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Friday Lessons with Sir Mwanyisa
Greetings learners, parents and guardians!
Welcome to your Visual and Performing Arts weekly lessons brought to you by your favourite newspaper, The Manica Post.
Learners are expected to have an exercise book and a pen to write work given as exercises.
Parents or guardians are encouraged to assist learners with special needs.
This week we do another multiple choice revision exercise.
Learners are expected to answer all the questions in full.
Answers will be presented in next week’s edition.
1. CorelDraw, Photoprint and Adobe are . . .
A. Software
B. Elements
C. Designs
D. Principles
2. Adjusting the lenses of a camera in order to get a wider or narrower view is called . . .
A. Editing
B. Recoding
C. Zooming
D. Digital processing
3. . . . is a two dimensional artwork.
A. Sculpture
B. Pottery
C. Basketry
D. Painting
4. Artists who produce flyers, cards and magazines are . . .
A. Cartoonists
B. Potters
C. Reporters
D. Graphic designers.
5. Copying and processing other artists’ work is . .
A. Photocopying
B. Marketing
C. Soft skill
D. Copyright
6. Yellow lights used in dance represents.
A. Sadness
B. Fear
C. Happiness
D. Tense
7. Communicating on social media is called . . .
A. Cyber bullying
B. Internet
C. Netiquette
D. Webing
8. Which of the following is not a social media platform used to market dance?
A. Facebook
B. WhatsApp
C. Youtube
D. Radio.
9. In which period was theatre used to oppress blacks?
A. Pre-colonial
B. Post-colonial
C. Colonial
D. 1980
10. . . . is used to pick what to say during acting.
A. Microphone
B. Headphone
C. Bluetooth earpiece
D. Speakers
11. An unplanned theatre performance is called . . .
A. Community
B. Street
C. Improvisation
D. Western
12. Facial expressions are used to communicate . . .
A. Using voice
B. Using gestures
C. Using hands only
D. Without vocal expression.
13. The art of changing language, movement, gestures in theatre is called . . .
A. Pacing
B. Characterisation
C. Diction
D. Plot
14. . . . is the part of the story where the outcome of the story is produced.
A. Climax
B. Plot
C. Reaction
D. Resolution.
15. The following are indigenous art media except . . .
A. Charcoal
B. Soapstone
C. Pastel
D. Wood
16. Which technological gadget is not used to store artworks?
A. Computers
B. Television
C. Tablets
D. Smartphones.
17. . . . is a Malawian ritual dance performed by boys.
A. Mbende
B. Dinhe
C. Gule Wamkulu
D. Izangoma
18. Which stage lights produce a smoke effect?
A. Haze
B. Flood
C. LED
D. Profile
19. The place where audience sit in theatre is called . . .
A. Down stage
B. Wing
C. Upstage
D. Auditorium
20. The place nearest to the audience is the . . .
A. Upstage
B. Downstage
C. Centre
D. Wings
Answers to last week’s revision exercise:
1.A.
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.A
6. B
7. C
8.C
9. D
10.B
11.A
2.A
13.B
14.B
15.D
16.B
17.D
18. A
19.A
20.A
