WorksheetsTime Signatures Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where is the time signature found in a piece of music?
a)
At the beginning of the first staff only
b)
At the end of the piece, before the double barline
c)
Written at the beginning of each staff
d)
You can write anywhere in the music that you want to
2.
True or False - Meter signature and time signature are interchangeable terms (they mean the same thing).
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What does the top number of the time signature indicate?
a)
How many notes are in each measure
b)
The total amount of notes in the piece
c)
The total amount of measures in the piece
d)
How many beats are in each measure
4.
What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?
a)
How much money was in the composer's wallet when they wrote the piece
b)
What note equals 1 beat
c)
How many beats are in each measure
d)
The total amount of measures in the piece
5.
What are the most common numbers that can go on the bottom of the time signature?
a)
1, 2, 3
b)
2, 4, 8
c)
21, 57, 72
d)
103, 799, 934
6.
If 4 is on the bottom of the time signature:
a)
There are 4 beats in each measure
b)
The quarter note equals 1 beat
c)
There are 4 measures in the piece
d)
The sixteenth note equals 1 beat
7.
If 8 is on the bottom of the time signature:
a)
The eighth note equals 1 beat
b)
There are 8 beats in each measure
c)
You can only perform the piece at 8:00
d)
8 singers are needed to perform the piece
8.
What is this symbol?
a)
Double barline
b)
Percussion clef
c)
Treble clef
d)
Time signature
9.
If 2 is the top number of the time signature:
a)
There are 2 beats in every measure
b)
There are 2 rests in every measure
c)
There are 2 measures in the piece
d)
The composer ate 2 slices of pizza after writing the piece
10.
If the time signature is four-four:
a)
The quarter note equals 1 beat and there are 25 beats in each measure
b)
The quarter note equals 1 beat and there are 4 beats in each measure
c)
The whole note equals 1 beat and there are 4 beats in each measure
d)
There are 44 notes in the piece
11.
Should you use a dividing line and write the time signature as a fraction?
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
In duple meter
a)
Beats are grouped in sets of 2
b)
Beats are grouped in sets of 3
c)
Beats are grouped in sets of 4
d)
Beats are grouped in sets of 20
13.
In triple meter
a)
Beats are grouped in sets of 2
b)
Beats are grouped in sets of 3
c)
Beats are grouped in sets of 4
d)
Beats are grouped in sets of 33
14.
In quadruple meter
a)
Beats are grouped in sets of 3
b)
Beats are grouped in sets of 4
c)
Beats are grouped in sets of 5
d)
Beats are grouped in sets of 6
15.
What time signature is also called common time?
a)
Two-four
b)
Three-four
c)
Four-four
d)
Six-eight
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