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Key Facts: ECZ Art and Design (6010) Exam

6010/1

Art and Design 1 written paper code

ECZ 2026 SC time-table

1 hr 30 min

Official duration of paper 6010/1

ECZ 2026 SC time-table

1–9

ECZ subject grade scale (1 Distinction, 9 Fail)

Examinations Council of Zambia

Public and grant-aided School Certificate fee

ECZ / free-education policy

K600

Private-school School Certificate fee per candidate

2026 SC/GCE fee guidance

K200

GCE fee per subject

2026 SC/GCE fee guidance

ECZ 6010 Art and Design is a mixed written and practical O-Level subject. Paper 6010/1 lasts 1 hour 30 minutes; results use the ECZ 1–9 scale. This bank is an English MCQ study aid for syllabus knowledge, not a simulation of the official paper or studio practical.

Sample ECZ Art and Design (6010) Practice Questions

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1In the Ministry of Education Art and Design syllabus language of art, which element is the path of a moving point and is used to make contour, gesture and calligraphy drawings?

A.Texture

B.Line

C.Value

D.Unity

Explanation: Line is the path created by a point moving through space. The Form 1 syllabus asks learners to experiment with lines to express ideas and to use lines for contour drawing, gesture drawing and calligraphy. Texture, value and unity describe surface, lightness/darkness and overall cohesion, not the moving-point path.

2A drawing shows a full range of greys from paper-white to deep black. Which syllabus element is being controlled?

A.Hue

B.Pattern

C.Value

D.Scale

Explanation: Value (closely linked to tone in the syllabus) is the relative lightness or darkness of a surface. A white-to-black tonal range is a value scale and is used to model form and create contrast. Hue names a colour family; pattern and scale organise repetition and size.

3Which pair correctly distinguishes shape from form?

A.Shape is three-dimensional volume; form is a flat enclosed area

B.Shape is a two-dimensional enclosed area; form has height, width and depth

C.Shape is only colour; form is only line

D.Shape is a principle of art; form is a colour scheme

Explanation: Shape is a flat, two-dimensional enclosed area. Form is three-dimensional and has height, width and depth, whether actual (sculpture) or implied by shading on a page. The syllabus asks learners to analyse and apply shape, form and space together.

4A basket’s coiled fibre can be felt with the fingers, while a charcoal drawing only looks rough. Which two kinds of texture does this contrast?

A.Primary texture and secondary texture

B.Warm texture and cool texture

C.Actual texture and visual (implied) texture

D.Linear texture and aerial texture

Explanation: The syllabus asks learners to identify actual and visual textures. Actual (tactile) texture can be felt; visual or implied texture is an illusion created with marks. The basket is actual; the charcoal surface is visual unless the paper itself is heavily worked.

5Which principle of art is the even or uneven distribution of visual weight so a composition feels stable or deliberately off-balance?

A.Rhythm

B.Balance

C.Intensity

D.Hue

Explanation: Balance is the distribution of visual weight. It may be symmetrical, asymmetrical or radial. Rhythm is repetition through time-like movement; intensity and hue are colour properties, not principles of organisation.

6A poster places one large red figure against a pale empty background so the eye goes there first. Which principle is used most directly?

A.Random texture only

B.Harmony of identical sizes

C.Emphasis

D.Subtractive carving

Explanation: Emphasis (focal point) is created by contrast of size, colour, value or isolation. The large red figure against empty space is a classic emphasis device listed among the syllabus principles.

7Positive space is the area occupied by the subject. What is negative space?

A.The vanishing point in one-point perspective

B.Any area painted black

C.The unused area around and between subjects

D.The thickest contour line

Explanation: Space includes positive (figure) and negative (ground) areas. Negative space is the empty or leftover area around and between forms; controlling it is part of composing with shape, form and space.

8The Form 1 syllabus lists basic solid shapes used to construct drawings. Which group matches that list?

A.Sphere, cylinder and torus only

B.Cuboid, pyramid, cone and rectangular box

C.Hexagon, pentagon and octagon only

D.Icosahedron and dodecahedron

Explanation: The syllabus names cuboid, pyramid, cone and rectangular box as basic shapes to identify and use when constructing drawings. Starting from these solids helps learners block in still-life and figure forms before adding detail.

9Which principle creates a sense of beat or visual movement by repeating elements at regular or varied intervals?

A.Proportion

B.Rhythm

C.Casting

D.Intensity

Explanation: Rhythm is the principle that repeats lines, shapes or colours to create a visual beat and movement. The syllabus groups rhythm with pattern and visual movement. Proportion compares sizes; casting is a sculpture process; intensity is a colour property.

10A composition feels ‘finished’ because every part relates to the whole and nothing looks accidentally leftover. Which principle is strongest?

A.Foreshortening

B.Variety without any connection

C.Unity

D.Serigraphy

Explanation: Unity (sometimes discussed with harmony) is the sense that all parts belong together. Artists usually balance unity with variety so the work is coherent but not monotonous. Foreshortening is a perspective device; serigraphy is screen printing.

About the ECZ Art and Design (6010) Exam

Zambia School Certificate / GCE Art and Design (6010) is the Examinations Council of Zambia Ordinary-level visual-arts subject. The Ministry of Education Form 1–4 Art and Design syllabus (2024) develops elements and principles of art, colour, studio drawing and painting, printmaking, sculpture, crafts, graphic design, Zambian and African visual heritage, tools and safety, presentation, critique and entrepreneurship. Official 2026 assessment includes written paper 6010/1 (1 hour 30 minutes) plus additional assessed practical work and school-based assessment. These 100 English-language multiple-choice questions are a study adaptation of that knowledge. They do not replace, and cannot certify, the live written-plus-practical examination.

Assessment

The 2026 School Certificate time-table lists 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (1 hour 30 minutes). The Ministry of Education Art and Design syllabus (Forms 1–4, 2024) is assessed through school-based / continuous practical work and a final ECZ examination. A recent ECZ School Certificate performance report described Paper 1 as a theory paper (50 marks) and Paper 2 as school-based assessment (100 marks). This MCQ bank covers only the knowledge and judgment that can be practised on paper.

Time Limit

1 hour 30 minutes for 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (Tuesday 10 November 2026, mid-morning session beginning at 11:30, official 2026 SC time-table).

Passing Score

Graded on the ECZ School Certificate / GCE 1–9 subject scale (1 is the highest): Grades 1–2 Distinction; Grades 3–4 Merit; Grades 5–6 Credit; Grades 7–8 Satisfactory; Grade 9 Unsatisfactory. ECZ does not publish public percentage boundaries; most tertiary programmes look for a credit (Grade 6 or better) in relevant subjects.

Exam Fee

Free for public and grant-aided school candidates. Private-school School Certificate candidates pay K600 per candidate. GCE candidates pay K200 per subject (2026). (Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ))

ECZ Art and Design (6010) Exam Content Outline

16%

Elements and principles of art

The syllabus language of art: line, shape, form, space, value, texture, tone and colour, organised by balance, contrast, unity, proportion, emphasis, rhythm, pattern and visual movement.

12%

Colour theory

Spectrum mixing; primary, secondary and tertiary colours; warm and cool families; hue, value and intensity; monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split-complementary and triad schemes.

14%

Drawing and painting

Contour, gesture and tonal drawing from imagination, observation, still life and the figure; shading methods; linear and atmospheric perspective; painting techniques named in the syllabus.

28%

Printmaking, sculpture and crafts

Relief, intaglio, lithography, serigraphy and digital printing; additive, subtractive, relief, in-the-round and assemblage sculpture; basketry, ceramics, leather, batik, collage, bookcraft and found materials.

10%

Design process and graphic design

Lettering, calligraphy, posters, logos, emblems, greeting cards, packaging, mural and product design, and computer-aided design.

20%

Zambia visual culture, critique, tools and safety

Pioneer Zambian artists, prehistoric rock art, traditional crafts, African regional sculpture, Gothic to conceptual world art, studio tools, safety, display and critique.

How to Pass the ECZ Art and Design (6010) Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Graded on the ECZ School Certificate / GCE 1–9 subject scale (1 is the highest): Grades 1–2 Distinction; Grades 3–4 Merit; Grades 5–6 Credit; Grades 7–8 Satisfactory; Grade 9 Unsatisfactory. ECZ does not publish public percentage boundaries; most tertiary programmes look for a credit (Grade 6 or better) in relevant subjects.
Assessment: The 2026 School Certificate time-table lists 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (1 hour 30 minutes). The Ministry of Education Art and Design syllabus (Forms 1–4, 2024) is assessed through school-based / continuous practical work and a final ECZ examination. A recent ECZ School Certificate performance report described Paper 1 as a theory paper (50 marks) and Paper 2 as school-based assessment (100 marks). This MCQ bank covers only the knowledge and judgment that can be practised on paper.
Time limit: 1 hour 30 minutes for 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (Tuesday 10 November 2026, mid-morning session beginning at 11:30, official 2026 SC time-table).
Exam fee: Free for public and grant-aided school candidates. Private-school School Certificate candidates pay K600 per candidate. GCE candidates pay K200 per subject (2026).

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ECZ Art and Design (6010) Study Tips from Top Performers

1Learn the syllabus elements (line, shape, space, value, texture, tone, colour) and principles (balance, contrast, unity, proportion, emphasis, rhythm, pattern, visual movement) as a working vocabulary, not a list to recite once.

2Practise naming colour schemes from a wheel: monochromatic, analogous, complementary, split-complementary and triad.

3Be able to distinguish relief, intaglio, lithography and screen printing by where the ink sits on the matrix.

4Revise Zambian art history: pioneer artists, Mwela rock paintings, and traditional objects such as mortar and pestle, reed mats, clay pots and winnowing baskets. ECZ performance reports have flagged weak Zambian art-history answers.

5Know bookcraft bindings (stitching, spiral, stapling; single-section and multi-section) and basketry structures (wicker, coiled, plaiting, twining).

6Use these MCQs to check knowledge only. Still complete observational drawings, paintings, crafts and a labelled portfolio for the official practical / school-based component.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ECZ Art and Design (6010)?

It is the Zambia School Certificate / GCE Ordinary-level visual-arts subject administered by the Examinations Council of Zambia. The Ministry of Education Form 1–4 Art and Design syllabus covers elements and principles, colour, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, crafts, graphic design, Zambian and African visual heritage, and entrepreneurship.

Is the official 6010 exam a multiple-choice test?

No. The 2026 SC time-table lists written paper 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (1 hour 30 minutes). The syllabus also requires practical studio work and school-based assessment. The 100 questions on this page are an English-language MCQ study adaptation of syllabus knowledge (elements and principles, media, process, safety, critique). They do not simulate the official written paper and cannot replace studio practice.

How is 6010 graded?

ECZ reports each subject on a 1–9 scale. Grade 1 is Distinction, Grades 2–3 Merit, Grades 4–6 Credit, Grades 7–8 Pass, and Grade 9 Fail/Ungraded. School-based / practical assessment contributes to the final mark together with the written paper.

What are the 2026 fees for Art and Design 6010?

Candidates in public and grant-aided schools pay no examination fee. Private-school School Certificate candidates pay K600 per candidate. GCE candidates pay K200 per subject.

When is 6010/1 sat in 2026?

The official 2026 School Certificate time-table places 6010/1 Art and Design 1 (1 hour 30 minutes) on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in the mid-morning session beginning at 11:30.

What Zambian visual culture does the syllabus expect?

Learners should know pioneer Zambian visual artists named in the syllabus (including Henry Tayali, Gabriel Ellison, Cynthia Zukas, Akwila Simpasa, Godfrey Setti, Shadreck Simukanga, Martin Abasi Phiri and Lawrence Yombwe), prehistoric rock art such as Mwela Rocks near Kasama, traditional crafts and decorations, and African as well as selected world art styles.

100+ Free ECZ Art and Design (6010) Practice Questions

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