Grade 6 Term 3 (2020) - Art MCQ Practice Quiz
Twenty multiple-choice questions from the real 2020 Grade 6 end-of-year Art paper - places of worship, decorative patterns, festivals, and the parts of a stupa.
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 actual Grade 6 end-of-year Art paper set in 2020, with every answer taken directly from the paper's own printed answer key.
It covers four things the Grade 6 syllabus expects you to recognise on sight: the four religious buildings and their distinguishing features, traditional decorative patterns, the festivals of each of the island's major religions, and the eight named parts of a stupa from base to crest.
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.
Which of the five images shows perspective (a drawing with lines converging toward the distance)?
- a.Image A
- b.Image B
- c.Image C
- d.Image D(correct answer)
- e.Image E
Answer: d. Image D
Image D shows two parallel lines - like railway tracks or a ladder - drawn converging as they recede. That convergence toward a vanishing point is exactly what perspective means in a drawing.
Which of these border strips shows the 'kundirakkan' (diamond-lattice) decorative pattern?
- a.Strip 1 - a row of circles
- b.Strip 2 - a row of diamond shapes(correct answer)
- c.Strip 3 - vertical stripes
- d.Strip 4 - alternating diamonds and circles
Answer: b. Strip 2 - a row of diamond shapes
Kundirakkan is the repeating diamond-lattice border pattern, shown as strip 2 - three overlapping diamond outlines in a row.
What does label 1 on the stupa diagram point to?
- a.The base (pādama)(correct answer)
- b.The relic chamber / dome (garbha / aṇḍa)
- c.The harmikā (square box)
- d.The chatrāvali (tapering rings)
- e.The crest jewel (siḷumiṇa)
Answer: a. The base (pādama)
Label 1 is the base (pādama) - the terraced platform the whole stupa is built on.