Creative Arts & Design
Visual arts, Ghanaian crafts, music, dance and drama.
About Creative Arts & Design on DigiTransact Mastermind
Visual arts, Ghanaian crafts, music, dance and drama.
Each of the 12 Creative Arts & Design skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 71 Creative Arts & Design questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Creative Arts & Design work is filed under Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Junior High, Senior High, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Basic 1 to 3 (Grades 1 to 3) - Building the basics
1 Creative Arts & Design skills at this level
Basic 4 to 6 (Grades 4 to 6) - Growing skills
5 Creative Arts & Design skills at this level
Basic 7 to 9 (Grades 7 to 9 / Middle School) - Towards the BECE
4 Creative Arts & Design skills at this level
SHS 1 to 3 (Grades 10 to 12 / High School) - Towards the WASSCE
2 Creative Arts & Design skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Creative Arts & Design practice sets you should be able to:
- Colours and drawing: Primary colours, mixing and simple drawing.
- Elements of design: Line, shape, colour, texture and form in art.
- Music and instruments: Ghanaian musical instruments and musical basics.
- The design process: Idea development, sketching and evaluation as tested in Creative Arts & Design.
- General Knowledge in Art: Art history, appreciation and criticism for the WASSCE GKA paper.
- Traditional crafts and colour: Kente, adinkra, pottery and the colour wheel.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Creative Arts & Design question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
The first step in the design process is to:
- Sell the product
- Identify the problem or need
- Paint the artwork
- Frame the picture
Working: Design begins with identifying a problem, then researching, sketching, making and evaluating.
The primary colours are ___.
- green, orange, purple
- red, yellow, blue
- black, white, grey
- red, green, blue
Working: In art, red, yellow and blue cannot be mixed from other colours.
Which of these is a primary colour?
- Green
- Orange
- Red
- Purple
Working: The primary colours are red, blue and yellow.
Main topics and skills
Creative Arts & Design is organised into 7 topic groups covering 12 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Early Creativity
Performing Arts
BECE Creative Arts & Design
SHS Visual Arts
Upper Primary Ghanaian Crafts
BECE Past Questions Practice
Exams Creative Arts & Design practice prepares you for
Each page below sets out what the examination covers and links straight back to the creative arts & design skills that feed into it.
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Frequently asked questions
Which education levels does Creative Arts & Design cover?
The Creative Arts & Design material sits at Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Junior High and Senior High. Because each skill is labelled individually, a learner can work below or above their year group without losing their place.
Which parts of Creative Arts & Design can I revise?
Creative Arts & Design is split into 7 topic groups, among them Early Creativity, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and BECE Creative Arts & Design. Each group opens out into individual skills you can take one at a time.
How much Creative Arts & Design practice can I do?
You can work through 71 Creative Arts & Design questions across 12 skills, and read the worked reasoning whether you answer correctly or not.
Does this help with school-based assessment, the BECE or the WASSCE?
Skills are arranged by education level, which includes the stages leading to school-based assessment, the BECE and the WASSCE, and they are labelled Ghana GES Basic 1 to 3 syllabus, School-based assessment and Ghana GES Basic 4 to 6 syllabus. Check your own syllabus for the exact topics set this year.
What does signing in add to Creative Arts & Design practice?
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