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5th Grade Strings

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the key signature of D Major?

a)

2 sharps

b)

1 sharp

c)

3 sharps

d)

No sharps

2.

What is the highest string on a violin?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

D

d)

G

3.

How many sharps in a C Major scale?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

3

4.

Which string do ONLY violas and cellos have?

a)

A string

b)

C string

c)

G string

d)

E string

5.

What note is a half step above F#?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

E

d)

F

6.

What note is a half step BELOW F#?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

G

d)

F

7.
What instrument part does the cello and string bass have that the violin and viola do not have?
a)
F-Holes
b)
Scroll
c)
End Pin
d)
Finger Board
8.
An orchestra usually has more _____________ than any other instrument.
a)
harps
b)
violas
c)
cellos
d)
violins
9.

Name the strings of a cello

a)

E, A, D, G

b)

F, A, C, E

c)

G. B, D, F, A

d)

A, D, G, C

10.

What is the main ingredient in rosin?

a)

Peppermint

b)

Tree Sap

c)

Sand

d)

Sugar

11.

What is Pizzicato?

a)

Plucking the strings

b)

Short bows

c)

Bouncing bows

d)

A spicy Italian meatball

12.

Which symbol means down bow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the following is a famous violinist?

a)

Yo Yo Ma

b)

Itzhak Perlman

c)

Beyonce

d)

Professor X

14.
Which of these means loud/strong dynamic
a)
Forte
b)
Piano
c)
Forto
d)
Guitar
15.
What is the term that means to gradually get louder?
a)
Crescendo
b)
Decrescendo
c)
allegro
d)
accelerando
16.
What is the term that means to gradually slow down?
a)
decrescendo
b)
diminuendo
c)
accelerando
d)
ritardando or rallantando
17.
What does the fermata tell us to do?
a)
Gradually speed up
b)
Gradually slow down
c)
Hold the note until the conductor releases it.
d)
Play the note really short.
18.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

19.

What is this curved line called?

a)

Slur

b)

Tie

c)

Smiley Face

20.

What instrument reads music using this clef

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Bass

21.

What note is a half step higher than B?

a)

C

b)

B flat

c)

C sharp

d)

A

22.

Another name for A sharp?

a)

A flat

b)

B

c)

B flat

d)

There is no other name for it

23.

How long is a 16th note?

a)

1/4 of a beat

b)

1/16th of a beat

c)

1/2 of a beat

d)

1 beat

24.

What is the relative minor of F major?

a)

E minor

b)

A minor

c)

D minor

d)

F minor

25.

What is the relative minor of C Major?

a)

D minor

b)

F minor

c)

A minor

d)

G minor

26.

Two separate up bows without a lift are called:

a)

staccato

b)

eight notes

c)

slur

d)

hooked bow

27.

How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

1.5

d)

2

28.

Which three fingers keep the bow most relaxed and fluid?

a)

Thumb, middle and ring

b)

Pointer, pinky, thumb

c)

Pinky, pointer and middle

d)

Ring, thumb, pinky

29.

What should you do every day?

a)

Not practice

b)

Not practice

c)

Not practice

d)

Practice!