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Term 2

Grade 6 Term 2 (2018) - Art MCQ Practice Quiz

Twenty multiple-choice questions from the real 2018 Grade 6 Term 2 Art paper - mosque architecture, religious festivals across four traditions, and matching a symbol or word to the right festival or building.

20 questions

Practice mode - there is no timer, and you can retry as often as you like.

What this quiz covers

This quiz is built from the real Grade 6 Term 2 Art paper set in 2018, with every answer taken from the paper's own printed answer key.

It covers mosque architecture (reading a labelled illustration), the festivals and symbols of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity, matching a term to the right festival or building, and true-or-false statements on art technique and colour theory.

Questions come back in a different order every time, so it stays useful for repeated revision before a term test.

Worked examples

A few questions from this quiz, with the answer and explanation shown - so you know what to expect before you start.

  1. This illustration shows what?

    A line drawing of a mosque: a row of four arched openings between columns, topped by a large central onion dome flanked by two smaller domes, with a tall minaret at each end, each marked with a crescent-and-star finial.
    • a.A mosque (Islamic place of worship)(correct answer)
    • b.A Hindu temple
    • c.A Buddhist temple
    • d.A church
    • e.A palace

    Answer: a. A mosque (Islamic place of worship)

    The onion domes, arched columns and twin minarets identify this as a mosque - an Islamic place of worship.

  2. Wel kadura and nawa seeds are used for making lamps during which festival?

    • a.The Christmas festival
    • b.Thai Pongal
    • c.Ramadan
    • d.The Vesak festival(correct answer)

    Answer: d. The Vesak festival

    These seeds are traditionally used to make oil lamps for Vesak, the Buddhist festival of lights.

  3. True or false: Combining different media or materials according to a definite plan is known as assemblage.

    • a.True(correct answer)
    • b.False

    Answer: a. True

    True - combining different media according to a plan is exactly what assemblage means.