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The String Family Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are instruments that rely on the movement of air to produce sound?

a)

Percussive Instruments

b)

Wind Instruments

c)

String Instruments

2.

What are instruments that rely on the vibration of strings to produce sound?

a)

Wind Instruments

b)

Xylophones

c)

String Instruments

3.

What is a group of instrumentalists who play instruments from specific categories called instrument families?

a)

A museum

b)

An orchestra

c)

A choir

4.

What are groups of instruments that are related based on how they produce sound or, in cases, what they look like?

a)

Instrument bros

b)

Instrument relatives

c)

Instrument families

5.

Which instrument is the smallest of the four main string instruments? This instrument is the most popular instrument of the string family.

a)

Woodwind

b)

Violin

c)

Viola

6.

Which instrument is like the big brother to the violin?

a)

The viola

b)

The piano

c)

The clarinet

7.

Is the sound of the viola lower or higher than that of the violin?

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

8.

What is the tool that string performers use to create the smooth tones of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass?

a)

The sound board

b)

The bow

c)

The bridge

9.

Which instrument has a body shape similar to those of the violin and viola? Due to its size, anyone who plays this instrument typically sits down. There is a peg on the bottom that acts as a stand to support the instrument.

a)

The harp

b)

The pumpkin

c)

The cello

10.

Which instrument is the lowest-sounding string instrument in the group of 4 string instruments?

a)

The viola

b)

The double bass

c)

The violin

11.

What are instruments that are struck, hit, shaken, or rubbed together?

a)

Percussive Instruments

b)

Brass Instruments

c)

String Instruments