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Y7 Instruments Quiz - End of term

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this instrument?
a)
flute
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
2.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
3.
What is this instrument?
a)
guitar
b)
violin
c)
cello
d)
harp
4.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
oboe
b)
bassoon
c)
clarinet
d)
saxophone
5.
What is this instrument?
a)
trumpet
b)
tuba
c)
trombone
d)
snare drum
6.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
woodwind
b)
brass
c)
string
d)
percussion
7.
What is this instrument?
a)
trombone
b)
clarinet
c)
trumpet
d)
tuba
8.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
9.
What is this instrument?
a)
bassoon
b)
oboe
c)
clarinet
d)
flute
10.
What instrument family does this instrument belong to?
a)
woodwind
b)
percussion
c)
string
d)
brass
11.
What brass instrument uses a slide to change pitch?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Trombone
c)
Sousaphone
d)
French Horn
12.
In addition to the slide, what are two ways to change pitch on a brass instrument?
a)
Pressing valves and buzzing lips again the mouthpiece
b)
Shaking the instrument and pressing the valves
c)
Pressing the valves and moving the instrument up and down 
d)
blowing as hard as possible and shaking the instrument
13.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
14.
Name this brass instrument.
a)
Trumpet 
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
15.
Name This instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
16.
Name this instrument.
a)
Trumpet
b)
French Horn
c)
Trombone
d)
Tuba
17.
Which instrument is played instead of a tuba in marching bands?
a)
Tuba
b)
Sousaphone
c)
Trombone
d)
Trumpte
18.
Which brass instrument sounds the highest?
a)
French Horn
b)
Tuba
c)
Sousaphone
d)
Trumpet
19.
Which brass instrument makes the lowest sound?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
Trombone
d)
French Horn
20.
How many families of instruments are in an orchestra?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
21.
Which instrument is not a brass instrument?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Trombone
c)
Clarinet
d)
Tuba
22.
Which instrument uses a reed?
a)
Flute
b)
Clarinet
c)
Trumpet
d)
Trombone
23.
Which instrument is not a woodwind instrument?
a)
Flute
b)
Bassoon
c)
Trombone
d)
English Horn
24.
Which is NOT a percussion instrument?
a)
Violin
b)
Piano
c)
Snare Drum
d)
Bass Drum
25.
Which is a brass instrument?
a)
flute
b)
saxophone
c)
french horn
d)
viola
26.
Which is the highest pitched string instrument?
a)
tuba
b)
cello
c)
flute
d)
violin
27.
What family does the saxophone belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
String
d)
Percussion
28.
How do MOST woodwinds produce sound?
a)
Scrape a bow across strings
b)
Buzz the mouthpiece
c)
Knock it against the ground
d)
Air passes through or around a reed
29.
How do you play a percussion instrument?
a)
Hit, shake, scrape
b)
head, shoulder, knees, toes
c)
blow on them
d)
throw in the air
30.
How does a stringed instrument produce sound?
a)
Bang it on the ground
b)
The bow glides across the strings
c)
Blow across the holes
d)
Turn the pegs
31.
Besides a bow, how else can a stringed instrument be played?
a)
Buzz on it's mouthpiece
b)
Hit, shake, scrape
c)
Blow on it
d)
Plucked (pizzicato)
32.
Which is not a group of musical instruments?
a)
woodwinds
b)
brasswinds
c)
strings
d)
percussion
33.
A longer column of air creates a sound with:
a)
higher pitch
b)
lower pitch
c)
louder sound
d)
less loud sound
34.
How does the air vibrate in a brass instrument?
a)
blowing into the instrument
b)
the keys will make the air vibrate
c)
your lips must vibrate as you blow
d)
the reed vibrates as you blow
35.
If you blow harder into a brass instrument, the sound will be:
a)
higher pitched
b)
lower pitched
c)
louder
d)
softer
36.
What creates a higher pitched note in a brass instrument?
a)
less air vibrating inside the instrument
b)
more air vibrating inside the instrument
c)
warmer air inside the instrument
d)
cooler air inside the instrument
37.
If you stretch the slide out longer on a trombone, the note played will be:
a)
lower pitched
b)
higher pitched
c)
louder
d)
softer
38.
How do string instruments make sound?
a)
the strings vibrate making noise
b)
the strings vibrate the air around it causing noise
39.
Thicker strings make what type of sound?
a)
higher pitched
b)
lower pitched 
c)
louder
d)
softer
40.
Shorter strings create what type of sound?
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher pitched
d)
lower pitched
41.
Which of these do not affect the sound made by a string instrument
a)
length of the string
b)
tightness of the string
c)
thickness of the string
d)
how hard you pluck the string
42.
What instrument is the lowest pitched in the band?
a)
Tuba
b)
Trombone
c)
String Bass
d)
Cello
43.
Which of the following instruments is a brass instrument?
a)
flute
b)
saxophone
c)
french horn
d)
viola
44.
Which of the following instruments uses a mouthpiece?
a)
violin
b)
flute
c)
string bass
d)
trumpet
45.
How many strings does a violin have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
46.
Which is the highest pitched string instrument?
a)
harp
b)
cello
c)
flute
d)
violin
47.
a)
trumpet
b)
trampet
c)
trumpete
d)
trombon
48.
a)
violin
b)
piano
c)
giutar
49.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
50.
a)
trumpet
b)
flute
c)
violin
d)
accordion
51.
a)
double bass
b)
violin
52.
a)
flute
b)
clarinet
53.
a)
saxophone
b)
trumpet
54.
Which of these is a brass instrument?
a)
Woodwinds
b)
Saxophone
c)
Trombone
d)
Bassoon
55.
Which of these is a woodwind instrument?
a)
Bassoon
b)
Piano
c)
Percussion
d)
Rancor
56.
Which of the following instruments is a brass instrument?
a)
flute
b)
saxophone
c)
french horn
d)
viola
57.
This instrument is...
a)
Trumpet
b)
Trombone
c)
French horn
d)
Tuba
58.
Texture refers to....
a)
How loud the music is
b)
The speed of the music
c)
The different ways that instruments can be 
d)
How high or low the instruments are
59.
Dynamics refer to...
a)
If the notes are low or high
b)
The instruments being used
c)
The texture of the piece
d)
If the notes are loud or soft
60.
Articulation refers to...
a)
If the notes are short (staccato) or long (legato)
b)
Is the notes are loud or soft
c)
The pitch of the music
d)
The speed of the music