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Meter/Triplets- 5th Grade

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

Meter can tell us lots of things about a song, except-

a)

The pattern of beats in the music

b)

The style of music

c)

The instruments played in the music

d)

The way the music feels

2.

What does the top number of the meter sign tell you?

a)

The number of beats in each measure

b)

The number of beats in the whole song

c)

The number of notes and rests in each measure

d)

The number of measures in the song

3.

Check all of the boxes that list the most common meters in music

a)

2/4

b)

4/4

c)

1/4

d)

3/4

4.

Which meter is nicknamed the "marching meter"?

a)

Meter of 5

b)

Meter of 2

c)

Meter of 3

d)

Meter of 4

5.

Which meter goes best with the waltz style of dance?

a)

Meter of 2

b)

Meter of 6

c)

Meter of 4

d)

Meter of 3

6.

What does the bottom number of the meter sign tell you?

a)

The number of beats in the whole song

b)

The number of beats in the measures

c)

Which note gets the beat

d)

None of the above

7.

If there is a 4 on the bottom of the meter sign, which note gets the beat?

a)

Quarter note

b)

Whole note

c)

Half note

d)

Eighth note

8.

Which meter is also called "Common Time"?

a)

Meter of 3

b)

Meter of 4

c)

Meter of 5

d)

Meter of 6

9.

What does a triplet need to have for it to become a triplet?

a)

3 note heads

b)

a 3 written above the triplet

c)

a second beam connecting the notes

d)

None of the above

10.

How many beats is a triplet

a)

3

b)

6

c)

1

d)

1 1/2

11.

Select all of the correct ways to read a triplet

a)

Tri-pl-et

b)

Tripl-et-ti

c)

Ta-ki-du

d)

Ta-ka-di-mi

12.

Look at the short rhythm example.

What meter is the music in based on the beats in each measure?

a)

Meter of 2

b)

Meter of 3

c)

Meter of 4

d)

Meter of 5

13.

What meter is this song in?

a)

Meter of 2

b)

Meter of 3

c)

Meter of 4

14.

What meter is this song?

a)

Meter 2

b)

Meter of 3

c)

Meter of 4

15.

What meter is this song?

a)

Meter of 2

b)

Meter of 3

c)

Meter of 4