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Instrument Families

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which family does this instrument belong in?

a)

Strings

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Woodwind

2.
What family does this belong to?
a)
string
b)
wood wind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
3.
What family does the French Horn or Horn in F belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
percussion
d)
woodwind
4.
What family does the clarinet belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
5.
What family does the bass drum belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
percussion
d)
brass
6.
What family does the double bass belong to?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
7.
The harp belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
string
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
8.
The piano belongs to which families?
a)
brass, percussion
b)
string, brass
c)
string, percussion
d)
woodwind, brass
9.
Maracas belong to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
10.
The violin belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
11.
The timpani (or kettle drums) belong to which family?
a)
string
b)
percussion
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
12.
The flute belongs to which family?
a)
brass
b)
woodwind
c)
string
d)
percussion
13.
The snare drum belongs to which family?
a)
percussion
b)
string
c)
brass
d)
woodwind
14.
The trombone belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
15.
The trumpet belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
brass
c)
woodwind
d)
percussion
16.
The tambourine belongs to which family?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
brass
d)
percussion
17.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Brass
c)
String
d)
Percussion
18.
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
19.
What is the name of this family?
a)
Brass
b)
Drum
c)
Wood
d)
Percussion
20.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Flute
b)
Clarinet
c)
Trumpet
d)
Trombone
21.
What is the name of this family?
a)
String
b)
Percussion
c)
Woodwind
d)
Brass
22.
What is the name of this instrument?
a)
Tuba
b)
Trumpet
c)
Saxophone
d)
French Horn
23.
What family would these belong to?
a)
Percussion
b)
Brass
c)
Woodwind
d)
String
24.
This instrument is...
a)
Trumpet
b)
French horn
c)
Tuba
d)
Trombone
25.
This instrument is...
a)
Bass Drum
b)
Cymbals
c)
Snare Drum
d)
Tambourine
26.
This instrument is..
a)
Tambourine
b)
Vibraphone
c)
Snare drum
d)
Bass drum
27.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

28.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

29.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

string

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

30.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

31.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

32.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

33.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

34.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

35.

What family does this instrument belong to?

a)

string

b)

wood wind

c)

brass

d)

percussion

36.
What family does the bass drum belong to?
a)
string
b)
woodwind
c)
percussion
d)
brass
37.
What family does this instrument belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Woodwind
c)
Metal
d)
Percussion
38.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

String

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

39.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

String

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

40.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

String

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

41.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

Strings

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

42.

What instrument family does this instrument belong to?

a)

Strings

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Percussion

43.

This is an example of a woodwind instrument

a)

clarinet

b)

maracas

c)

piano

d)

trumpet

44.

What instrument family does the bass drum belong in?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Percussion

d)

Keyboard

e)

Electronic

45.

What instrument family does the concert bells belong in?

a)

woodwind

b)

brass

c)

percussion

d)

keyboard

e)

electronic

46.

Brass Instruments use air and ____________________ to make a sound.

a)

Humming

b)

Singing

c)

Lip Buzzing

d)

Foot Tapping

47.

Instruments in the ___________________ Family make a sound when you hit, shake, or scrape them.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

48.

What family of instruments is shown here?

a)

Brass

b)

Percussion

c)

Woodwind

d)

Strings

49.

Which instrument does NOT belong to the percussion family?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

What family of instruments is shown here?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Strings

51.

Which instrument family has lots of keys on it?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

52.

How is sound made on percussion instruments?

a)

Hit

b)

Scrape

c)

Shake

d)

All of the above

53.

Which of the following instruments is a saxophone?

a)
b)
c)
54.

Which instrument contains a reed?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Bongos

c)

Tuba

55.
Which instrument is not a brass instrument?
a)
Trumpet
b)
Trombone
c)
Clarinet
d)
Tuba
56.

Which instrument is NOT part of the PERCUSSION family?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

What family is this instrument part of?

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

58.
The trombone is different then other brass instruments in that it doesn't have valves it has a..............instead. 
a)
Key
b)
Bell
c)
Mouthpiece
d)
Slide
59.
All woodwinds, except the flute, use this to create a sound.
a)
Bow
b)
Keys
c)
Reed
d)
Valve
60.

What type of percussion instrument is the triangle?

a)

Pitched

b)

Unpitched

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