Instrument Families Quiz Review

What instruments use a reed in order to play it? Choose all that apply.

• Clarinet

• Bassoon

• Oboe

• Flute

What is the bow made out of?

• string

• human hair

• fur

• horse hair

What instrument family requires you to scrape, hit or shake the instrument in order to play it?

• Strings

• Woodwind

• Percussion

• Brass

What material are the string instruments made out of?

• Wood

• Nylon

• Brass

• Plastic

How do you play a percussion instrument?

• Shaking it, blowing in it, hitting it

• Shaking it, plucking it, bowing

• Hitting it, shaking it, scraping it

• Shaking it, hitting it, strumming it

What color are the keys on a woodwind instrument?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Silver

What do you use to blow into to play a wind instrument? Choose all that apply.

• Mouthpiece

• Reed

• Mallet

• Hands

The bassoon is taller than Ms. Antonucci

• True

• Maybe, but I'll go with true

The tuba is the lowest instrument in the woodwind family

• True

• False

The timpani is a pitched instrument

• True

• False