Fine Arts Practice Quiz

Students are each given three identical small lumps of modeling clay and are asked to sculpt three different hearts from the lumps. The activity will best help students understand the art element of

• A. line.

• B. form.

• C. texture.

• D. light.

A fifth-grade teacher instructs students to use a camera to take pictures of various objects around the school. The students are to use methods like shooting from up high and down low, and from different sides and angles. The activity will best help students understand the visual concept of

• A. balance.

• B. narrative.

• C. symbolism.

• D. perspective.

Second-grade students each place thin paper over an object they have found in the classroom and rub a crayon over the paper on part of the surface of the object. The activity can most effectively be used to introduce students to which of the following elements of art?

• A. Texture

• B. Space

• C. Line

• D. Shape

When teaching students about the lines and spaces of the grand staff, the mnemonic "All Cows Eat Grass" helps them remember

• A. the lines of the treble clef.

• B. the spaces of the treble clef.

• C. the lines of the bass clef.

• D. the spaces of the bass clef.

A type of song in which a second voice exactly imitates a leading voice at different places in the melody is a

• Round

• Partner song

• Lullaby

• Game song

Which of the following types of children's songs combine singing and movement in order to promote enjoyment of music and develop music literacy in students?

• Work songs

• Spirituals

• Jingles

• Game songs

Which of the following phrases best describes the human digestive system?

• A group of similar organs that function independently

• A continuous tube with attached organs that performed different functions

• A group of similar organs connected by a network of blood vessels

• A system of organs that provide for food storage in the body

Which of the following forms of movement most clearly demonstrates basic skill in nonlocomotor body management?

• Hopping up and down

• Standing on a balance beam

• Leaping with variation in distance

• Throwing an object various distances

During a lesson on hitting a ball placed on a tee, a third-grade student is swinging the bat down on the ball from above rather than swinging parallel to the ground. Which of the following is most appropriate for the teacher to use first to help the student improve batting form?

• Physically guiding the swing to give the student the experience of proper technique

• Having the student watch other students perform the skill correctly and pointing out the other students' strengths

• Using a video to show the student the correct form

• Providing verbal instructions on proper technique

While discussing a play they recently saw, students note that one of the characters often appeared onstage in the shadows. When confronted with upsetting news, the same character was shown in red light. As described, which of the following is a primary purpose of the lighting?

• Enhancing performance visibility

• Directing an actor's movement

• Prompting inferences about the character's personality

• Developing a realistic setting for the character