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Y7 LC5 GAP QUIZ

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Program Music?
a)
Music for television programs
b)
Music printed on flyers
c)
Music that tells a story
d)
Computer made music
2.

Oscar is learning about musical instruments in his music class. His teacher asks him, "Oscar, can you tell me the name of the instrumental family that you blow and are mainly made out of wood?"

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Percussion

3.

Sophia is learning about different musical instruments in her music class. Her teacher asks her to identify the family of instruments that you play either with a bow or by plucking. Which family is it?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Percussion

4.

Kiara is helping her school band choose instruments. She needs to pick an instrument that you blow into and is made out of metal. Which instrumental family should she choose?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Percussion

5.

Max is in music class and his teacher asks him to identify the family of instruments that are played by hitting or striking with hands or beaters. Which family should Max choose?

a)

Woodwind

b)

Brass

c)

Strings

d)

Percussion

6.

Oscar is looking at different string instruments in an orchestra, from the small violin to the large double bass. As the instruments get larger, do they get higher or lower in pitch?

a)

Higher

b)

Lower

7.

Sebastian is joining the school band and is trying to choose an instrument to play. He sees the instrument in the picture above. What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trombone

b)

Horn

c)

Trumpet

d)

Cello

8.

Muhammad is preparing for his school music class and needs to identify the instrument shown in the picture. What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Tuba

c)

Violin

d)

Flute

9.

Ishaan is at a music store and sees the instrument shown in the picture. He wants to know what it is called. What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Trombone

b)

Oboe

c)

Snare Drum

d)

Cello

10.

Neha is in her school music class, and her teacher shows her the instrument in the picture. The teacher asks Neha, "What is the name of this instrument?"

a)

Xylophone

b)

Snare Drum

c)

Trumpet

d)

Bass Drum

11.

Emily is preparing for her school music competition and needs to identify the instrument shown in the picture. What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Harp

b)

Trombone

c)

Piccolo

d)

Bassoon

12.

Eesha is visiting a music store and sees this instrument on display. She wants to know what it is called. What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Harp

b)

Violin

c)

Tuba

d)

Bassoon

13.

Kiara is watching a movie and notices that every time the main villain appears, a specific piece of music plays. What is this musical technique called?

a)

Music that tells a story

b)

A musical theme that represents a particular character, situation or idea.

c)

A type of film

d)

A type of music

e)

Option 5

14.

Arthur is learning to read sheet music in his music class. His teacher shows him the following symbol and asks, "Arthur, what is the name of this symbol?"

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Flat

c)

Sharp

d)

Repeat

15.

Sebastian is learning to read sheet music in his music class. His teacher shows him the symbol below and asks, "Sebastian, can you tell me the name of this symbol?"

a)

Treble Clef

b)

Flat

c)

Sharp

d)

Repeat

16.

Samuel is listening to a piece of music where he notices a long sustained note playing in the background throughout the song. What is this called?

a)

A long sustained note in the background

b)

A fast note

c)

A quiet note

d)

a double note

17.

Neha is listening to a band perform live. She notices that sometimes she can hear the singer clearly, while at other times the instruments blend together in interesting ways. What is Neha observing in the music?

a)

How the music feels

b)

How the different layers of music interact with each other

c)

How loud or quiet the music is

d)

How fast or slow the music is

18.

Emily is tuning her violin before a concert. She wants to make sure she checks every string. How many strings does Emily need to tune on her violin?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Anaya is composing music for a movie villain. She wants the music to sound darker and more evil. In general, what combination of notes should Anaya use to achieve this effect?

a)

Just white Keys

b)

Just black Keys

c)

White & Black Keys close together

20.

Priya is setting up her home studio to record music. She comes across the term 'DAW' in a tutorial video. What does DAW stand for?

a)

Digital Analogue Workstation

b)

Digital Audio Workstation

c)

Data Automation Website

d)

Direct Audio Web

21.

Kiara is creating a new song on her computer. She uses a short repeating section of music to build the track. What is this section called?

a)

Circle

b)

Round

c)

Loop

d)

Cycle

22.

During band practice, Freya is assigned to play the Bass Guitar. What is her main role in the band?

a)

Play the low notes

b)

Provide the beat

c)

Provide the lead melody

d)

Play chords

23.

Priya is helping her band prepare for a concert. She wants to make sure the performance flows smoothly. What is structure in music?

a)

How many instruments are in the song

b)

How loud the music is

c)

How the song has been created

d)

The order in which different parts of the music are arranged

24.

Max is learning to play the drums. His teacher explains that music is grouped into equal measures of time known as...

a)

Bars

b)

Parts

c)

Groups

d)

Divisions

25.

Isabella is helping her friends form a Pop/Rock band. She is choosing which instruments to include. Which of these instruments would Isabella NOT usually find in a Pop/Rock band?

a)

Violin

b)

Bass Guitar

c)

Keyboard

d)

Vocals

e)

Guitar

26.

Noah is working on a new music project and has created a drum loop in his digital audio workstation. Looking at the image, how many bars does Noah's loop last?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

5

27.

Oliver is working on a music project in BandLab and notices something off with the orange loop in his track. What is incorrect with the orange loop?

a)

It is the wrong colour

b)

It is the wrong instrument

c)

it is too loud

d)

It is not aligned correctly

28.

Ella is helping her band decide how to perform their new song. She wants to figure out the order in which different parts of the music should be played. What is she thinking about?

a)

How many instruments are in the song

b)

How loud the music is

c)

How the song has been created

d)

The order in which different parts of the music are arranged

29.

Evie is helping her school band decide how their next performance should sound. She is discussing with her friends about which instruments or types of instruments should be included in the piece. In music, what does the term instrumentation refer to?

a)

How loud the instruments are

b)

How fast the instruments play

c)

Which instruments or types of are used in a piece of music

d)

How the music is recorded

30.

Amelia is learning to read sheet music in her music class. Her teacher points to the symbol at the beginning of the staff and asks, "What is this symbol?"

a)

Time Signature

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Crotchet

d)

Bar Line

31.

Sophie is learning to read music and notices that there are 5 lines on the sheet. What are the 5 lines called?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Stave

d)

Barline

32.

Samuel is learning to read music notes. His teacher points to the note shown by the red arrow in the image and asks, "Samuel, what letter is this note?"

a)

A

b)

D

c)

C

d)

G

33.

Rosie is learning to play the piano. She sees the note shown in the image above and wonders how many beats it lasts. How many beats does this note last?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Noah is learning to play the piano. His teacher tells him, "A sharp note is the black key to the _____ of the white note on a keyboard."

a)

Right

b)

Left

35.

Emily is learning to play the piano. Her teacher asks her, "Emily, can you tell me if a flat note is the black key to the _____ of the white note on a keyboard?"

a)

Right

b)

Left

36.

Eesha is learning to play the piano. She notices that the distance between a white and black key on the keyboard is called a...

a)

Tone

b)

Semitone

c)

Sharp

d)

Flat

37.

Henry is learning to play the piano. His teacher asks him, "What is it called when you play 2 or more notes at the same time?"

a)

A type of note

b)

2 or more notes being played at the same time

c)

A type of beat

d)

A type of melody

38.

Freya is learning to play the piano and wants to play a C major chord. Which notes should she press?

a)

C - E - G

b)

A - C - E

c)

C - A - G

d)

C - D - E

39.

Ava is learning to read sheet music in her music class. Her teacher shows her the symbol in the image and asks, "What is the name of this symbol?"

a)

Key Signature

b)

Treble Clef

c)

Time Signature

d)

Stave

40.

James is learning to play the piano and sees a piece of music with a time signature. What does the top number in a Time Signature tell James?

a)

The number of chords in a bar

b)

How many beats are in the bar

c)

The value / duration of the beat

d)

How many notes you have to play

41.

Isabella is learning to play the piano and her teacher shows her a piece of music with a time signature. What does the bottom number in the time signature tell Isabella?

a)

The number of chords in a bar

b)

How many beats are in the bar

c)

The value / duration of the beat e.g 'crotchet'

d)

How many notes you have to play

42.

Leo is learning to read sheet music. His music teacher shows him the following note and asks: "Identify this note."

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

43.

Amelia is learning to play the piano and her teacher shows her this time signature. What does this time signature represent?

a)

3 crotchet beats in a bar

b)

3 quaver beats in a bar

c)

4 crotchet beats in a bar

d)

4 quaver beats in a bar

44.

At a school choir audition, Alexander, Florence, and Rohan are asked to arrange the main voice types from lowest to highest. Which of the following orders should they choose?

a)

Bass Alto Tenor Soprano

b)

Bass Tenor Alto Soprano

c)

Tenor Bass Alto Soprano

d)

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

45.

During a school music class, Benjamin is playing the drums with one rhythm while Sophie is clapping a different rhythm at the same time. What is this called?

a)

A fast rhythm

b)

Multiple different rhythms played at the same time

c)

A rhythm that gets faster

d)

1 rhythm on it's own

46.

Sophia is learning to play the piano. Her teacher asks her to identify what the main tune of a song, made up of a series of pitches (notes), is called. What is the correct term?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Melody

c)

Dynamics

d)

Tempo

47.

Evie is learning to read sheet music for the first time. She notices that the notes have different shapes. What does the shape of a note tell Evie?

a)

How high or low to play the note

b)

How many beats you hold the note on for (Duration)

c)

What instrument to play the music on

d)

How loud you play the music

48.

Noah is practicing piano and his teacher asks him to play some parts softly and others loudly. What is Noah being asked to pay attention to in music?

a)

How high or low the notes are

b)

How fast or slow the music is (Speed)

c)

How loud or quiet the music is (Volume)

d)

How efficient the music is

49.

Chloe is learning to play the piano. Her teacher asks her to play a song faster or slower depending on the tempo. What does tempo in music refer to?

a)

How high or low the notes are

b)

How fast or slow the music is (Speed)

c)

How loud or quiet the music is (Volume)

d)

How efficient the music is

50.

Amelia is learning to play the djembe in her music class. Her teacher asks her to demonstrate the 3 main sounds produced by the djembe. What are the 3 sounds of the djembe?

a)

Bass, Tone, Slap

b)

Bass, Hit, Slap

c)

Tone, Slap, Crack

d)

Bass, Crack ,Tone