Free Printable Instruments and their Families

1.

The four main instrument families are:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

a)

Woodwind

Brass

Percussion

Strings

b)

Guitars

Flutes

Horns

Drums

c)

Woodwinds

Strings

Drums

Horns

d)

Brass

Guitars

Percussion

Woodwinds

e)

Woodwinds

Brass

Drums

Guitars

2.

Which family of instruments is best described by these attributes?

Pipes made of wood (sometimes plastic or metal) with holes

Use air blown into mouthpiece with reed or across mouth hole

Use keys/cover holes to change notes

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

e)

Flutes

3.

Which family of instruments is best described by these attributes?

Long, metal pipes, bent and twisted into different shapes with bell shape at end

Use air blown into instrument while buzzing lips to make sound

Use valves or slides to change notes

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

e)

Horns

4.

Which family of instruments is best described by these attributes?

May be pitched or unpitched

Sound is made by tapping, shaking, or scraping instrument

Mostly made of wood, metal, or membranes

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

e)

Drums

5.

Which family of instruments is best described by these attributes?

Resonator made of wood with neck and strings

Bow or pluck strings to make a sound

Press strings to change notes

a)

Percussion

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

e)

Guitars

6.

Place the woodwind family instruments in pitch order, highest to lowest. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Choose from the below words

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Saxophone

Bassoon

Woodblock

Violin

Baritone/Euphonium

Xylophone

Trombone

7.

Place the brass family instruments in pitch order, highest to lowest. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Choose from the below words

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

Tuba

Flute

Saxophone

Viola

Clarinet

Chimes

8.

Which of the following lists only instruments of the percussion family?

a)

Xylophone

Saxophone

Trombone

Baritone/

Euphonium

Tambourine

b)

Violin

Tuba

Clarinet

Bassoon

Cello

Trombone

c)

Maracas

Xylophone

Square

Flute

Trombone

Baritone/

Euphonium

d)

Gong

Snare Drum

Saxophone

Tambourine

Bass Drum

Oboe

e)

Xylophone

Timpani

Maracas

Chimes

Cymbals

Triangle

9.

Place the string family instruments in pitch order, highest to lowest.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Choose from the below words

Violin

Viola

Cello

Double Bass

Clarinet

Tuba

Bassoon

Triangle

Oboe

Chimes

10.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Flute

Trumpet

Clarinet

Oboe

Saxophone

French Horn

Baritone/Euphonium

11.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Oboe

Recorder

Saxophone

Clarinet

Bassoon

Flute

Tuba

Chimes

Viola

Cello

12.

What instrument do you see? (a)

Choose from the below words

Clarinet

French Horn

Flute

Oboe

Bassoon

Saxophone

13.

What instrument do you see? (a)

Choose from the below words

Saxophone

French Horn

Trumpet

Oboe

Bassoon

Clarinet

Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

Flute

14.

What instrument do you see? (a)

Choose from the below words

Bassoon

Oboe

Saxophone

Clarinet

Flute

Viola

Cello

Euphonium/Baritone

15.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

Tuba

Flute

Maracas

Double Bass

Cello

16.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

French Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

Tuba

English Horn

Timpani

Triangle

17.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Trombone

Trumpet

French Horn

Baritone/Euphonium

Tuba

Xylophone

Bassoon

Oboe

18.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Baritone/Euphonium

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Tuba

Viola

Chimes

Tambourine

19.

What instrument do you see?

(a)

Choose from the below words

Tuba

Trumpet

French Horn

Trombone

Baritone/Euphonium

Tambourine

Timpani

Bassoon

Double Bass

20.

a)gong

b)maracas

c)tambourine

d)timpani

e)cymbals

f)bass drum

g)chimes

h)xylophone

i)snare drum

j)triangle

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a)Tambourine

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Instruments and their Families

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 46mins

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