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Percussion Instruments 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We strike or shake the percussion instruments.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the name of the big drum?

a)

extra drum

b)

bass drum

3.

Can we shake a tambourine?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

4.

Do we shake or strike the xylophone?

a)

We strike it.

b)

We shake it.

5.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

It´s a drum.

b)

It´s a triangle.

6.

How do we play the triangle?

a)

We strike it.

b)

We shake it.

7.

All the cymbals sound the same.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
Identify this instrument.
a)
Snare drum
b)
Bass drum
c)
Timpani
d)
Xylophone
9.
Choose the sentence that describes how to make a sound on percussion instruments. 
a)
Buzz into the mouthpiece
b)
Always use a mallet
c)
Strike it, shake it, or scrape it
10.
Identify this instrument
a)
Snare drum
b)
Bass drum
c)
Cymbals
d)
Timpani
11.
Which instrument can play different notes, meaning that it is pitched?
a)
snare drum
b)
Bass drum
c)
Xylophone
d)
Cymbals
12.
Choose the two instruments that are not pitched (they cannot play different notes). 
a)
Snare and xylophone
b)
Snare and bass drum
c)
Triangle and xylophone
13.
How does the player hold the triangle?
a)
With a mallet
b)
With a small string
c)
In their lap
14.

Which image is the tubano?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which image is the djembe?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

shekere

b)

maraca

c)

gankogui

d)

tubano

17.

What´s that instrument?

a)

Xylophone

b)

Triangle

c)

Maraca

18.

The instrument that you listen is...

a)

Triangle

b)

Drum

c)

Drum Set

19.

What´s that instrument?

a)

Xylophone

b)

Triangle

c)

Cymbals

20.

The instrument that you listen is...

a)

Maraca

b)

Triangle

c)

Drum

21.

The instrument that you listen is ...

a)

Triangle

b)

Maracas

c)

Drum Set

22.

What are the names of the 4 families of the orchestra?

a)

Percussion, Brass, String, Woodwind

b)

Brass, Drums, Wood, Metal

c)

String, Percussion, Shakers, Bows

d)

Metals, Woods, Strings, Drums

23.

There are 4 instrument families of the orchestra. Which one is NOT a family of instruments?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Bows

24.

Which family is played by striking the instrument, either with your hand or a mallet?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

25.

Percussion instruments can be made out of:

a)

wood

b)

metal

c)

plastic

d)

all of the above

26.

The types of percussion instruments are:

a)

wood and metal

b)

pitched and unpitched/non-pitched

27.

Drums are

a)

pitched

b)

unpitched

28.

Cymbals are made out of thin wood

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Which ones are percussion instruments (3 correct answers)

a)

bassoon

b)

guiro

c)

harp

d)

bongo

e)

castanets

30.

What instrument is this?

a)

Cabasa

b)

Timpani

c)

Tambourine

d)

Timbales

31.

What instrument is this

a)

Cabaret

b)

Wood Block

c)

Castanet

d)

Guiro

32.

What instrument is this?

a)

Bongos

b)

Congas

c)

Tympani

d)

Frame Drum

33.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Xylophone

b)

Marimba

c)

Glockenspiel

d)

Vibraphone

34.

What are these called?

a)

Timbales

b)

Bowls

c)

Timpani

d)

Copper Drums

35.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Suspended Cymbal

b)

Boom Cymbal

c)

Gong

d)

Chinese Cymbal