cultural performance? (a) Counting exercise    (b) Weighing an object    (c) Traditional dance
29. Culture is passed from older people to younger people through ________. (a) Electrical wires    (b) Stories and practices    (c) Measuring tapes
30. Why should we respect other people’s cultures? (a) People may have different traditions    (b) All cultures must look the same    (c) Only one language is useful

SECTION B: WRITING / PRACTICAL (10 Marks)
Instruction: Answer the question. Write neatly.

1. Draw and colour a simple decorative pattern suitable for a cultural celebration. (Relevant pattern – 4 marks; clear repeated design – 3 marks; neat colouring – 3 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (a) Way of life
Question 2 – ✅ (b) Language
Question 3 – ✅ (a) Culture
Question 4 – ✅ (b) Traditional clothing
Question 5 – ✅ (a) Language
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Material culture
Question 7 – ✅ (c) Cultural ceremony
Question 8 – ✅ (b) Cultural festival
Question 9 – ✅ (a) Traditional ceremony
Question 10 – ✅ (c) Decorative patterns
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Draw designs on paper
Question 12 – ✅ (c) Paper face outline
Question 13 – ✅ (a) Coloured pencil
Question 14 – ✅ (c) • • • •
Question 15 – ✅ (b) Rhythm
Question 16 – ✅ (c) Clapping
Question 17 – ✅ (a) Words and rhythms
Question 18 – ✅ (b) Keep the rhythm together
Question 19 – ✅ (c) Traditional story
Question 20 – ✅ (b) A tortoise
Question 21 – ✅ (a) Good behaviour
Question 22 – ✅ (c) Pay attention to the story
Question 23 – ✅ (a) Honesty
Question 24 – ✅ (c) Kindness
Question 25 – ✅ (b) Moral
Question 26 – ✅ (c) Clapping
Question 27 – ✅ (a) Respond with the correct action
Question 28 – ✅ (c) Traditional dance
Question 29 – ✅ (b) Stories and practices
Question 30 – ✅ (a) People may have different traditions

Writing / Practical Marking Guide
Relevant pattern – 4 marks; clear repeated design – 3 marks; neat colouring – 3 marks