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Unit 5 review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Joyce wants to learn one of the classical instruments that she can play in the orchestra at her school. Her mom wants her to choose one of the instruments the family already owns: a guitar, a flute, a harmonica, or a zither. What should she choose?

a)

guitar

b)

harmonica

c)

flute

d)

zither

2.

What are instrument families?

a)

keyboards and pianos

b)

a family of musicians

c)

categories of instruments

d)

bowed instruments

3.

What is musical pitch?

a)

how high or low a sound is

b)

a musical melody

c)

sound repetition

d)

a sound wave

4.

What instrument would be considered a brass instrument?

a)

cello

b)

trombone

c)

flute

d)

cymbals

5.

Evona wants to learn to play a string instrument that has a metal frame and strings that are plucked. What instrument should Evona choose?

a)

violin

b)

harp

c)

xylophone

d)

guitar

6.

 

What family does the English horn belong to?

a)

string

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

7.

What is the BEST definition of an orchestra?

a)

a group of performers all playing instruments from the same family

b)

a group of performers all playing the same type of instrument

c)

a group of performers playing different songs on different instruments at the same time

d)

a group of performers playing various instruments together

8.

Lelia is working on building her musical repertoire. What is this?

a)

all her musical instruments that she plays

b)

a collection of music pieces that she plays

c)

all her musical supplies

d)

her music company

9.

 

Maracas are classified as part of what instrument family?

a)

percussion

b)

woodwinds

c)

string

d)

brass

10.

 

What is musicianship?

a)

an approach to teaching music

b)

melodies, score, and parts

c)

the practice and study of musical skills

d)

expressiveness in music

11.

Fyodor would like to learn to play a string instrument, and he wants a larger instrument that plays low notes. What instrument would be the BEST choice?

a)

harp

b)

bass

c)

viola

d)

violin

12.

What string instrument would typically be absent from an orchestra?

a)

cello

b)

guitar

c)

harp

d)

violin

13.

Humans have been using string instruments to create music for thousands of years?

a)

true

b)

false

14.

Mastering musicianship can be done quickly and with much ease?

a)

true

b)

false

15.

All instruments made of brass are in the brass family?

a)

true

b)

false

16.

tring instruments make up the largest section of an orchestra?

a)

true

b)

false

17.

What type of drum has a low pitch?

a)

cymbal

b)

bass drum

c)

snare drum

d)

xylophone

18.

Becky is teaching a group of elementary students how to play the tambourine. What will Becky teach the students do to in order for the tambourine to make a sound?

a)

shake it

b)

blow through it

c)

pluck it

d)

strike it with a mallet

19.

 

Luka is one of the musicians in the percussion section of the orchestra. He specializes in playing an instrument made of wooden bars that he strikes with a mallet. What instrument does Luka play?

a)

piano

b)

xylophone

c)

snare drum

d)

tambourine

20.

Daria is having difficulty learning her instrument because her arms aren’t long enough to move the slide into the position for some of the notes. What instrument is Daria MOST likely playing?

a)

snare drum

b)

trumpet

c)

trombone

d)

oboe

21.

Do you feel prepared to take the Unit 5 Quiz?

a)

ABSOLUTELY, YES!

b)

I need to do some more review

c)

I can use this quiz a few more times and I'll be good to go!

d)

NO! PLEASE HELP!