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WorksheetsPercussion instruments of the orchestra
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Arjun, David, and Maya are part of an orchestra. They are discussing the different ways to play the percussion instruments in their orchestra. What methods did they discuss?
Drum sticks, mallets, shake, hands
Drum stick, mallets, string, hands
Drumsticks, valves, slide, mallets
Drum sticks, violin, mallets, shake
Nora, Evelyn, and Harper are in a music class. Their teacher asked them to identify the percussion instruments that are played using mallets. Can you help them?
Xylophone, tubular bells, gong, marimba, timpani
Xylophone, marimba, glockenspiel, gong, timpani
Xylophone, aerophone, gong, marimba, timpani
Marimba, gong, tubular bells, trumpet, timpani
Noah, Aria, and Elijah formed a band. Noah plays the guitar, Aria is on the keyboard, and Elijah is on the drums. What instrument does Elijah use the drum sticks for?
Bare drum
Snare drum
Dare drum
Mare drum
During a school concert, William and Henry were playing different percussion instruments. Ava noticed one of the instruments but couldn't identify it. She described it as a large, kettle-shaped instrument with a skin stretched over the top. What percussion instrument was Ava referring to?
Marimba
Xylophone
Timpani
Conga drum
Aria, Anika, and Rohan are in a music class. Their teacher shows them an instrument and asks if they can identify it. What is the instrument?
Loud drum
Bass drum
Huge drum
The drum
Anika, Mia, and Abigail are in a music class. Their teacher showed them a mallet and asked, 'Which percussion instrument uses this mallet?'
Trouble bells
Tubular bells
Timing bells
Tone bells
Ava, Jackson, and Kai are in a music class. Their teacher brings out a new instrument and asks, 'How do you play this instrument? Can you name it?'
Hands - Bongos
Hands - Congos
Hands - tambourine
Hands - bells
During a music class, Olivia, Abigail, and Anika found an unusual percussion instrument. They were unsure about its name. Can you help them identify it?
Conga drum
Tabla drum
Cabasa drum
Tom tom
Ethan, Elijah, and Charlotte are in a music class. Their teacher shows them a percussion instrument and asks, 'What kind of bells is this percussion instrument?'
Handbell
Cowbell
Goat bell
Sleigh bell
Grace, Michael, and Zoe found an instrument in their music class. They are not sure what it is and how to play it. Can you help them identify the instrument and explain how to play it?
Cabasa - shaking and/or scraping
Maracas - shaking and/or scraping
Bass - shaking and/or scraping
Castanets - shaking and/or scraping
Aiden, Sophia, and Noah are in a music class. Their teacher shows them a pair of percussion instruments and asks, 'What is the name of these instruments? How are they played?'
Claves - Hold one and strike with the other
Castanets - Hold one and strike with the other
Cabasa - Hold one and strike with the other
Maracas - hold one and strike with the other
During a music class, Ava found an unusual instrument. She asked Emma and Benjamin, 'What is the name of this instrument?'
Guiro
Giro
Guru
Glow
Oliver, Liam, and Kai are in a music class. Oliver is playing an instrument that shares its name with a geometrical shape. What is the name of this instrument?
Angle
Triangle
Eagle
Tangle
Aiden, James, and Charlotte are in a music class. Their teacher showed them a percussion instrument and asked them to identify it. She demonstrated the instrument by striking it with a mallet. What is the name of this instrument?
Woodblock
Music block
Road block
Block
During a music class, Samuel and Sophia found an instrument they had never seen before. Aria, who had some knowledge about it, described how to play it. What is the name of this instrument and how is it played according to Aria's description?
Castanets - fingers
Clarinet - fingers
Cabasa - fingers
Claves - fingers
Nora, Luna, and Aria are in a music class. Their teacher shows them a new instrument and asks, 'What instrument is this and how do you play it?'
Tambourine - shake and/or hit palm of the other hand
Tangerine - shake and/or hit palm of the other hand
Sardine - shake and/or hit palm of the other hand
Magazine - shake and/or hit pam of the other hand
Anika, Maya, and Benjamin are in a music class. Their teacher showed them a percussion instrument and asked them to use a mallet on it. What type of "block" is this instrument?
Road block
Wood block
Temple block
Block
James, Priya, and Olivia are in a music class. Their teacher asks them to identify the percussion instrument that uses mallets and produces a certain kind of "phone" (sound). What is the name of this instrument?
Telephone
Xylophone
Megaphone
Phone
During a music class, Abigail and James found some sticks in the music room. Maya, their music teacher, asked them, 'What kind of sticks are these that are used as percussion instruments?'
Rhyme sticks
Rhythm sticks
Mallets
Rhine sticks
William and Benjamin are in a music store. William sees a drum and asks Benjamin, 'What kind of drum is it that uses the drum sticks?'
Fare drum
Snare drum
Share drum
Bare drum
Aria, Abigail, and Zoe are in a music class. Their teacher showed them a pair of percussion instruments and asked them to identify it. What is the name of this pair of percussion instruments?
Cabasa
Maracas
Castanets
Marecas
