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WorksheetsSMS 5th Grade | Music Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which is NOT an orchestra family?
Percussion
Woodwinds
Brass
Guitars
Check all that apply.
Instrument Families include
Percussion
Brass
Woodwinds
Strings
Type your favorite instrument of the orchestra.
True or False.
The Oboe is a woodwind.
True
False
Check all that apply.
The Brass Family includes
French Horn
Saxophone
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Which instrument is a part of the percussion family?
Trumpet
Piano
Viola
Flute
If you were a professional performer in an orchestra, which instrument would you play? If you could live in any city around the world, where would you like to live to perform and realize your dream?
Check all of the meters that we've studied in our Quaver Music Basics lesson.
3/4
4/4
6/8
2/4
A meter of 2/4 is best suited for which form of music?
Rock and Roll/Pop
A March
A Waltz
Country Music
A meter of 3/4 is suited best for which kind of dance?
Disco
Pop and Lock
Waltz
Line dancing
Check all that apply.
A meter of 4/4
has 4 beats per measure
has the strong beat on the first beat
is the best "feel" for rock and pop music
is the most common meter
In the Quaver video, a boy popped a large balloon and 3 smaller balloons to demonstrate 1 strong beat and 3 weak beats in a 4/4 meter. To show a 2/4 meter, he walked with a bucket full of concrete on one foot to show 1 strong and 1 weak beat. What is another fun and creative way to demonstrate a 2/4 OR a 4/4 meter?
Who is the composer of Carnival of the Animals?
Bruno Mars
Camille Saint-Saens
Gustav Holst
John Jacobsen
Camille Saint-Saens was a ___________ composer.
French
Austrian
Malaysian
British
Check all that apply.
Fun facts about Carnival of the Animals
It was composed in the Romantic Period.
It was originally composed to "poke fun" at some of Saint-Saens's friends and colleagues.
It is an example of music composed in the twentieth century.
One of the pieces in the suite is "March of the Royal Lion".
True or False?
Camille Saint-Saens was composing his own original music at the age of 5.
True
False
Which unusual instrument is used in Carnival of the Animals?
Dobro
Banjo
Water harmonica
Key-tar
Which orchestral family is left out of Carnival of the Animals?
Woodwinds
Strings
Percussion
Brass
Check all that apply.
These are instruments mentioned in the Musical Planet article that are played in Malaysia.
Rebana Ubi
Dulcimer
Kompang
Serunai
True or False?
The article on Malaysia was mainly a work of fantasy.
True
False
Which is the national flower of Malaysia which is also printed on their money and used in tea?
Rose
Violet
Zinnia
Hibiscus
You are a child in Malaysia. How is your life different than a child in the USA?
Which invention was created in Malaysia and is now sold worldwide?
Play-doh
The Rainbow Loom
Elf on the Shelf
Post it notes
What is the "hairy fruit" mentioned in the article from Musical Planet?
Kiwi
Peach
Rambutan
Grapes
Who were the characters in the story from the article on Malaysia?
Crocodile
Sang Kancil
The Narrator (John Jacobsen)
Annie
Which was your favorite musical idea we studied?
The musical...Annie
Quaver Music Basics...Meter
Carnival of the Animals
Musical Planet...Malaysia
