SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT.

Learner Name: _____________________________

GRADE 8.
Creative Arts & Sports. Grade: ___________ Stream:_____________
Term 1 Midterm.
Assessment Date: ___________________________

FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY.

Score Range Performance Level Tick OUT OF 50 MARKS
80-100 Exceeding Expectation Learners
Score.
60-79 Meeting Expectations
Learners
40-59 Approaching Expectations
Below 40 Below Expectations %
Instructions to Learners.
Answer all the Questions in the spaces provided after each question.
QUESTIONS.
1. Activities that involve use of physical, mental effort combined with skills in which an individual or teams
compete against each other for entertainment is known as__________________________________(2mks)

2. State four employment opportunities in creative arts and sports. (4mks)

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3. Grade 8 learners were asked by their teacher to discuss various ways creative arts and sports is important to
the economy of Kenya. Suggest any three reasons you will write and discus. (3mks)
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4. How does creative arts and sports support cohesion? (1mk)

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5. Mention two types of passes used in football. (2mks)

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6. Explain the following elements of a play.

a.) Theme- (2mks)
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b.) Character- (2mks)
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7. State three types of passes in handball. (3mks)
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8. State the three techniques of playing a descant recorder. (3mks)

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9. You are asked by your teacher to do story telling Infront of your schoolmates. Suggested three techniques
you will use when story telling. (3mks)
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10. State four categories of creative arts and sports. (4mks)

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11. Using 2 examples, name the category of creative arts appreciated through sense of sight. (3mks)
Category ______________________________________
Examples _____________________________________
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12. A written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage is known as
a _________________________________________ (2mks)

13. Name the body part in football that is prohibited from scoring goals. _________________________ (1mk)

14. Which principle in visual arts shows an item is different from the other designs or expresses an item that
dominates other. __________________________________________________________________ (2mks)

15. The description of a sequence of events in a play is what is referred to as a ____________________ (1mk)

16. State two ways you can research information on creative arts and sports. (2mks)
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