String Instruments of the Orchestra Assessment

The largest instrument in the string family is the ___________.

• violin

• viola

• cello

• double bass

Sound is produced on a string instrument by ______________.

• pressing fingers on the strings

• blowing air across the strings

• bowing and plucking the strings

• buzzing your lips

This string instrument is called __________________.

• viola

• harp

• double bass

• cello

The ________________ has the highest set of strings in the string family.

• viola

• double bass

• violin

• cello

The string instrument that must be played sitting down is the _________________.

• cello

• double bass

• violin

• viola

This string instrument is called _________________.

• violin

• harp

• cello

• viola

The _______________ or tightness of the string controls the frequency at which it vibrates.

• magnetism

• smoothness

• color

• tension

This string instrument is called __________________.

• violin

• viola

• cello

• double bass

The string instrument that has the most amount of strings is the ___________________.

• viola

• harp

• double bass

• cello

This string instrument is called__________________.

• double bass

• cello

• viola

• violin