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Musical Instruments and Families Quiz

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What instrument is this?
a)
Bass Drum
b)
Trumpet
c)
Timpani
d)
Xylophone
2.

Acoustic Guitar

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
What instrument family is this?
a)
Woodwind 
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
4.
What instrument is this?
a)
Saxophone
b)
Violin
c)
Bassoon
d)
Clarinet
5.
What instrument is this?
a)
Cymbals
b)
Wood Block
c)
Baritone
d)
Tambourine
6.
What instrument is this?
a)
Oboe
b)
Viola
c)
Flute
d)
Clarinet
7.
What instrument family is this?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
8.
What instrument is this?
a)
Violin
b)
String Bass
c)
Tube
d)
Cello
9.
What instrument family is this?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
10.
What instruments are these?
a)
Snare drums
b)
Bassoons
c)
Timpani
d)
Bongos
11.
What instrument is this?
a)
French Horn
b)
Trombone
c)
Saxophone
d)
Trumpet
12.
What instrument is this?
a)
Violin
b)
Mandolin
c)
Cello
d)
Bass
13.
What instrument family is this?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
Percussion
d)
String
14.

Drums

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Electric guitar

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Flute

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Keyboards

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Tambourine

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Piano

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Saxophone

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Trumpet

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Violin

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

This instrument is...

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French horn

d)

Tuba

24.
This instrument is...
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Xylophone
c)
Timpani
d)
Cymbals
25.
This instrument is...
a)
Trombone
b)
French horn
c)
Trumpet
d)
Tuba
26.
This instrument is...
a)
Bass Drum
b)
Cymbals
c)
Snare Drum
d)
Tambourine
27.
This instrument is...
a)
Trumpet
b)
French horn
c)
Tuba
d)
Trombone
28.
This instrument is...
a)
Harp
b)
Guitar
c)
Violin
d)
Viola
29.
This is instrument is...
a)
Clarinet
b)
Trombone
c)
Flute
d)
Oboe
30.
This instrument is...
a)
Bassoon
b)
Oboe
c)
Clarinet
d)
Tuba
31.

There are 4 instrument families of the orchestra. Which one is NOT a family of instruments?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Bows

32.

What are the names of the 4 families of the orchestra?

a)

Percussion, Brass, String, Woodwind

b)

Brass, Drums, Wood, Metal

c)

String, Percussion, Shakers, Bows

d)

Metals, Woods, Strings, Drums

33.

Which family is typically played with a bow or plucked?

a)

Percussion

b)

String

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

34.

Which family is played by striking the instrument, either with your hand or a mallet?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

35.

Which family is made up of several feet of metal tubing and has valves or slides?

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Woodwind

d)

Brass

36.

Which family makes its sounds by vibrating a reed (except for 1 instrument)?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

String

37.

Which family does the piccolo belong to?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

String

38.

Which family does the trombone belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

39.

Which family does the viola belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

String

40.

Which does NOT belong in the BRASS family?

a)

Tuba

b)

Trombone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Violin

41.

Which does NOT belong in the STRING family?

a)

Cello

b)

Guitar

c)

Vibraphone

d)

Violin

42.

Which does NOT belong in the WOODWIND family?

a)

Flute

b)

Trumpet

c)

Piccolo

d)

Saxophone

43.

Which does NOT belong in the PERCUSSION family?

a)

Snare Drum

b)

Piano

c)

Maracas

d)

Harp

44.

Which of these instruments requires a bow in order to be played?

a)

violin

b)

lute

c)

bouzouki

d)

clarinet

45.

Which of the following is a stringed instrument?

a)

trombone

b)

saxophone

c)

harp

d)

timpani

46.

How many pedals does a piano have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

47.

How many strings does a cello have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

The clarinet is considered a

a)

woodwind instrument

b)

brass instrument

c)

string instrument

d)

percussion instrument

49.

What musical intruments is this?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Circle

c)

Square

d)

Triangle

50.

What family is the oboe in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

51.

What family is the french horn in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

52.

What family is the harp in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

53.

What family are the claves in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

54.

What family is the flute in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

55.

What family is the trumpet in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

56.

What family is the cello in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

57.

What family is the xylophone in?

a)

The string family

b)

The woodwind family

c)

The brass family

d)

The percussion family

58.
What is the stick that is used to play the violin and other string instruments called?
a)
How
b)
Bow
c)
Hair
d)
Sow 
59.
The trombone is different then other brass instruments in that it doesn't have valves it has a..............instead. 
a)
Key
b)
Bell
c)
Mouthpiece
d)
Slide
60.
How many instrument families are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
61.
To play the maracas you must _______ them.
a)
strike
b)
scrape
c)
crash
d)
shake
62.

What name should be chosen for these instruments?

a)

snap snaps

b)

bells

c)

castanets

63.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

hand bell

b)

cowbell

c)

wrist bell

64.

What do you called this instrument?

a)

bongo drums

b)

conga drums

c)

bass drums

65.

What is the right name for this instrument?

a)

scrapper

b)

hitter

c)

guiro

66.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Congo drum

b)

Bongo drum

c)

Tapping drum

67.

This instrument is played with a mallet. The player controls the sound by force that can be heard loud or soft. What are these instruments called?

a)

wood blocks

b)

tone blocks

c)

stature blocks

68.

WHAT INSTRUMENT IS T?

a)

GUITAR

b)

CELLO

c)

BANJO

69.

This is an example of a brass instrument

a)

piano

b)

organ

c)

tuba

d)

drum

70.

Percussion instruments are played by being ...

a)

struck

b)

shaken

c)

both are correct

d)

none

71.

This is an example of a percussion instrument

a)

organ

b)

flute

c)

violin

d)

snare drum

72.

Which instrument families are represented in the picture?

a)

Woodwind and strings

b)

Brass and percussion

73.

To which instrument family does this instrument belong?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

74.

Which instrument family is represented in the picture?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

75.

How do you play this instrument?

a)

you hit the keys with your nose

b)

you blow it

c)

you hit the keys with a hammer

d)

you hit the keys with your fingers

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