Instrument Families

Instrument Families of the Orchestra

Ms. Shelton's Music Grades 3-5

Multiple Choice

Instruments in the String Family use __________________ to make a sound.

• Air

• Strings

• Electricity

• Hammers

Multiple Choice

What are the strings on a bow made of?

• Animal intestine

• Nylon

• Horse tail hair

• Human hair

Multiple Choice

Instruments in the Woodwind Family use ________________ to make a sound.

• Air

• Strings

• Electricity

• Hammers

Multiple Choice

How do you make a sound on a woodwind instrument?

• Cut it in half with a saw

• Blow air over a hole or a reed

• Hit it or shake it

• Buzz your lips

Multiple Choice

Brass Instruments use air and ____________________ to make a sound.

• Humming

• Singing

• Lip Buzzing

• Foot Tapping

Multiple Choice

Instruments in the ___________________ Family make a sound when you hit, shake, or scrape them.

• String

• Woodwind

• Brass

• Percussion

​Test what you know!

​Match the picture of the instrument to the correct family.

Multiple Choice

• Strings

• Percussion

• Woodwinds

• Brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• string

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• string

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• string

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• string

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass

Multiple Choice

• strings

• percussion

• woodwind

• brass