Music JSS 1 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
Answer the following questions.
SECTION A.
Objectives.
1. The musical letters range from ___ to ___
A. A, A
B. A, D
C. B, C
D. C, C
E. D, G
2. The following musical instruments are
locally made in Nigeria except ___
A. Bàtà
B. Oja
C. Sekere
D. udu
E. saxophone
3. The 6th line of a great stave is
A. B
B. C
C. E
D. F
E. G
4. Which of these is a simple duple time
signature?
5. The musical letters range from to
A A.A
B. A.G
C B,C
D C.C
D.G
6. What name is the imaginary line that divides the Great stave into two
A
B D
D D E
7. Which line of the staff did the F clef below derives its name?
A. C
B. D
C. F
D. E
E. A
8. The Great staff consists of ___ lines and —
spaces
A. 11 and 10
B. 5 and 4
C. 4 and 5
D. 9 and 10
E. 7 and 8
9. What is the letter name given to the second line of the treble stave?
A. A
B. B
C. F
D. D
E. G
10. Bata drum are commonly found in
A. Lagos
B. Libya
C. America
D. Accra
E. Nigeria
11. Sacred music is used for ___ purpose
A. educational
B. information
C. political
D. religious
E. social
12. The “Ekwe” produces sound by
A. blowing
B. bowing
C. plucking
D. shaking
E. striking
13. How many strings does a Violin have?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
14. “Common time” is written as
A
B
C
D
E
15. —- is used in joining the treble and bass staves together to make up a Great staff
A. clef
B. pause
C. brace
D. slur
E. ledger
F. lines
16 The song normally used in sending babies
to sleep is called—
A. oratorio.
B. dirge
C. lullaby
D. cantata
E. opera
17. The third space of the treble staff is
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. E
E. F
18. A person who plays the Trumpet is know
as —
A. Organist
B. trumpeter
C. violinist
D. cellonist
E. Drummer
19. Music is an art of —
A. arranging sounds in a pleasant
pattern
B. drawing musical instruments
C. enjoyment
D. making a noise
E. organizing any sound.
20. A musical staff is made up of
A. 5 lines and 3 spaces
B. 5 lines and 6 spaces
C. 5 lines and 2 spaces
D. 5 lines and 4 spaces
E. 5 lines and 5 spaces
21.The following instruments are made in Nigeria EXCEPT
A. Gangan
B Udu
C. Gong
D. Oboe
E. Agogo
22. A shaded note with stem and two hook
called
A. semiquaver
B. quaver
C. crotchet
D. Minim
E. Semibreve
23. Unwanted sound is otherwise referred
as
A. Music
B. Melody
C. Pitch
D. Noise
E. Harmony
24. Another name for bass clef is __ clef
A. E
B. F
C. D
D. B
E. A
25. Another name for tone quality is ___
A. Element
B. Timbre
C. Goodtone
D. Tempo
E. Pitch
26. The African xylophone is an example of
A. Aeroplane
B. Membranophone
C. Idiophone
D. Chordophone
E. Cellophone
27. When a Treble and Bass staves are joined together with a brace,it becomes
A. long staff
B. mighty staff
C. musical staff
D. note staff
E. great staff
28. What is the appropriate clef suitable for the given note below
A. bass clef
B. treble clef
C. alto clef
D. tenor clef
E. alto clef
29. An oval shaped note is
A. semibreve
B. minim
C. quaver
D. crotchet
E. semiquaver
30.What are the names given to the
spaces below?
A. ABCDE
B. ACEG
C. EGBDF
D. FACE
E. GBDFA
31. Instruments made of skin are classified as
A. Aerophones
B. Cacophonie
C. chordophones
D. idiophones
E. membranophones
32. __3/4_ is an example of
A. Simple Triple Time signature
B. Simple Duple Time signature
C. Simple quadruple Time signature
D. Compound duple Time signature
E. Compound Triple Time signature
33. Which symbol is used to n
A. brace
B. clef
C. flat
D. sharp
E. slur
34. The treble staff is the sam
A. C
B. D
C. E
D. F
E. G
35. Identify the cheapest musical instrument among these
A. agogo
B. drum
C. Flute
D. Mouth
E. Sekere
36. How many are the musical alphabets
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
E. 9
37. One of the following tribes is known w
the instrument called “Iya ilu”
A. Hausas
B. Ibibios
C. Ibos
D. Tivs
E. Yorubas
38. Which of the following is referred to the “length of sound”?
39. The person who stands in front of a group of musicians /singers that uses hands or gestures to direct music is called a
A. trumpeter
B. conductor
C. producer
D. coordinator
E. driver
40. —— are musical characters used to represent sounds and its value
A. pitch
B. rhythm
C. notes
D. staff
E. stave
41. —– is used to divide a piece of music into equal bars
A. bar lines
B. pitch
C. Ledger
D. Sound
E. Rhythm
42. Identify an indigenous instrument among the following
A. electric piano
B. saxophone
C. Flute
D. Guitar
E. Agogo
43. — is used to put an end to a piece of
music
A. bar line
B. cross line
C. cross barline
D. double bar line
E. two lines
44. A simple time signature has one of thes
as its upper figure
A. 2,8,9
B. 4,6,8
C. 3,6,9
D. 2,3,4
E. 6,9,12
45. “Kakaki” is a type of trumpet found in
Northern part of
A. America
B. Alapere
C. Africa
D. Agege
E. Abúlé Ẹ̀gbá
46. African instruments can be grouped into
A. five
B. four
C. seven
D. six
E. three
47. Which of these produce sound when
shaking?
A. bata
B. iya-ilu
C. kakaki
D. kalangu
E. sekere
48. Which of these is NOT a simple time?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
49. Which stave has its space nickname as
Cow Eat Grass?
A. Alto
B. bass
C. Great
D. Tenor
E. Treble
50. Which of these describes the high and low of sound?
A. duration
B. harmony
C. intensity
D. pitch
E. timbre
THEORY
1) Mention the FOUR classifications of the indigenous musical instrument with an example each
2)Draw a Great staff and name the lines and spaces correctly
3) Mention the FOUR properties of sound and explain
4) Define music and write two importance of music
5) Draw the 3 types of clefs
6 ) Mention any TWO musical notes and describe them by writing short notes on them
7)Define the following
a) Time signature
b) Bar lines
c) Great staff
8) Mention TWO examples each
a) simple duple time signature
b) simple triple time signature
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SCHEME OF WORK FOR MUSIC JSS 1
