Deck 8: Art Center

Question 1

Mixing two colors to create a new color can be done with all of the following EXCEPT:

A)food coloring.
B)colored cellophane.
C)finger paints.
D)collage shapes.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Drawing skills can emerge naturally from children if teachers:

A)help them learn.
B)give them freedom, time, and materials.
C)set up an Art Center.
D)work with individual children.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

To learn to recognize different colors, children need to:

A)be immersed in one color at a time.
B)have their own crayon box.
C)memorize the names of colors.
D)read color books.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A book such as Pablo's Tree can motivate children to:

A)fold and cut paper.
B)bring in a tree branch to draw.
C)take photos of trees.
D)paint tree pictures.

Question 5

In learning to cut with scissors, children:

A)should use sharp scissors instead of blunt ones.
B)need to copy other cutters.
C)can practice with cardboard.
D)need to wait until their muscles develop.

Question 6

Which of the following are among the several basic shapes all children make, as identified by Rhoda Kellogg?

A)square, circle, triangle, and diamond
B)rectangle, oval, triangle, and Greek cross
C)rectangle, square, triangle, and pyramid
D)oval, circle, square and diamond

Question 7

The first humans children draw naturally are:

A)stick figures.
B)heads with long bodies.
C)sun faces with stick arms and legs.
D)circles with eyes, nose, and mouth.

Question 8

Arm dancing with crayons is done by:

A)holding crayons above the head while dancing.
B)kneeling on the floor over a paper and crayoning to music.
C)sitting at a table and singing while drawing.
D)crayoning on a wall mural to music.

Question 9

Children who squirt shaving cream on a blue paper to make clouds are not displaying creativity.

Question 10

Children combine a cross within a circle to create a:

A)mandala.
B)sun.
C)house.
D)human.

Question 11

Children who cover two flashlights, one with blue and one with yellow cellophane, can shine them together to make purple.

Question 12

Children with physical disabilities should not use digital cameras.

Question 13

Children often splash paint around on their paper:

A)to just have fun .
B)to manipulate this new medium.
C)because they don't know how to paint.
D)to cover over the paper.

Question 14

In art, children are more interested in:

A)learning to make a picture.
B)the art product rather than the process.
C)the art process rather than the product.
D)using all the colors.

Question 15

Play dough can be used as an art activity if children:

A)cut cookies out of it .
B)mix it themselves.
C)mold it into shapes.
D)learn the recipe.

Question 16

Through Georgia's Eyes is a book about:

A)seeing colors .
B)a famous American artist.
C)diving under the ocean.
D)a blind artist.

Question 17

Among the most usable and important items in the Art Center is:

A)a pan of water for rinsing brushes.
B)an easel.
C)paper and paints.
D)a sign-up clipboard for using the easel.

Question 18

Children who scribble with colored chalk on a chalkboard are at the mastery level of development.

Question 19

​ Children who paint rainbows are at the meaning level of development.

Question 20

Children's drawings come from:

A)the pictures they see .
B)their minds.
C)what the teacher tells them.
D)the books they read.

Question 21

Explain in detail what it means when we say the process of art is more important to children than the product. Answer the following questions:
(a)Why this is so?
(b)How this is evident in preschool programs?
(c)Why and how it should be promoted?

Question 22

The book I Heard God Talking to Me is about ____________.

Question 23

Calor: A Story of Warmth for All Ages showcases the art of ____________

Question 24

The most famous crayon of all is ____________.

Question 25

A book that celebrates beauty in the colors of children's skin is ____________.

Question 26

Water play can be an art activity if you use ____________.