Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 Creative Arts and Sports Term 1 2026 Opener Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  The exam paper contains 63 questions and it is marked out of a total of 90 marks.

  The topics covered include:

  • Sports:
    • Handball: Types of passes (side, flick, bounce, jump), shooting, dribbling, and qualities of a good pass.
    • Athletics: Phases of high jump, relay races (baton exchange), and finishing techniques.
    • Football: Warm-up activities and ball control skills (traps).
    • Kabaddi: Rules and terminology (Raider).
    • Physical Fitness: Components like coordination, flexibility, and drills (high knees).
  • Visual Arts:
    • Elements and Principles of Art: Value, organic shapes, and analogous vs. complementary colors.
    • Techniques and Tools: Carving (javelin), pottery (clay preparation, throwing), and picture-making (montage, collage).
    • Drawing and Design: Perspective and pattern identification.
    • Career pathways in Arts.
  • Performing Arts (Music, Dance, and Drama):
    • Music: Solfa syllables, staff notation (bass clef, ledger lines), musical symbols, and instruments (descant recorder, aerophones).
    • Dance: Elements of dance (space, energy, time) and traditional Kenyan dances (Isukuti).
    • Drama and Storytelling: Character roles (protagonist, antagonist), elements of a story (plot, theme, setting), and qualities of a good storyteller.
    • Genres of film, drama, music, and dance.
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  CREATIVE ARTS & SPORTS

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