Creative Arts and Design 2026 - BECE

Creative Arts and Design Paper 1

Creative Arts and Design Objective Test Instructions

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet the answer space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

Question 1

1. Fareed designs for the production of clothes, shoes and accessories. Which field of design is Fareed into?

Question 2

2. The surface quality of the work of art is described as

Question 3

3. Soft lead pencils are graded with the letter

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4. Biomimicry is a concept of

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5. In a design, colour contrasting is achieved by using

Question 6

6. In printing a cloth for a school, Amu decides to use elements that give the feeling of sharp difference in the design. This suggest that he applied the principle of

Question 7

7. Time signature is best described as the

Question 8

8. Which symbol is placed at the beginning of the staff to indicate high pitch?

Question 9

9. Which of the following voice types is not found in a four-part choir?

Question 10

10. Identify the stage in which articles are tested to determine if it fulfills its intended purpose.

Question 11

11. In Ghanaian dance, hand gestures

Question 12

12. Choose the appropriate medium for mixing acrylic paint.

Question 13

13. Ghanaian traditional dances often include drumming to

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14. The electric grid can be associated with which of the following elements of design.

Question 15

15. A Ghanaian drama which is based on folktales and legends is

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16. Which of the following equipment is used for throwing clay?

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17. Which of these themes is popular in Ghanaian drama?

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18. Identify a digital tool which is commonly used for freehand drawing.

Question 19

19. Drumming and dancing are important in Ghanaian drama because they

Question 20

20. Identify the pair of tools used in producing a stole.

Question 21

21. Performers use different body profiles on stage to

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22. Mensah is experimenting with lines to suggest movement in a design. What principle is he going to achieve?

Question 23

23. In art appreciation, the kind of tools, materials, designs and styles used in an art work determine the

Question 24

24. The green colour in the Ghana flag symbolizes the

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25. An artist arranges five circles of various sizes and colours in a design. It suggests that the artist is using the principle of

Question 26

26. Singers use different pitches in their singing to make

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27. In designing, the ideal stage comes immediately after

Question 28

28. The musical term that indicates a return to the original speed is

Question 29

29. Which prominent Ghanaian personality is celebrated for his choral impact on music, as a musicologist and ethnomusicologist?

Question 30

30. The appropriate material for joining two pieces of clay slab is

Question 31

31. Pick out the key consideration in selecting a finish for a ceramic ware.

Question 32

32. How many quavers are equivalent to a minim?

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33. During an excursion to the national gallery, it was observed that the curator had showcased art from the local artist. This describes

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34. The 7th degree of the 'F' major scale is

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35. An artist makes his works known through

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36. Select the common themes for Kofi Antobam's art works.

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37. A duet is a performance by

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38. The mother of a new born baby wore blue and white cloth during the naming ceremony of her baby. In Ghana, the colours used symbolize

Question 39

39. The song structure where several sections have the same melody but different lyrics is

Question 40

40. In designing, texture can be described as