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Musical idioms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.     Doesn't Richard ever appreciate other people's merits? Does he only blow his own .................................?

a)

trumpet

b)

drum

c)

bell

2.

2.     I think the critics have gone too far with their praises for Ms Henley. In fact, she played second ................................. in the performance.

a)

note

b)

fiddle

c)

tune

3.

3.     Judging by the way he banged the .............................. for Alice, he must be very fond of the girl.

a)

drum

b)

bell

c)

trumpet

4.

4.     The lyrics of the song struck a ................................... with Sue and she became sad.

a)

song

b)

tango

c)

chord

5.

5.     It was horrible how she led us a merry ................................... by leaving the house without telling us where she was going.

a)

tango

b)

dance

c)

sound

d)

tune

6.

6.      One of the boys blames his companion for the wrongdoing, but everyone knows that it takes two to................................... .

a)

tango

b)

dance

c)

tune

d)

chord

7.

7.     In his sermon the Pope struck the right...............................It was exactly what the people needed to hear: the words of hope.

a)

sound

b)

note

c)

tune

d)

song

8.

8.     If I tell you his family name is Nigel, does it ring a ................................ ?

a)

bell

b)

tune

c)

sound

d)

drum

9.

9.     The dishonest accountant will have to face the ................................ for having embezzled so much of the company funds.

a)

sound

b)

song

c)

music

10.

10.     'You must have spent a fortune on the silver cigar box.'

'Oh no, I bought it for a .................................. at a flea market.'

a)

song

b)

sound

c)

music

11.

11.     The Prime Minister must be the President's puppet. He seems to dance to the President's ...................... and does not implement his own policy.

a)

note

b)

tune

c)

sound

d)

music

12.

 'Someone's told me you're ill in hospital.'

  'I don't have a clue why someone should have told you this rubbish. I am as ..................................... as a bell.'

a)

sound

b)

strong

c)

soft

13.

They had a global ____ hit with their album concept about “The dark side of the Moon”.

a)

top    

b)

song   

c)

smash  

d)

popular

14.

This game show has attracted many participants since it was aired in 2015. (CLOSEST MEANING)

a)

introduced

b)

broadcasted

c)

launched

d)

originated

15.

Mozart was a child prodigy that he composed music at the age of four. (CLOSEST MEANING)

a)

innovation

b)

genius    

c)

wartime

d)

contract  

16.

1.     A (a)   is someone who is famous

17.

The (a)   of a band is the main (and sometimes the only) singer.

18.

   A (a)   is someone who really likes a particular person, group or team.

19.

    A (a)   is a person whose job is to find information about news events and describe them for newspaper, on TV, etc.

20.

The (a)   are photographers who follow famous people and try to take photos of them.

21.

Your (a)   is a person who you like and want to be like.