Free Printable Music Pretest

1.

Rhythm is

a)

the steady pulse of music

b)

long and short sounds

c)

beat

2.

Rhythm sounds like

a)

pencils tapping a pattern to the beat

b)

high and low sounds

c)

a metronome

3.

Rhythm LOOKS like

a)

the musical alphabet

b)

graphic notation

c)

conductor’s baton

4.

Beat and rhythm are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many beats does a 1/2 half note get?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

6.

What note is this?

a)

1/4 Quarter Note

b)

1/8 Eighth Note

c)

1/2 Half Note

7.

How many beats?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

8.

What are the correct rhythm syllables for this rhythm?

a)

ta ta ta ta-di

b)

too - oo ta-di ta ta

c)

di-di ta ta-di ta-di

d)

ta ta ta-di ta-di

9.

What are the correct rhythm syllables for this rhythm?

a)

di-di too - oo ta

b)

ta ta ta ta-di

c)

ta too - oo ta-di

d)

too - oo ta sh

10.

What are the correct rhythm syllables for the rhythm?

a)

ta sh - sh

b)

ta-di sh - sh

c)

too - oo rest

d)

ta ta sh

11.

1 whole note = _____ half notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

12.

1 half note = _____ quarter notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

13.

1 whole note = _____ quarter notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

14.

1 quarter note = _____ eighth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.

1 half note = _____ eighth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

16.

1 quarter note = _____ sixteenth notes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

1 half rest = _____ quarter rests?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

18.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Half note

b)

Half rest

c)

Dotted half note

d)

Dotted half rest

19.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

20.

How many beats does this note receive?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

21.

How many beats do these notes equal?

a)

1/2

b)

1

c)

1 and 1/2

d)

2

22.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Half note

b)

Two Eighth notes

c)

Eighth note

d)

Quarter Note

23.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Half note

b)

Two Eighth notes

c)

Eighth note

d)

Quarter Note

24.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Note

d)

Half Rest

25.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

26.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Whole note

c)

Half note

d)

Eighth note

27.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

28.

What is the name of this note?

a)

Whole note

b)

Quarter note

c)

Half note

d)

Eighth note

29.

How many beats does this note get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

What is the name of this rhythm?

a)

half note

b)

eighth note

c)

quarter note

d)

sixteenth note

31.

What is the name of this rhythm?

a)

Whole Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Rest

d)

Half Rest

32.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

Whole Rest

b)

Quarter Rest

c)

Half Rest

d)

Sixteenth Rest

33.

What is the name of this rest?

a)

Eighth Rest

b)

Sixteenth Rest

c)

Quarter Rest

d)

Half Rest

34.

How many beats is this rhythm?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

35.

(click on picture to enlarge) What is this picture showing?

a)

A clef

b)

A staff

c)

A time signature

d)

A single measure

36.

What does this mean?

a)

4 beats in a measure and a quarter note gets one beat

b)

4 beats in a measure and a half note gets 1 beat

c)

4 beats in the song and the whole note gets 1 beat

d)

4 measures equal 4 beats

37.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Dotted Clef

d)

G Clef

38.

What is this symbol called?

a)

Bass Clef

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Swirled Clef

d)

Common Clef

39.

What is the symbol that shows a measure is over; all its beats have been used?

a)

Treble clef

b)

Bass clef

c)

Bar line

d)

Crescendo

40.

What does the "value" of a note mean?

a)

How loud the note is

b)

How long the note lasts

c)

How soft the note is

d)

How it is placed on the staff

41.

What is pitch?

a)

A throw

b)

Highness or lowness of sound

c)

Loudness or softness of sound

d)

A series of musical notes

42.

What is the musical alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFGHIJ

b)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

43.

Name the pitch.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

44.

Name the pitch.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

45.

Name the pitch.

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

46.

Name the pitch.

a)

F

b)

A

c)

C

d)

E

47.

What is the term for a female singer with a strong high range?

a)

alto

b)

tenor

c)

soprano

d)

bass

48.

What does a cappella mean?

a)

Hear it in your head

b)

No music

c)

No instruments

d)

Changing voices

49.

A system of hand signs and singing syllables to learn pitches or scales

a)

staff

b)

solfege

c)

blend

d)

time signature

50.

What is the solfege of the second note?

a)

mi

b)

fa

c)

so

d)

la

51.

Your voice is your own instrument.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

A voice is not an instrument

52.

The part of our body which vibrates when we sing is called...

a)

Diaphram

b)

Lips

c)

Vocal Chords

d)

Throat

Music Pretest

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 35mins

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