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Instrument family groups of the orchestra 5

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a family of the orchestra?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Metalic

d)

Percussion

e)

String

2.

What family does the flute belong to?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

String

d)

Woodwind

3.

The clarinet and saxophone use a piece of bamboo to create their sound. What is this called?

a)

Reed

b)

Embouchure

c)

Mouthpiece

d)

Valves

4.

What is the lowest pitched string instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Double Bass

d)

Piano

5.

What can you use to play a string instrument

a)

A mouthpiece

b)

A bow

c)

A slide

d)

Valves

6.

How does the trombone change pitch?

a)

Valves

b)

A Slide

c)

A bow

d)

A pick

7.

Who controls the orchestra?

a)

Conductor

b)

Driver

c)

Violin player

d)

There is no one.

8.

Which of these is not a member of the woodwind family?

a)

Piccolo

b)

Clarinet

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

9.

Which of these is not a member of the String family?

a)

Violin

b)

Clarinet

c)

Viola

d)

Harp

10.

Which of these is not a member of the Brass family?

a)

Violin

b)

Trumpet

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

11.

Which of these is not a member of the Percussion family?

a)

Triangle

b)

Timpani

c)

Xylophone

d)

Flute

12.

How do brass instruments make their sound?

a)

Double reed

b)

Buzzing into a mouthpiece

c)

Using a bow

d)

Using a pick

13.
Name the instrument.
a)
Harp
b)
Violin
c)
Flute
d)
Basson
14.
The flute belongs to which family of instruments?
a)
String family
b)
Brass family
c)
Woodwind family
d)
Percussion family
15.
Who is in charge of an orchestra?
a)
accompanist
b)
conductor
c)
concertmaster
d)
group leader
16.
The clarinet belongs to which family of instruments?
a)
Woodwind family
b)
String family
c)
Percussion family
d)
Brass family
17.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Harp
c)
Clarsach
d)
Bassoon
18.
Name this instrument.
a)
Vibraphone
b)
Guiro
c)
Agoga bells
d)
Triangle
19.
Which instrument is not a brass instrument?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Trombone
c)
Clarinet
d)
Tuba
20.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
woodwinds
b)
reeds
c)
brass
d)
strings
21.
What do they call the groups of instruments in an orchestra?
a)
friends
b)
families
c)
cousins
d)
types
22.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
woodwinds
b)
brass
c)
reeds
d)
drumwinds
23.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
woodwinds
b)
brass
c)
reeds
d)
drumwinds
24.
What is the name of this group of instruments in the orchestra?
a)
reeds
b)
strings
c)
percussion
d)
drummers
25.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Viola
b)
Cello
c)
Double bass
d)
Clarinet
26.
Name this instrument of the brass family.
a)
Triangle
b)
Trumpet
c)
Cello
d)
Sandblocks 
27.
Name this instrument of the percussion family.
a)
Xylophone
b)
Piano
c)
Viola
d)
Trombone
28.
Name this instrument of the brass family.
a)
Trumpet
b)
Viola
c)
Timpani
d)
Trombone
29.
Name this instrument of the percussion family.
a)
Timpani
b)
Bass drum
c)
Double bass
d)
Bassoon
30.
Name this instrument of the brass family.
a)
Double bass
b)
Trumpet
c)
Bass drum
d)
Tuba
31.
Name this instrument of the string family.
a)
Violin
b)
Harp
c)
Trumpet
d)
Xylophone
32.

Instruments whose sounds are produced by stretched strings belong to the _________________ family.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

33.

This instrument is the largest member of the string family.

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Double Bass

34.

Instruments which are blown into (wind) and which were often originally made of wood.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

35.

_________ instruments are essentially very long [metal] pipes that widen at their ends into a bell-like shape. The pipes have been curved and twisted into different shapes to make them easier to hold and play.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

36.

The ____________ is the only instrument in the brass family that uses a slide instead of valves to change pitch.

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

37.

Instruments which need to be hit or shaken to make a sound are called _________________ instruments.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

38.

The strings are played most often by drawing a ________ across them. The handle of the _________ is made of wood and the strings of the bow are actually horsehair from horses' tails!

a)

Mallet

b)

Bow

c)

Hammer

d)

Reed

39.
What are the families of the orchestra?
a)
String, Brass, Woodwind, Drums
b)
String, Metal, Wood, Wind
c)
String, Percussion, Brass, Woodwind
d)
Metal, String, Piano, Percussion
40.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
Drum
c)
Wood
d)
Percussion
41.
Why is the string family called the string family?
a)
They have a reed in the mouth piece
b)
They have strings 
c)
They use a string to play
d)
They are made of metal
42.
What is the name of this family?
a)
String
b)
Percussion
c)
Woodwind
d)
Brass
43.
What family would these belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Brass
c)
Woodwind
d)
String
44.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Brass circles
b)
Cymbals
c)
Crash Plates
d)
Metal Crash
45.
a)
harp
b)
flute
c)
quitar
d)
violin
46.
This instrument is..
a)
Tambourine
b)
Vibraphone
c)
Snare drum
d)
Bass drum
47.

What´s the name of the person who directs the orchestra or choir?

a)

Concertmaster

b)

Conductor

c)

Baton

48.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Clarinet

49.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

50.

Tuba and trumpet are

a)

Brass instruments

b)

Woodwind instruments

c)

Percussion instruments

51.

Catch the intruder:

a)

Tuba- Trombone-Trumpet.

b)

Cello- Bassoon- Viola

c)

·Oboe- Bassoon- Flute

52.

Catch the intruder:

a)

Cello- Harp-Viola- Double bass.

b)

Trumpet- Tuba- Trombone- French horn

c)

Flute- Saxophone- Clarinet- Recorder

53.
What is the largest sounding brass instrument?
a)
String Bass
b)
Bassoon
c)
Tuba
d)
Bass Drum
54.
To play a brass instrument, you must buzz your lips on the _____________.
a)
Single Reed
b)
Mouthpiece
c)
Double Reed
d)
Bell
55.
Name this instrument.
a)
Bassoon
b)
Flute
56.
Name this instrument.
a)
Piccolo
b)
Clarinet
c)
Bassoon
d)
Snare Drum
57.
Name this instrument.
a)
Saxophone
b)
Trombone
58.
In which instrument family does the saxophone belong to in a band?
a)
Percussion Family
b)
String Family
c)
Brass Family
d)
Woodwind Family
59.
The oboe and the bassoon both use a _________.
a)
single reed
b)
double reed
c)
no reed
d)
mouthpiece
60.
The flute and piccolo are both _____________.
a)
single reeds
b)
non-reeds
61.
What instrument sounds higher?
a)
Violin
b)
Viola
62.
Name this percussion instrument.
a)
Snare Drum
b)
Bass Drum
c)
Shakers
d)
Xylophone
63.
Name this instrument.
a)
Snare Drum
b)
Bass Drum
64.
To play the maracas you must _______ them.
a)
strike
b)
scrape
c)
crash
d)
shake
65.
To play the maracas you must _______ them.
a)
strike
b)
scrape
c)
crash
d)
shake
66.
To play the cymbals you must ___________ them together.
a)
crash
b)
shake
67.
What do you use to play xylophone instruments? 
a)
rhythm sticks
b)
drum sticks
c)
mallets
d)
turtles 
68.
Someone who writes music is called a ____________.
a)
musician
b)
conductor
c)
composer
d)
author
69.
Someone who plays an instrument in an orchestra is called a ____________.
a)
musician
b)
writer
70.
The person who holds a baton in front of a music ensemble is called the ____________.
a)
composer
b)
conductor
71.
The bow of a string instrument is made of ___________.
a)
Ms. Zientek's hair
b)
horse hair
c)
grass
d)
Hulk's hair
72.
The part of the brass instrument that is at the end is called a ________.
a)
mouthpiece
b)
bell
c)
body
d)
tubing
73.

Maracas and drums are

a)

String instruments

b)

Percussion instruments

c)

Brass instruments

74.

The clarinet is a

a)

String instrument

b)

Brass instrument

c)

Woodwind instrument

75.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Clarinet