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SUMMATIVE QUIZ 1: Basic music notation

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a....

a)

Ledger Lines

b)

Measure

c)

Staff

d)

Notes

2.

Lines through the music to indicate the division of measures

a)

Measure

b)

Bar Line

c)

Staff

d)

Treble Clef

3.

The distance between two bar lines

a)

Bar Line

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Measure

d)

Staff

4.

What symbols show pitch and duration?

a)

Notes

b)

Rests

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Staff

5.

What symbols show duration of silence?

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Rests

c)

Notes

d)

Staff

6.

The short lines above and below the staff are called…

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Staff

d)

Ledger Lines

7.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bass Clef, F Clef

b)

Treble Clef, G Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Alto Clef

8.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

9.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

10.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

a)

Flat

b)

oboe

11.

What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

a)

sharp

b)

Volkswagen

12.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Treble Clef, G Clef

b)

Alto Clef

c)

Tenor Clef

d)

Bass Clef, F Clef

13.

This symbol tells us to hold the note until the conductor cuts us off. What is it called?

a)

Rests

b)

Notes

c)

Fermata

d)

Tie

14.

The distance between two bar lines

a)

Bar Line

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Measure

d)

Staff

15.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Bar Lines

b)

Measures

c)

Staff

d)

Repeat Signs

16.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Key Signature

b)

Staff

c)

Time Signature

d)

Treble Clef

17.

What musical symbol is this?

a)

Whole rest

b)

Quarter rest

c)

Half rest

d)

Eighth rest

18.
What is this symbol?
a)
A Curvy-Que
b)
Treble Clef
c)
Trouble Clef
d)
Bass Clef
19.

How many lines make up the staff?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

6

20.
What type of note is this?
a)
Quarter note
b)
Sixteenth note
c)
Whole note
d)
Eighth note
21.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
22.
How many spaces are in a musical staff?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
2
23.

What makes no sound for 1 count ?

a)

eighth rest

b)

whole rest

c)

half rest

d)

quarter rest

24.
How many beats is this note worth?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
25.
What is this symbol?
a)
Eighth notes
b)
Quarter notes
c)
Half Notes
d)
Sixteenth Notes
26.
What are the notes in the musical alphabet?
a)
ABCDEFGHIJKL
b)
LMNOPQRS
c)
ABCDEFG
d)
QRSTUVWX
27.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

The end of a piece of music

b)

to repeat all or part of the music again

c)

repeat the measure before

d)

double bar line

28.

Which note value receives ONE beat in 4/4 time signature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

This note receives four beats!

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

How many beats do the whole note and whole rest get?

a)

5 beats

b)

1 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

31.

How many beats do the half note and half rest get?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

4 beats

d)

3 beats

32.

What is this rest called?

a)

Quarter Rest

b)

Whole Rest

c)

Sixteenth Rest

d)

Half Rest

33.
How many beats does a half rest get?
a)
4 Beats
b)
3 Beats
c)
2 Beats
d)
1 Beat
34.

Which rest is a quarter rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Which rest is a whole rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which rest is a half rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Which rest is an eighth rest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
Which box has a quarter rest in it?
a)
1
b)
2
39.
How man beats are there in a measure with a 4/4 time signature?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
900
40.

What kind of rest is this?

a)

quarter rest

b)

half rest

c)

eight rest

d)

whole rest

41.

Is this MusicalMath True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Is this MusicalMath True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

43.
a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.
a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

45.

Half note + half note = ?

a)

quarter note

b)

half note

c)

whole note