WorksheetsY8 End of Cycle 3 listening exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Extract 1 - Name the style of Music that is being played
a)
Rock 'n' Roll
b)
Blues
c)
Jazz
d)
Rock
2.
Extract 1 - What instrument is playing the accompaniment?
a)
Harp
b)
Slide guitar
c)
Mandolin
d)
Lap Steel
3.
Extract 1 - What technique is used in this extract
a)
Improvisation
b)
Cadenza
c)
Drone
d)
Paradiddle
4.
Extract 1 - In this style of music the last line of each verse usually....
a)
Is completely different
b)
Rhymes with the first line
c)
Is the first line repeated
d)
Is the second line repeated
5.
Extract 2 - Describe the chord sequence in this extract
a)
4 bar Blues
b)
12 Bar Blues
c)
Verse Chorus
d)
Binary
6.
Extract 2 - Describe the bass line of this extract
a)
Legato
b)
Walking bass
c)
Crescendo
d)
Improvised
7.
Extract 2 - What do the drums do at the end of each section
a)
Slow down
b)
Speed up
c)
Play a fill
d)
Drop out
8.
Extract 2 - Which instrument is NOT playing in this extract
a)
Double Bass
b)
Electric Guitar
c)
Drum Kit
d)
Accordian
9.
Extract 3 -Suggest a performer for this extract
a)
Elvis Presley
b)
BB King
c)
Jimmy Cliff
d)
Paul McCartney
10.
Extract 3 - Describe the tempo of this extract
a)
Andante 90bpm
b)
Fortissimo
c)
Pianissimo
d)
Staccato
11.
Extract 3 - Which statement best describes the introduction
a)
A drum fill and then a guitar improvisation
b)
A drum fill and the vocal starts
c)
An instrumental
d)
A saxophone solo
12.
Extract 3 - Name the technique used in this extract
a)
Leit motif
b)
12 Bar Blues
c)
Cyclical patterns
d)
Drum solo
13.
Extract 3 - Name the composer of this piece of music
a)
Beethoven
b)
Wagner
c)
Mozart
d)
BB King
14.
Extract 3 - Which section of the orchestra plays the melody first
a)
Brass
b)
Strings
c)
Percussino
d)
Woodwind
15.
Extract 4 - Name the composer of this piece of music
a)
John Williams
b)
Danny Elfman
c)
Hans Zimmer
d)
Wagner
16.
Extract 4 - Describe the Pitch of the strings part at the beginning of the extract
a)
Loud
b)
Soft
c)
High
d)
Low
17.
Extract 4 - How does the composer create tension at the beginning of the extract
a)
Rallentando (Speeding up)
b)
Ritardando (Slowing down)
c)
Pizzicato strings
d)
Tremelo strings
18.
Extract 4 - Which film is this theme taken from?
a)
Jaws
b)
Jurassic Park
c)
ET
d)
Close encounters
19.
Extract 5 - What style of music is this?
a)
Gamelan
b)
Indian Classical
c)
Bhangra
d)
Blues
20.
Extract 5 - Which instrument starts the extract?
a)
Metallophone
b)
Drum
c)
Gong
d)
Xylophone
21.
Extract 5 - Which country is this extract from?
a)
China
b)
Indonesia
c)
India
d)
Japan
22.
Extract 5 - Where might you hear this music?
a)
At a sporting event
b)
At a religious ceremony
c)
In an opera house
d)
At a school
23.
Extract 5 - Describe the texture of this music
a)
Homophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Heterophonic
d)
Monophonic
24.
Extract 6 - Which continent is this music from?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
25.
Extract 6 - Which word best describes the introduction?
a)
Solo
b)
A Capella
c)
Monophonic
d)
Crescendo
26.
Extract 6 - Suggest a performer for this extract
a)
Elvis Presley
b)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
c)
Massive Attack
d)
Sinead O'Connor
27.
Extract 6 - Describe the texture of the clip
a)
Monophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Homophonic
d)
Heterophonic
28.
Extract 7 - Which country is this extract from?
a)
France
b)
Ireland
c)
Nepal
d)
England
29.
Extract 7 - Which instrument plays the melody
a)
Fiddle
b)
Guitar
c)
Accordian
d)
Harpsichord
30.
Extract 7 - Describe the tempo of the extract
a)
Quite Loud
b)
Quite fast
c)
Short notes
d)
High Notes
31.
Extract 7 - What is the purpose of this music
a)
Singing
b)
Dancing
c)
Religious ceremonies
d)
National Anthem
32.
Extract 8 - Name the instrument that the melody is played on
a)
Celesta
b)
Piano
c)
Bells
d)
Saw
33.
Extract 8 - Name the composer of the extract
a)
Danny Elfman
b)
John Williams
c)
Richard Wagner
d)
Hans Zimmer
34.
Extract 8 - On your handout - Identify which is the missing bar
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
Extract 8 - Describe the time signature of this extract
a)
4/4
b)
3/4
c)
5/4
d)
120bpm
36.
Extract 8 - What is the second note of this piece of music
a)
E natural
b)
E flat
c)
E Sharp
d)
F
37.
Extract 8 - What is the first note of the the third bar of this piece of music
a)
E natural
b)
E flat
c)
E Sharp
d)
F
38.
Extract 8 - Which two bars in the first line are the same?
a)
Bar 1 and Bar 6
b)
Bar 2 and Bar 6
c)
Bar 3 and Bar 7
d)
Bar 1 and Bar 2
39.
Extract 8 - Which film is this extract from?
a)
Jaws
b)
Harry Potter
c)
Jurassic Park
d)
Star Wars
40.
Extract 8 - How many beats rest are there at the beginning of the extract
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
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