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Rhythm Reading

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is rhythm?

a)

Repeating pattern of notes

b)

A collection of time signatures

c)

A collection of clefs

d)

None of the above

2.

What is this box? What’s its purpose?

a)

A box; to hide secrets

b)

A box to hold bones

c)

A measure; to hold notes/rhythms

3.

Each measure is separated by a…

a)

Stick

b)

Pole

c)

Rod

d)

Bar line

4.

These come at the end of a song…

a)

The end of a song

b)

Double bar line

c)

Bar line

d)

None of the above.

5.

What are the special numbers?

a)

Total amount of quarters; bank balance

b)

Fractions; cause pain

c)

Whole numbers; denominators and numerators

d)

Time signature

6.

What does the top number of a time signature tell you?

a)

How many Cs are in the measure

b)

What key you’re in

c)

How many beats are in the Measure

d)

Where to put the clef

7.

What does the bottom number of a time signature tell you?

a)

What note gets the beat

b)

Which clef moves

c)

How short a note sounds

d)

None of the above

8.

What note is this? How many beats is it worth?

a)

Eighth; 1/2

b)

Whole; 4

c)

2; half

d)

32nd; 1/8

9.

What note is this and how many beats is it worth?

a)

Half; 2

b)

Sixteenth; 1/4

c)

Quarter; 1

d)

Whole; 4

10.

What note is this and how many beats is it worth?

a)

Whole; 4

b)

Eighth; 1/2

c)

Quarter; 1

d)

Half; 2

11.

What note is this and how many beats is it worth?

a)

Quarter; 1

b)

Eighth; 1/2

c)

Half; 2

d)

Sixteenth; 1/4

12.

What note is this and how many beats is it worth?

a)

Half; 2

b)

Quarter; 1

c)

Whole; 4

d)

Sixteenth; 1/4

13.

What do dots do?

a)

Add half the original value

b)

Add 2 extra beats

c)

Add nothing; just for looks

d)

None

14.

how do you count this?

a)

1-2e+a-3-4

b)

1-2-3+-4+

c)

Rest rest rest rest

d)

1-2-3-4

15.

How do you count this?

a)

1-2-rest-+-4

b)

Rest rest 3 4

c)

Rest 2 rest 4

d)

None

16.

How do you count this?

a)

1-2-3-4

b)

1-2-3-4e+a

c)

Rest- rest+-3-4

d)

1-res-rest-rest

17.

How do you count this?

a)

1-2-3-4

b)

1-rest-3-rest

c)

Rest-2-rest-4

d)

Rest rest 3-4+

18.

What is this? Hint: silence

a)

Quarter rest

b)

Whole rest

c)

How fresh

d)

None of the above