BECE Cultural and Creative Arts 2016 Paper 2 Past Questions

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The musical letters range from ________ and ________

A.A,A
B.A,G
C.B,C
D.C,C
E.D,G

Identify the line with asterisk below

A.C
B.D
C.E
D.F
E.G

Which stave has its spaces nick- named All Cow Eat Grass?

A.Alto
B.Bass
C.Great
D.Tenor
E.Treble

How many parts are normal for a great stave

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

What name is the imaginary line that divide the great stave into two?

A.C
B.D
C.E
D.F
E.G

How many bar lines do we have in a 4 bar score?

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

Which line of the staff did the F clef be derive its name?

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

The clef below is called Treble or _____ clef

A.C
B.O
C.E
D.F
E.G

Name the spaces of the staff below as they are affected by this clef.

A.ABCDE
B.ACEG
C.EGBDF
D.FACE
E.GBDFA

The total beats of the notes below is

A.4
B.5
C.6
D.8
E.10

The notes below could be added up to ______ crotchet beats.

A.4
B.7
C.8
D.10

This quaver j, is also called ______ note.

A.eighth
B.half
C.quarter
D.sixteenth
E.whole

Rewrite the rest sign below.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Which of these notes corresponds with the rest below

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

What key is a music with four sharps? _____ Major.

A.C
B.D
C.E
D.F
E.G

Identify the key of this music below.

A.B
B.C
C.E
D.F
E.G

What do we call the sign with asterisk below?

A.Dal Segno
B.Flat
C.Natural
D.Repeat
E.Sharp

What key has 3 flats as its signature?

A.C major
B.C minor
C.D major
D.E major
E.F minor

How many crotchet beats per bar is 3 time?

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

Identify the time for this rhythm provided.

A.8
6
B.2
2
C.2
3
D.2
4
E.4
4

Which of these is not a simple time?

A.2
B.2
4
C.2
D.4
4
E.6
8

How many voices is a trio?

A.l
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

The four parts harmony has this arrangement

A.A. T. S. B
B.B. T. A. S
C.B. T. A. S
D.S. A. B. T
E.S. A. T. B

Identify the cadence below in C major

A.Deceptive
B.Imperfect
C.Interrupted
D.Perfect
E.Plagal

Which of these signs is used to raise note by a semitone?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

What is the enharmonic of G sharp

A.A flat
B.A sharp
C.F sharp
D.G natural
E.G fiat

Which of these represents 'soft' in music?

A.f
B.ff
C.mp
D.p
E.pp

A.back
B.end
C.fast
D.slow
E.start

The sign below interprets

A.loud
B.pulse
C.pause
D.start
E.stop

The term 'dim' is gradually becoming

A.faster
B.louder
C.slower
D.soft
E.softer

Which family does this musical instrument belong?

A.Aerophone
B.Cacophone
C.Chordophone
D.Idiophone
E.Membranophone

Identify 2 non- African instrument among the following.

A.Double bass
B.Elephant tusk
C.Gourd rattles
D.Hour glass drum
E.Thumb piano

Identify the musical instrument below

A.Euphonium
B.Flugel
C.Recorder
D.Saxophone
E.Trumpet

How many notes has a tetra chord?

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

What degree is tonic in music?

A.1st
B.2nd
C.3rd
D.4th
E.8th

How many conductors do we need in a singing choir?

A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3
E.4

Who among the following composers is the highly famous in Baroque period?

A.Anthonio Vivaldi
B.Allesandro Scarlatti
C.Handel O.F
D.Henry Parcell
E.Jean Baptist

Which of these periods is the latest?

A.baroque
B.classical
C.modern
D.renaissance
E.romantic

Who among these composers does not belong to the Romantic period?

A.Bach J. S
B.Brahms Johannes
C.Chopin Fredrick
D.Mendelssohn Felix
E.Wagner Richard

How many places can you disconnect a standard recorder for cleaning

A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
E.6

A play that is appearing on stage for the first time is a ________ show

A.cinema
B.live
C.premiere
D.relayed
E.televised

A play is said to be tragic when it ends in

A.crisis
B.happiness
C.laughter
D.sadness
E.suspense

The resolution of the plot in a play is called

A.aside
B.climax
C.denouement
D.irony
E.solution

Using another person work of art without authorization is called

A.agreement
B.borrowing
C.copyright
D.privacy
E.plagiarism

One of the following is a genre of literature

A.comedy
B.farce
C.fiction
D.prose
E.satire

A didactic story tends to

A.console
B.corrupt
C.educate
D.entertain

A story handed down by words of mouth is a

A.fairy
B.folklore
C.legend
D.myth
E.tale

The story of a person's life written by another person is a/an

A.autobiography
B.biography
C.epistle
D.novella
E.playlet

Characters in a play are called

A.cast
B.chorus
C.clowns
D.playwrights
E.villains

Pick out the odd item.

A.Actors
B.Costume
C.Dialogue
D.Stage
E.Stanza