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WorksheetsYear 7 Knowledge Checker
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Chords can normally be which two types?
a)
Major and minor
b)
Flat and sharp
c)
Fast and slow
d)
Loud and quiet
2.
How are notes on a stave divided up?
a)
By dynamics
b)
By bars and bar lines
c)
By scales
d)
By chords
3.
How are notes written on a stave?
a)
Only on lines
b)
Only in spaces
c)
Alternating on lines and spaces
d)
Above the stave only
4.
How is pitch shown on the stave?
a)
By the thickness of the note
b)
By the colour of the note
c)
By the height of the note
d)
By dynamics
5.
What do the lines in the treble clef spell?
a)
ABCD
b)
FACE
c)
Every Good Boy Deserves Football
d)
DEFG
6.
What do the spaces in the treble clef spell?
a)
ABCD
b)
EGBD
c)
FACE
d)
DEFG
7.
What do time signatures show?
a)
The volume of a piece
b)
The pitch of notes
c)
How many beats per bar and type of beat
d)
The instruments used
8.
What does 'Adagio' mean?
a)
Quite quiet
b)
Very fast
c)
Quite loud
d)
Slow
9.
What does 'Allegro' mean?
a)
Very loud
b)
Slow and sad
c)
Very slow
d)
Fast and cheerful
10.
What does 'Andante' mean?
a)
Quite loud
b)
Very fast
c)
Very slow
d)
Walking pace
11.
What does 'crescendo' mean?
a)
Getting quieter
b)
Getting louder
c)
Staying the same
d)
Playing softly
12.
What does 'diminuendo' mean?
a)
Getting quieter
b)
Getting louder
c)
Staying the same
d)
Playing faster
13.
What does 'Every Good Boy Deserves Football' help you remember?
a)
Notes in the spaces
b)
Notes on the lines
c)
Chord names
d)
Rhythm patterns
14.
What does 'forte' mean?
a)
Loud
b)
Quiet
c)
Very quiet
d)
Very loud
15.
What does 'fortissimo' mean?
a)
Very quiet
b)
Very loud
c)
Quite loud
d)
Getting louder
16.
What does 'mezzo forte' mean?
a)
Quite loud
b)
Very loud
c)
Quiet
d)
Very quiet
17.
What does 'mezzo piano' mean?
a)
Quite quiet
b)
Very quiet
c)
Loud
d)
Very loud
18.
What does 'pianissimo' mean?
a)
Very quiet
b)
Very loud
c)
Quite loud
d)
Quiet
19.
What does 'piano' mean?
a)
Quiet
b)
Loud
c)
Very loud
d)
Very quiet
20.
What does the bottom number in a time signature show?
a)
Tempo
b)
Beats per bar
c)
Type of beat
d)
Pitch
21.
What does the top number in a time signature show?
a)
Tempo
b)
Type of beat
c)
Beats per bar
d)
Pitch
22.
What instruments usually play chords?
a)
Violin
b)
Drums
c)
Flute
d)
Keyboard, Guitar or Ukulele
23.
What is a bar line?
a)
Shows tempo
b)
Shows pitch
c)
Divides notes into bars
d)
Shows dynamics
24.
What is a beat?
a)
A chord played on a guitar
b)
A melody played on a keyboard
c)
Rhythm played on unpitched instruments
d)
A note played on a flute
25.
What is a chord in music?
a)
One note played alone
b)
Two or more notes played together
c)
A scale
d)
A rhythm
26.
What is a chord?
a)
A rhythm pattern
b)
A single note played loudly
c)
Two or more notes played together
d)
A type of drum beat
27.
What is a chord?
a)
A single note played loudly
b)
Two or more notes played together
c)
A rhythm pattern
d)
A type of drum beat
28.
What is a major chord?
a)
Sounds loud
b)
Sounds darker/sadder
c)
Sounds bright/happy
d)
Sounds quiet
29.
What is a minor chord?
a)
Sounds loud
b)
Sounds bright/happy
c)
Sounds darker/sadder
d)
Sounds quiet
30.
What is a pulse?
a)
A repeating melody
b)
A loud drum beat
c)
The underlying count in music
d)
A fast rhythm
31.
What is a scale?
a)
A repeating pattern
b)
A loud chord
c)
A fast rhythm
d)
A series of notes in order
32.
What is a stave?
a)
A kind of chord
b)
A type of rhythm
c)
Set of five lines for notation
d)
A musical instrument
33.
What is dynamics?
a)
How long music is
b)
How fast music is
c)
How high music is
d)
How loud or quiet music is
34.
What is tempo?
a)
How long music is
b)
How loud music is
c)
How high music is
d)
How fast or slow music is
35.
What is the pulse in music often compared to?
a)
Clapping
b)
Dancing
c)
Heartbeat
d)
Breathing
36.
What is the time signature 4/4 known as?
a)
Triple time
b)
Common time
c)
Fast tempo
d)
Syncopated rhythm
37.
What is the value of a crotchet?
a)
1 beat
b)
2 beats
c)
4 beats
d)
1/2 beat
38.
What is the value of a minim?
a)
2 beats
b)
1 beat
c)
4 beats
d)
1/2 beat
39.
What is the value of a quaver?
a)
1/2 beat
b)
1 beat
c)
2 beats
d)
1/4 beat
40.
What is the value of a semibreve?
a)
4 beats
b)
1 beat
c)
2 beats
d)
1/2 beat
41.
What is the value of a semiquaver?
a)
1/4 beat
b)
1/2 beat
c)
1 beat
d)
2 beats
42.
What phrase helps remember the notes on the stave lines?
a)
Fast Cats Eat Grapes
b)
Every Good Boy Deserves Football
c)
Faces Are Cool Enough
d)
Go Big Dogs For All
43.
What word do the notes in the spaces spell?
a)
MUSIC
b)
NOTE
c)
FACE
d)
SONG
44.
Which element describes the sections of a piece?
a)
Harmony
b)
Structure
c)
Timbre
d)
Tempo
45.
Which family does the flute belong to?
a)
Strings
b)
Woodwind
c)
Brass
d)
Percussion
46.
Which instrument family does the clarinet belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Strings
c)
Woodwind
d)
Percussion
47.
Which instrument family does the drum kit belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Strings
c)
Percussion
d)
Woodwind
48.
Which instrument family does the trumpet belong to?
a)
Woodwind
b)
Strings
c)
Brass
d)
Percussion
49.
Which instrument family does the violin belong to?
a)
Brass
b)
Woodwind
c)
Strings
d)
Percussion
50.
Which instrument typically plays the bass line?
a)
Violin
b)
Bass guitar
c)
Flute
d)
Trumpet
51.
Which term describes loudness in music?
a)
Tempo
b)
Timbre
c)
Dynamics
d)
Harmony
52.
Name this note.
a)
D
b)
E
c)
F
d)
G
e)
A
53.
Name this note.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
54.
Name this note.
a)
D
b)
E
c)
F
d)
G
e)
A
55.
Name this note.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
56.
Name this note.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
57.
Name this note.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
e)
B
58.
Name this note.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
e)
G
59.
Name this note.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
60.
Name this note.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
e)
G
61.
Name this note.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
e)
G
62.
Name this note.
a)
D
b)
E
c)
F
d)
G
e)
A
63.
Name this note.
a)
D
b)
E
c)
F
d)
G
e)
A
64.
Name this note.
a)
C
b)
D
c)
E
d)
F
e)
G
65.
Name this note.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
e)
B
66.
Name this note.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
67.
Name this note.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
68.
Name this note.
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
69.
Name this note.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
e)
B
70.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
71.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
72.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
D
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
73.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
E
d)
F
74.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
75.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
C
d)
D
76.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
D
b)
A
c)
C
d)
B
77.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
A
78.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
D
d)
C
79.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
80.
What is the name of the highlighted note?
a)
D
b)
E
c)
B
d)
C
81.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Crotchet
b)
Quaver Rest
c)
Semiquaver
d)
Quaver
82.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Minim
b)
Crotchet
c)
Semibreve
d)
Dotted Minim
83.
What is this called?
a)
Pair of Crotchets
b)
Pair of Semiquavers
c)
Pair of Quavers
d)
Pair of Minims
84.
What is the name of this note?
a)
Semibreve
b)
Crotchet
c)
Minim
d)
Quaver
85.
How many beats does this note receive?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
2
86.
How many beats does this note (crotchet) get?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
87.
How many beats does this note get?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
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