Primary 4 Cultural and Creative Arts Flashcards: Meaning, Materials and Techniques of Modelling

Question 1

Shaping a soft material by hand or with tools to form an object is ________.

Accepted Answer

modelling

Question 2

A model has length, width, and ________.

Accepted Answer

height

Question 3

The natural earth material commonly shaped and fired for pottery is ________.

Accepted Answer

clay

Question 4

Strips of paper soaked in paste and built into a form make ________.

Accepted Answer

paper mâché

Question 5

A soft material that melts when warm and hardens when cool is ________.

Accepted Answer

wax

Question 6

A powder mixed with water that sets hard in a mould is plaster of ________.

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 7

Removing air bubbles and making clay even by pressing it is called ________.

Accepted Answer

kneading

Question 8

Building a form with long rolled ropes of clay is the ________ method.

Accepted Answer

coil

Question 9

Forming a small pot by pressing the thumb into a clay ball is the ________ method.

Accepted Answer

pinch

Question 10

Joining flat sheets of clay to make a box uses the ________ method.

Accepted Answer

slab

Question 11

The tool used to roll clay into a flat, even sheet is a ________.

Accepted Answer

rolling pin

Question 12

A blunt modelling tool is used to cut, press, and add ________.

Accepted Answer

details

Question 13

A small amount of water helps smooth clay but too much makes it ________.

Accepted Answer

weak and sticky

Question 14

The first step in making a clay model is to choose and ________ the idea.

Accepted Answer

plan

Question 15

The basic large parts of a model should be formed before adding small ________.

Accepted Answer

details

Question 16

To join two clay pieces firmly, the touching surfaces should be roughened and ________.

Accepted Answer

pressed together

Question 17

A completed air-dry clay model should be placed safely to dry ________.

Accepted Answer

slowly

Question 18

Which material is best for a temporary candle figure: wax, raffia, screen mesh, or charcoal?

Accepted Answer

wax

Question 19

Which method best makes a hollow round pot by hand: pinch, screen, print, or weave?

Accepted Answer

pinch

Question 20

Modelling differs from drawing because a model occupies ________ space.

Accepted Answer

three-dimensional

Strong work.