Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 8 Creative Arts and Sports Mid Term 2 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This integrated exam tests Grade 8 Creative Arts and Sports learners on performing arts (music theory, notation, melody), visual arts (painting techniques, colour theory, montage), and physical education (middle-distance athletics) — assessing creative and sporting competencies as required under the KJSEA Junior School curriculum.

  • Month Administered: June 2026
  • Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 50 (Section A: 20 marks; Section B: 30 marks)
  • Structure:
    • Section A (20 marks) — Multiple-choice questions; all compulsory
    • Section B (30 marks) — Structured questions across three sub-sections: Performing Arts (10 marks), Visual Arts (10 marks), Physical Education and Sports (10 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Performing Arts — storyboard components; painting techniques (wash method, splattering); rhythm identification from music notation; conducting pattern for 4/4 time; elements of a plot; treble staff space notes (FACE); social importance of songs; elements of music; note values in 3/4 time (minim and crotchet); key signature of G major; descant recorder techniques; accidentals in music
    • Visual Arts — dominance in painting; complementary colour pairs; note and rest matching (semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver)
    • Physical Education — characteristics of middle-distance races; montage in illustrating athletic movement; composing a 4-bar melody in G Major
  • Section B: Performing Arts
    • Drawing the G major scale on a treble staff with pitches and notes
    • Note on the second line of the bass staff
    • Factors considered when composing a rhythm; identifying the time signature
    • Methods of creating a melody
  • Section B: Visual Arts
    • Definition and characteristics of a montage composition
    • Pairs of complementary colours
    • Techniques for splattering and wash painting backgrounds
    • Materials for improvising crayons from the local environment
  • Section B: Physical Education and Sports
    • Definition of middle-distance races
    • Description of an 800m race; other middle-distance race types
    • Physical and mental skills for middle-distance racing
    • Differences between middle-distance and sprint races
• File Size:

  348.02 KB
• Length:

  4 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 8
• Subject:

  CREATIVE ARTS & SPORTS
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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