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YEAR 9 MUSIC SECOND TERM EXAM

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every minor scale starts on the _________degree of a major scale

a)

3rd

b)

6th

c)

5th

d)

2nd

2.

_______ is an activity of making musical sound with voice in the form of a song or tune

a)

singing

b)

Dancing

c)

playing

d)

giving

3.

A solo singer should pronounce the words distinctly and sing with ______

a)

frowning

b)

Expression

c)

toes

d)

fight

4.

The short extra line drawn above or below the stave is called the _________

a)

space line

b)

ledger line

c)

quaver

d)

dotted line

5.

F A C E is letter names of the spaces on the ___________ staff

a)

alto

b)

bass

c)

treble

d)

tenor

6.

The ‘Ekwe’African musical instrument belongs to ____________ family

a)

Idiophone

b)

Aerophone

c)

membranophone

d)

chordophone

7.

What is this sign called?

a)

Natural sign

b)

Flat sign

c)

Sharp sign

d)

Crotchet sign

8.

In a major scale, semitone occur between BC and ___________

a)

GB

b)

EF

c)

CD

d)

DG

9.

A great stave consists of both the treble and the bass stave with ________ between them

a)

middle D

b)

middle G

c)

middle C

d)

middle F

10.

__________ sign increases the pitch of a note by semitone

a)

flat

b)

sharp

c)

natural

d)

none

11.

To mathematics is ‘octagon, to music is _________

a)

collage

b)

octave

c)

humidity

d)

compass

12.

One of the following composers was born during baroque period

a)

W A Mozart

b)

G F Handel

c)

Henry

d)

Orlando Owoh

13.

Music is used during the following activities except ___

a)

sport

b)

festivals

c)

Ceremonies

d)

clever

14.

The root position of the tonic triad of C major is_________

a)

F A C

b)

C E G

c)

G B D

d)

D E F

15.

How many semitones make a tone?

a)

Three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

two

16.

The Italian/musical term ‘fortissimo’ means

a)

very slow

b)

very fast

c)

very loud

d)

none

17.

The musical symbol used to represent the length or duration of a musical sound is known as ______

a)

Musical staff

b)

musical note

c)

musical clef

d)

musical tape

18.

The performance of three (3) people singing at the same time is musically called _______

a)

quartet

b)

Trio

c)

Duet

d)

minuet

19.

The following are the classes of African traditional musical instruments except ______

a)

strings

b)

Idiophone

c)

Membranophone

d)

aerophone

20.

The word “Italian Term” is used in music because the origin of music can be traced to_____

a)

Rome

b)

America

c)

Lagos

d)

Germany

21.

Which of the following major scale is associated with two sharp key signatures?

a)

G major

b)

A major

c)

D major

d)

C major

22.

The _________ consists of two fractional figures placed at the beginning of the staff.

a)

clock signature

b)

time signature

c)

key signature

d)

line signature

23.

An interval in music is best described as the musical ________ between two pitches or notes.

a)

Duration

b)

distance

c)

dot

d)

note

24.

To determine the position and pitch of a scale, ______ must be placed at beginning of staff

a)

slur

b)

Clef sign

c)

bar sign

d)

note clef

25.

A musical scale with eight notes both ascending and descending order is called the ______ scale

a)

Pentatonic

b)

diatonic

c)

chromatic

d)

melodic

26.

________ music is a type of music that has to do with only musical instruments

a)

instrumental

b)

vocals

c)

choristers

d)

monumental

27.

Which of the following is a highlife musician?

a)

Ayo bankole

b)

Victor Olaiya

c)

banky W

d)

TKE Philips

28.

B major scale has ____ sharps as it key signature

a)

six

b)

five

c)

three

d)

seven

29.

The ability of reading a given piece of music at first sight is known as________

a)

reading

b)

Sight reading

c)

blend reading

d)

smooth reading