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ZIMSEC Grade 7 Physical Education and Arts Online Mock 5 - Paper 1 Practice

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Title ZIMSEC Grade 7 Physical Education and Arts Online Mock 5 - Paper 1 Practice

Description Original Grade 7 7130/01 Paper 1-style timed mock. Forty multiple-choice questions covering Safety and health, the human body, sport and game skills, gymnastics, visual and performing arts, aesthetics, technology and enterprise. No signup required; one attempt with an instant automatic score.

Total Marks 40 points

Duration 90 minutes

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Session Window Started 04 Sep 2026 04:14 and closes 04 Sep 2026 05:44.

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Question 1

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why should learners warm up before vigorous physical activity?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To become tired before starting
B. To reduce blood flow
C. To prepare muscles and reduce injury risk
D. To replace all skill practice

Question 2

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which footwear is safest for most school games on a suitable court or field?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Loose slippers
B. High heels
C. Bare feet near broken glass
D. Well-fitting sports shoes

Question 3

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is a safe response to a suspected serious injury during sport?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Stop play and call a responsible adult or trained first-aider
B. Force the injured person to continue
C. Move the person roughly
D. Give unknown medicine

Question 4

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which practice helps prevent infection in a small graze?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Covering it with soil
B. Cleaning it and using a clean dressing
C. Sharing an unwashed cloth
D. Ignoring embedded dirt

Question 5

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which organ pumps blood around the body?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Lung
B. Stomach
C. Kidney
D. Heart

Question 6

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is a major function of the skeleton?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To digest all food
B. To make sound waves
C. To support and protect the body
D. To produce sweat only

Question 7

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which fitness component is the ability to move a joint through a wide range?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Speed
B. Flexibility
C. Power
D. Balance only

Question 8

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which fitness component helps a goalkeeper change direction quickly?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Agility
B. Body mass
C. Height
D. Reaction colour

Question 9

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How many players from one team are normally on the football field at the start of a full match?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. 5
B. 7
C. 11
D. 15

Question 10

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How many players from one team are normally on a basketball court?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. 11
B. 9
C. 7
D. 5

Question 11

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What restarts a football match after the ball crosses the touchline?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Throw-in
B. Penalty kick
C. Corner kick always
D. Drop goal

Question 12

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What skill begins play in volleyball?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Dribble
B. Serve
C. Tackle
D. Scrum

Question 13

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is a track event?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Long jump
B. Discus
C. High jump
D. 200 metre race

Question 14

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt In which area should a relay baton exchange take place?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. In the spectators’ stand
B. Outside the stadium
C. In the exchange zone
D. At the finish only

Question 15

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Where should a high jumper land?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. On a hard uncovered floor
B. On the landing mat
C. On the crossbar
D. Outside the marked area

Question 16

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which swimming action is essential for safety before entering deep water?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Checking depth, rules and supervision
B. Diving without looking
C. Swimming alone secretly
D. Running on a wet pool edge

Question 17

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which movement is a basic gymnastics locomotor skill?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Painting
B. Whispering
C. Leaping
D. Sewing

Question 18

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is a spotter’s role in gymnastics?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To distract the performer
B. To score a football goal
C. To remove the mat
D. To assist safety during a skill

Question 19

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is balance?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The ability to maintain a stable body position
B. The loudness of a song
C. The brightness of paint
D. The cost of equipment

Question 20

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does a sequence in gymnastics combine?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Unrelated prices
B. Movements linked in an order
C. Only one frozen pose
D. Spectator noise

Question 21

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which instrument is a Zimbabwean lamellophone and idiophone?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Guitar
B. Trumpet
C. Violin
D. Mbira

Question 22

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which family includes instruments that use vibrating strings?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Aerophones
B. Membranophones
C. Chordophones
D. Idiophones only

Question 23

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt How many crotchet beats does a minim normally receive?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

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

Question 24

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does tempo describe in music?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The speed of the music
B. The colour of a costume
C. The size of a stage
D. The price of a ticket

Question 25

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Who guides actors’ interpretation and stage movement in a theatre production?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Ticket seller
B. Camera battery
C. Director
D. Spectator

Question 26

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What are props in theatre?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The audience seats
B. The actors’ real names
C. The building foundations
D. Objects used by performers in a production

Question 27

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is improvisation in drama?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Creating a performance response without a fully prepared script
B. Reading a timetable silently
C. Copying an examination answer
D. Painting only with black

Question 28

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is choreography?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. The sale of sports shoes
B. The design and arrangement of dance movement
C. The repair of a goalpost
D. The mixing of paint only

Question 29

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which are the traditional primary colours in painting?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Green, orange and purple
B. Black, white and grey
C. Blue, green and yellow
D. Red, yellow and blue

Question 30

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What does texture describe in visual art?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Only the sale price
B. Only the frame size
C. How a surface feels or appears to feel
D. The artist’s age

Question 31

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What is balance in a visual composition?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Using only one colour
B. Arranging visual weight so the work feels stable
C. Placing every object outside the page
D. Copying another artist exactly

Question 32

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which technique creates an image by transferring ink from a prepared surface?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Printmaking
B. Sprinting
C. Bowling
D. Drumming

Question 33

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What should guide appreciation of an artwork?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Only whether it is expensive
B. Only whether the artist is famous
C. Observation of technique, meaning, context and personal response
D. A decision made without looking

Question 34

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why should cultural performances be documented carefully?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To replace all live practice
B. To remove community ownership
C. To change their history secretly
D. To help preserve and teach cultural heritage

Question 35

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which device can record a school performance for later review?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Digital camera
B. Whistle only
C. Tennis racket
D. Paint roller only

Question 36

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Why should digital performance files be backed up?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. To make the device heavier
B. To reduce the risk of losing work
C. To prevent any editing
D. To remove the creator’s name

Question 37

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt What should an arts entrepreneur calculate before setting a selling price?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Only a friend’s favourite number
B. Only the weather
C. Only the buyer’s age
D. Material, labour and other costs

Question 38

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which action can promote a school arts event?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Keeping the date secret
B. Removing all signs
C. Using a clear poster and approved digital notice
D. Telling performers not to rehearse

Question 39

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which is an example of adding value to a local material?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Throwing clean reeds away
B. Weaving reeds into a well-finished basket
C. Leaving clay unprepared in the ground
D. Burning reusable fabric

Question 40

Multiple Choice - 1.00 marks

Prompt Which quality helps a creative team complete a production?

Select one answer.

Select one answer. Your final choice is the answer that will be marked.

A. Cooperation
B. Constant blame
C. Refusal to communicate
D. Deliberate lateness

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