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SMS 5th Grade | Music Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT an orchestra family?

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Brass

d)

Guitars

2.

Check all that apply.

Instrument Families include

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwinds

d)

Strings

3.

Type your favorite instrument of the orchestra.

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4.

True or False.

The Oboe is a woodwind.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Check all that apply.

The Brass Family includes

a)

French Horn

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Trombone

e)

Tuba

6.

Which instrument is a part of the percussion family?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Piano

c)

Viola

d)

Flute

7.

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?

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8.

Check all of the meters that we've studied in our Quaver Music Basics lesson.

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

6/8

d)

2/4

9.

A meter of 2/4 is best suited for which form of music?

a)

Rock and Roll/Pop

b)

A March

c)

A Waltz

d)

Country Music

10.

A meter of 3/4 is suited best for which kind of dance?

a)

Disco

b)

Pop and Lock

c)

Waltz

d)

Line dancing

11.

Check all that apply.

A meter of 4/4

a)

has 4 beats per measure

b)

has the strong beat on the first beat

c)

is the best "feel" for rock and pop music

d)

is the most common meter

12.

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?

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13.

Who is the composer of Carnival of the Animals?

a)

Bruno Mars

b)

Camille Saint-Saens

c)

Gustav Holst

d)

John Jacobsen

14.

Camille Saint-Saens was a ___________ composer.

a)

French

b)

Austrian

c)

Malaysian

d)

British

15.

Check all that apply.

Fun facts about Carnival of the Animals

a)

It was composed in the Romantic Period.

b)

It was originally composed to "poke fun" at some of Saint-Saens's friends and colleagues.

c)

It is an example of music composed in the twentieth century.

d)

One of the pieces in the suite is "March of the Royal Lion".

16.

True or False?

Camille Saint-Saens was composing his own original music at the age of 5.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which unusual instrument is used in Carnival of the Animals?

a)

Dobro

b)

Banjo

c)

Water harmonica

d)

Key-tar

18.

Which orchestral family is left out of Carnival of the Animals?

a)

Woodwinds

b)

Strings

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

19.

Check all that apply.

These are instruments mentioned in the Musical Planet article that are played in Malaysia.

a)

Rebana Ubi

b)

Dulcimer

c)

Kompang

d)

Serunai

20.

True or False?

The article on Malaysia was mainly a work of fantasy.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which is the national flower of Malaysia which is also printed on their money and used in tea?

a)

Rose

b)

Violet

c)

Zinnia

d)

Hibiscus

22.

You are a child in Malaysia. How is your life different than a child in the USA?

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23.

Which invention was created in Malaysia and is now sold worldwide?

a)

Play-doh

b)

The Rainbow Loom

c)

Elf on the Shelf

d)

Post it notes

24.

What is the "hairy fruit" mentioned in the article from Musical Planet?

a)

Kiwi

b)

Peach

c)

Rambutan

d)

Grapes

25.

Who were the characters in the story from the article on Malaysia?

a)

Crocodile

b)

Sang Kancil

c)

The Narrator (John Jacobsen)

d)

Annie

26.

Which was your favorite musical idea we studied?

a)

The musical...Annie

b)

Quaver Music Basics...Meter

c)

Carnival of the Animals

d)

Musical Planet...Malaysia