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INSTRUMENT PRE-QUIZ -- WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is a trumpet a woodwind instrument

a)

yes

b)

no

2.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Piccolo

d)

French Horn

3.

What instrument is this?

a)

Brass Flute

b)

Horn

c)

Flute

d)

Piccolo

4.

What instrument is this?

a)

E-flat Clarinet

b)

French Horn

c)

Oboe

d)

Clarinet

5.

What instrument is this?

a)

Piccolo Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

French Horn

d)

English Horn

6.

What instrument is this?

a)

Oboe

b)

Bass Clarinet

c)

English Horn

d)

E-Flat clarinet

7.

Which instrument is this?

a)

French Horn

b)

Flute

c)

Clarinet

d)

Bassoon

8.

Which instrument family does a oboe belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

9.

What instrument family does a Clarinet belong to?

a)

String

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Woodwind

10.
Which instrument has no reed?
a)
Clarinet
b)
Flute
c)
Bassoon
d)
Saxophone
11.
Which instrument makes the lowest sound?
a)
Piccolo
b)
Clarinet
c)
Saxophone
d)
Bassoon
12.
Which instrument is the highest?
a)
Piccolo
b)
Flute
c)
Clarinet
d)
Bassoon
13.

Which woodwind instrument has a single reed?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

oboe

d)

bassoon

14.

Which woodwind instrument is the largest and is capable of playing the lowest notes?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

oboe

d)

bassoon

15.
Name the instrument that appears in this image.
a)
Saxophone
b)
Flute
c)
Oboe
d)
Bassoon
16.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
Trombone
d)
French Horn
17.
Choose the sentence that correctly describes the trumpet. 
a)
It is the highest sounding brass instrument.
b)
It is the lowest sounding brass instrument. 
c)
It has a slide. 
d)
It sits in your lap. 
18.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
French horn
d)
Trombone
19.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Tuba
b)
Trumpet
c)
French horn
d)
Trombone
20.
The saxophone is in the brass family.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The trumpet uses a reed.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Identify this instrument. 
a)
Trombone
b)
Tuba
c)
Trumpet
d)
French horn
23.
What is the lowest pitched instrument of the brass family?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Tuba
c)
Trombone
d)
French Horn
24.

Which instrument is a sousaphone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.
Which of the following instruments do not belong to the string family?
a)
Harp
b)
Guitar
c)
Piano
d)
Bass
26.
What family does the euphonium belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
27.
What family does the timpani belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Keyboard
c)
String
d)
Woodwind
28.
What family does the flute belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
29.
Which of the following instruments do not belong to the woodwind family?
a)
Xylophone
b)
Saxophone
c)
Flute
d)
Bassoon
30.

Name this instrument.

a)

Xylophone

b)

Piano

c)

Cymbals

d)

Timpani

31.

What instrument is this?

a)

Piano

b)

Cymbals

c)

Gong

d)

Rhythm Sticks

32.

Name this instrument

a)

Cymbals

b)

Jingle Bells

c)

Piano

d)

Tambourine

33.
a)

hand drum

b)

conga drums

c)

Bongos

34.
The larger the drum, the _________ the pitch will be
a)
lower
b)
sharper
c)
bigger
d)
higher
35.
A boomwhacker is a percussion instrument 
a)
false
b)
true
36.
a)
Symbols
b)
Cimbals
c)
Cymbals
d)
Simble 
37.
What is the name of this instrument
a)
Guitar
b)
Cello
c)
Violin
d)
Bass
38.
What is this instrument called?
a)
String Bass
b)
Cello
c)
Violin
d)
Guitar
39.
What string instrument plays the highest pitches?
a)
Bass
b)
Violin
c)
Cello
d)
Viola
40.
Which string instrument plays the lowest pitches?
a)
String Bass
b)
Cello
c)
Harp
d)
Violin
41.
How many strings does each instrument of the violin family have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
4
42.
a)
Tuning Pegs
b)
Finger Board
c)
F-Hole
d)
Body
43.
What instrument is this?
a)
Panda
b)
Viola
c)
Trumpet
d)
Bass
44.
What instrument is Darth Vader playing?
a)
String Bass
b)
Violin
c)
Viola
d)
Cello
45.
How many strings does a Harp have?
a)
38
b)
47
c)
12
d)
55
46.
To make the sound on a string instrument go LOWER you must make the string ___________.
a)
shorter
b)
longer
47.
To make the sound on a string instrument go HIGHER you must make the string _________.
a)
shorter
b)
longer
48.
What kind of material do they use to make the bow?
a)
Yarn
b)
Silly String
c)
Horse Hair
d)
Ms. Zientek's Hair
49.
Is this a picture of the string family of the orchestra?
a)
No
b)
Yes
50.
Is this a picture of the string family of the orchestra?
a)
No
b)
Yes
51.
Is this a picture of the string family of the orchestra?
a)
No
b)
Yes
52.
What instrument is this?
a)
drums
b)
violin
c)
piano
d)
guitar
53.
How do we call this instrument?
a)
tambourine
b)
trumpet
c)
xylophone
d)
drums
54.
How do we call this instrument?
a)
drums
b)
guitar
c)
piano
d)
keyboard
55.
This man plays on a...
a)
clarinet
b)
cello
c)
saxophone
d)
tambourine
56.
This is the highness and lowness of sound
a)
Sound
b)
Tone
c)
Pitch
d)
Frequency
57.
This begins as the result of a vibrating object
a)
Instrument
b)
Sound
c)
Vibration
d)
Tone
58.
This is known as the relative loudness of sounds.
a)
Tone color
b)
Pitch
c)
Dynamics
d)
Duration
59.

The Clarinet, Flute, and Saxophone are part of which family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

60.

The Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba are part of which family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

61.

The Violin, Viola, and Cello are part of which instrument family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

62.

Instruments in this family buzz air to make their sound:

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

String

d)

Percussion

63.

Instruments in this family use Striking, scraping, and shaking to make their sound:

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

String

d)

Percussion

64.

Acoustic Guitar

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

Electric guitar

a)
b)
c)
d)