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Instrument Families

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a brass instrument?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Trumpet

c)

Timpani

d)

Bassoon

2.

Which family contains the trombone?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

3.

Which is the lowest brass instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

Tuba

d)

French Horn

4.

Which family contains the french horn?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

Strings

d)

Woodwinds

5.

Which family of instruments is played by vibrating the mouth on a cup mouthpiece?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Keyboard

6.

Which family of instruments contains keys and is played by blowing across a small piece of wood attached to a mouthpiece?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

Woodwind

d)

Strings

7.

What is this?

a)

Cup

b)

Bassoon

c)

Bow

d)

Reed

8.

Which instrument family contains the piccolo?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

9.

Which family contains the flute?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Keyboards

d)

Woodwinds

10.

True or False: The Clarinet uses a reed

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which 2 of the following instruments contain a double reed?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Bassoon

c)

Flute

d)

Oboe

12.

Which family contains the oboe?

a)

Percussion

b)

Strings

c)

Woodwinds

d)

Brass

13.

Which of the following is a woodwind instrument?

a)

French Horn

b)

Viola

c)

Bassoon

d)

Maracas

14.

Which family contains the saxophone?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Keyboard

15.

Which of the following are the 3 ways to play a percussion instrument?

a)

Hitting

b)

Shaking

c)

Scraping

d)

Plucking

e)

Pulling

16.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Bass Drum

b)

Timpani

c)

Snare Drum

d)

Clave

17.

Which instrument family contains maracas?

a)

Strings

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

18.

Which instrument family contains the xylophone?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Percussion

c)

Strings

d)

Brass

19.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Handbells

b)

Guiro

c)

Chimes

d)

Cymbals

20.

Which of the families contains the handbells?

a)

Percussion

b)

Strings

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwinds

21.

Which of the following is a percussion instrument?

a)

Tuba

b)

Piccolo

c)

Bass

d)

Tambourine

22.

Which of the families contains the bongos?

a)

Brass

b)

Keyboard

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

23.

How are the cymbals played?

a)

Hitting

b)

Scraping

c)

Shaking

24.

Which family contains the guiro?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

25.

Which instrument family contains the castanets?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Strings

26.

What is this instrument?

a)

Guiro

b)

Castanet

c)

Timpani

d)

Bass Drum

27.

Which instrument family contains the triangle?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Strings

28.

What are the 3 ways to play string instruments?

a)

Hitting

b)

Bowing

c)

Plucking

d)

Strumming

e)

Shaking

29.

Which family contains the harp?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Keyboard

30.

Which is the highest string instrument in the orchestra?

a)

Viola

b)

Violin

c)

Bass

d)

Cello

31.

Which family contains the cello?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Strings

d)

Percussion

32.

Which family contains the viola?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

String

33.

Which family contains the Double Bass?

a)

Percussion

b)

String

c)

Keyboard

d)

Woodwind

34.

Which of the following is NOT a string instrument?

a)

Sitar

b)

Banjo

c)

Ukulele

d)

Conga

35.

Which family contains the piano?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Woodwinds

36.

Which family contains the harpsichord?

a)

Percussion

b)

Keyboard

c)

String

d)

Brass

37.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Piano

c)

Organ

d)

Clavichord