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Percussion Quiz #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four ways you can play a percussion instrument?

a)

Rub it

b)

Flick it

c)

Shake it

d)

Hit it

e)

Scrape it

2.

Another name for a group of percussion instruments is...

a)

A Percussion Flock

b)

A Percussion Band

c)

A Percussion Choir

d)

A Percussion Family

3.

I (a)   the snare drum to play it.

(hit, scrape, shake, or rub)

4.

This is a frog guiro. How do you play it?

a)

Hit it

b)

Scrape it

c)

Shake it

d)

Rub it

5.

I (a)   the caxixi to play it.

(hit, scrape, shake, or rub)

6.

This is a xylophone. How do you play it?

a)

Hit it

b)

Scrape it

c)

Shake it

d)

Rub it

7.

I (a)   the singing bowl to play it.

(hit, scrape, shake, or rub)

8.

These are jingle bells. How do you play them?

a)

Hit it

b)

Scrape it

c)

Shake it

d)

Rub it

9.

I (a)   the guiro to play it.

(hit, scrape, shake, or rub)

10.

This is a triangle. How do you play it?

a)

Hit it

b)

Scrape it

c)

Shake it

d)

Rub it

11.

These are maracas. How do you play them?

a)

Hit it

b)

Scrape it

c)

Shake it

d)

Rub it

12.

A steel drum is an example of what kind of percussion instrument?

a)

A pitched percussion instrument (it can play a song)

b)

A non-pitched percussion instrument (it can NOT play a song)

13.

Which instruments are pitched percussion instruments (can play a song)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
14.

A cow bell is what kind of percussion instrument?

a)

A pitched percussion instrument (it can play a song)

b)

A non-pitched percussion instrument (it can NOT play a song)

15.

Which instruments are non-pitched percussion instruments (can NOT play a song)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)