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End of Quarter Music Theory Assessment - Oct, 2024

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ is the organization of sound through time.

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Harmony

d)

Dynamics

2.

How many beats per measure are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

3.

How many measures are there in this excerpt?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

8

4.

What is the rest on the 2nd measure?

a)

Quarter

b)

Half

c)

Whole

d)

Eighth

5.

What is the duration of the rest in the first measure?

a)

1 beat

b)

1/2 beat

c)

2 beats

d)

4 beats

6.

The first four notes in the third measure are all ____________ notes.

a)

Whole

b)

Eighth

c)

Quarter

d)

Half

7.

A whole note receives (a)   beats in 4/4 time.

Choose from the below words
1 beat
2 beats
3 beats
4 beats
8.

In 3/4 time, how many beats are in each measure?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

9.

What is the value of a quarter note in common time?

a)

1 beat

b)

2 beats

c)

1/2 beat

d)

4 beats

10.

What is the value of an eighth note in common time?

a)

1/2 beat

b)

1 beat

c)

1/4 beat

d)

2 beats

11.

Olivia is learning to read sheet music and stumbled upon a symbol she doesn't recognize. What does a "rest" signify in music notation?

a)

A loud note

b)

A high note

c)

A period of silence

d)

The end of a piece

12.

Hey music lovers! Arjun, Hannah, and Jackson are curious: How many beats does this rest get?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

13.

Match the following

a)

Double Bar Line

1.

Ends a piece of Music

b)

Barline

2.

Separates music into measures

c)

Beat

3.

Heart of Music

d)

Rhythm

4.

Everything around the Beat

e)

Measure

5.

The space between two barlines

14.

Grace is practicing her music notes and she wonders, what note gets 2 beats?

a)

8th

b)

half

c)

quarter

d)

whole

15.

Match the following

a)

1.

Half Note

b)

2.

Eighth Note

c)

3.

Whole Note

d)

4.

Quarter Rest

e)

5.

Half Rest

16.

Music is written on a (a)   consisting of 5 lines and 4 spaces.

17.

The building blocks of music are (a)  

Choose from the below words
Rests
Notes
Beats
Chords
18.

A note's length is measured in (a)  

Choose from the below words
In seconds
In minutes
In beats
In hours
19.

What is the symbol for a whole note?

a)

A filled notehead

b)

An open notehead

c)

A triangle

d)

A star

20.

Where does the symbol for a whole rest hang from on the staff?

a)

The first line

b)

The second line

c)

The third line

d)

The fourth line

21.

Where is the symbol for a half rest located on the staff?

a)

On the first line

b)

On the second line

c)

On top of the third line

d)

On the fourth line

22.

What is the duration of an eighth note?

a)

One quarter note

b)

Half a quarter note

c)

One full note

d)

One and a half notes

23.

How are eighth notes counted in a measure?

a)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4

b)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

c)

1 2 3 4

d)

1 2 + 3 4 +

24.

What does an eighth rest look like?

a)

A stylized number seven (7)

b)

A stylized letter S

c)

A stylized number eight (8)

d)

A stylized letter Z

25.

What are the notes in the music alphabet?

a)

ABCDEFGHIJK

b)

LMNOPQRS

c)

ABCDEFG

d)

No letters, it's numbers

26.
Is this note on a line or space?
a)
Line
b)
Space
27.

Is the first note higher or lower than the second note? (Remember we read left to right in music.)

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

28.

What do you call this?

a)

Section A

b)

Measure

c)

Treble Clef

d)

Coda

29.

How would you count this?

a)

1 2 3 4 5 6

b)

1 +2 +3 4

c)

1+ 2 3+ 4

d)

1 2+ 3+ 4

30.

Which Example should be counted

1+ 2+ 3+ 4?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Which example is counted 1+ 2 3 4+?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

How would you count this?

a)

1 2 3 4+

b)

1-2 3 4+

c)

1 2 3 4

d)

1-2 3 4 1

33.

How would you count this?

a)

1 2+ 3+ 4

b)

1+ 2+ 3+ 4

c)

1 2+ 3+ 4+

d)

1 2 3+ 4+

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41.

Using the staff paper given to you, please compose 5 measures in 4/4 time signature. Feel free to use any note duration or rest you have learned. Please note that the measures must be different. Good luck.

41.

How many measures must you compose?

(a)