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Summative Test on Rhythm and Melody

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Rhythm?

a)

-Placement of sounds in time

b)

-Timing of musical notes

c)

-Pattern of sounds according to duration and stress

d)

-All of the above

2.

Writing musical notes is called...

a)

Music sheets

b)

Music piece

c)

Notation

d)

Composition

3.

Each note or rest has a corresponding length called a

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Beat

d)

Accent

4.

This type of note is called

a)

a Half note

b)

a Quarter note

c)

an Eighth note

d)

a Sixteenth note

5.

This type of rest is called

a)

a Whole rest

b)

a Half rest

c)

a Quarter rest

d)

an Eighth rest

6.

How many sixteenth notes are equal to a one whole note?

a)

8 sixteenth notes

b)

16 sixteenth notes

c)

2 sixteenth notes

d)

4 sixteenth notes

7.

If a half note has two beats, how many beats does a dotted half note get?

a)

6 beats

b)

3 beats

c)

1 and 1/2 beat

d)

3/4 beat

8.

Which set of words would fit best using this rhythm?

a)

"Hot cocoa"

b)

"Chicken nuggets"

c)

"Pizza pie"

d)

"Pop corn"

9.

Which rhythm would fit best when pronouncing the words "strawberry jam"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The regular repeating pulse in equal time

a)

Beat

b)

Accent

c)

Meter

d)

Time Signature

11.

The beats that are stronger than other beats

a)

Loud Beat

b)

Accent

c)

Meter

d)

Time Signature

12.

Organization of beats into regular groups

a)

Loud Beat

b)

Accent

c)

Meter

d)

Time Signature

13.

Number of beats per measure, found at the beginning of the staff

a)

Loud Beat

b)

Accent

c)

Meter

d)

Time Signature

14.

In the first line of Lupang Hinirang, which syllables get the beat?

a)

Ba -Yang - Ma - Gi - Liw - Per - Las - Ng

b)

Ba - Yang - Gi - Liw - Per - Las - Ng - Nan

c)

Ba - Yang - Ma - Gi - Las - La - Nga - Nan

d)

Ba - Yang - Gi - Liw - Per - Si - Nga - Nan

15.

In this rhythmic pattern, which beat gets the accent?

a)

First beat

b)

Second beat

c)

Third beat

d)

Fourth beat

16.

In the beatbox pattern: "BOOV-PSHT-PSHT. BOOV-PSHT - PSHT", which meter most fitting to use?

a)

Duple meter

b)

Triple meter

c)

Quadruple meter

d)

None of these

17.

Which is true about this Time Signature?

a)

The number 4 shows the number of beats in one bar

b)

The number 3 shows the value of one beat

c)

The number 3 shows the number of beats in one bar

d)

All of the above

18.

Which beat pattern is most commonly used in marches, chants, cheers, and yells?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The speed or pace of the beat

a)

Expression

b)

Rhythm

c)

Dynamics

d)

Tempo

20.

In the Tempo chart, which tempo is like the speed of a normal walking man?

a)

Largo

b)

Andante

c)

Vivace

d)

Presto

21.

Which is TRUE about tempo?

a)

Accelerando means becoming gradually slower

b)

Ritardando means becoming gradually faster

c)

Accelerando means becoming gradually faster

d)

All of the above

22.

Which song uses this melody in its first line?

a)

Happy Birthday

b)

Letran Hymn

c)

Philippine National Anthem

d)

The ABC song

23.

Which is TRUE about Melody?

a)

the main “tune” of a song or music

b)

sequence of tones most recognizable in a piece of music

c)

it has a direction, start and end

d)

all of the above

24.

if C is do, D is re, and E is mi, then A is

a)

Fa

b)

Sol

c)

La

d)

Ti

25.

If Fa is F, Sol is G, and La is A, then Mi is

a)

D

b)

E

c)

C

d)

B

26.

In the treble/G-clef, what note is the arrow pointing at?

a)

E or Mi

b)

F or Fa

c)

G or Sol

d)

D or Re

27.

In the trable/G-clef, what note is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Fa or F

b)

La or A

c)

Do or C

d)

Mi or E

28.

Considering the pattern of the piano keyboard, how many musical keys are there in total?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

29.

Which is TRUE about sharps (#) and flats (b)?

a)

A Sharp is semi tone higher

b)

A Sharp is semi tone lower

c)

A Flat is semi tone higher

d)

None of the above

30.

Considering the piano keyboard, what is the equivalent note or key of F # ?

a)

F b

b)

F

c)

G b

d)

G #

31.

Considering the piano keyboard, what is the equivalent note or key of C b ?

a)

C

b)

C #

c)

D b

d)

B

32.

Which instrument is melodic?

a)

Flute

b)

Bass drum

c)

Triangle

d)

Maracas

33.

Which instrument is Non-melodic?

a)

Violin

b)

Saxophone

c)

Xylophone

d)

Drums set

34.

It is the distance between two notes

a)

Interval

b)

Range

c)

Scale

d)

Key Signature

35.

It is the distance from the lowest note to the highest note

a)

Interval

b)

Range

c)

Scale

d)

Key Signature

36.

A s equence of 8 pitches arranged in descending or ascending manner

a)

Interval

b)

Range

c)

Scale

d)

Key Signature

37.

Musical symbols written at the beginning of the staff

a)

Interval

b)

Range

c)

Scale

d)

Key Signature

38.

Which is TRUE about intervals?

a)

A whole step interval is one semitone away

b)

A half step interval is two semitones

c)

Low notes that are very near each other sound GOOD when played simultaneously

d)

Low notes that are very near each other sound BAD when played simultaneously

39.

Which is TRUE about voice range?

a)

Kids have wider voice ranges than adults

b)

Females have lower voice registers than males

c)

Males have higher voice registers than females

d)

None of the above

40.

Which is TRUE about scales?

a)

A major scale sounds sad or emotional

b)

A minor scale sounds happy and bright

c)

A minor scale sounds sad or emotional

d)

All of the above

41.

In this Key Signature, which notes are sharped?

a)

F, C, G

b)

F, C, A

c)

F, D, G

d)

F, D, A

42.

In this Key Signature, which notes are flatted?

a)

B, E, C

b)

B, E

c)

B, E, A, D

d)

B, E, A

43.

Which interval pattern is used to form a major scale?

a)

2-2-1-2-2-2-1

b)

2-1-2-2-1-2-2

c)

2-2-2-2-2-2-2

d)

1-1-1-1-1-1-1

44.

Which interval pattern is used to form a minor scale?

a)

2-2-1-2-2-2-1

b)

2-1-2-2-1-2-2

c)

2-2-2-2-2-2-2

d)

1-1-1-1-1-1-1

45.

In which part of songs is the Theme usually heard?

a)

Verse

b)

Refrain

c)

Chorus

d)

Bridge

46.

This happens when the melody goes into a higher or lower key, changing the key signature as the music plays

a)

Modulation

b)

Transposition

c)

Tempo change

d)

Dynamics change

47.

if "pp" means very soft and "ff" means very loud, then what does "mp" mean?

a)

Soft

b)

Loud

c)

Moderately soft

d)

Moderately loud

48.

This musical symbol means

a)

Decrescendo or become gradually softer

b)

Crescendo or become gradually louder

c)

A note is bigger or greater than the next note

d)

Crescendo or become gradually softer

49.

Which symbol means the loudest / as loud as you can sing or play possible

a)

pppp

b)

ppp

c)

fff

d)

ffff

50.

Which is TRUE about Dynamics in music?

a)

The degree of loudness or softness in music

b)

Related to the amplitude of the vibration that produces sound

c)

Dynamic accent is having a tone louder than tones around it

d)

All of the above