JSS 3 MUSIC FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

   FIRST 

 

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved.

SUBJECT: MUSIC                      TIME: 2hrs            CLASS: JSS  3

    1. Music is all about combination of (A)balls (B)slates (C)sounds (D)shirts (E)noises. 
    2. E.G.B.D.F are the letter names of the lines of the …… stave. (A) bass (B) treble (C) alto (D) tenor (E) movable
    3. The  ………… circles round the fourth line of the staff and fixes that line as “F” (A) bass clef (B) alto clef (C) treble clef (D) tenor clef (E) solo clef
    4. The musical note with four tails is ………. (A) minim (B) tails (C) quaver (D) note (E) hemi demi semi quaver
    5. All these are musical instrument except (A) quitar (B) organ (C) trumpet (D) hand trowel (E) flute
    6. Two crotchets added together is equal to a (A)  minim (B) crotchets (C) semibreve (D) quaver (E) semi quaver
    7. When a dot is placed after a note, it ……… (A) doubles the note (B) increases the note by half of its value(C) decreases it by half of its value (D) increases the note by a semitone (E) decreases the note by a tone.
    8. The short extra lines drawn above or below the staff to accommodate more notes is know as ………. (A) double bar (B) extension (C) pitch (D) rhythmic (E) ledger
    9. The combination of the Treble and Bass staff is known as ……………. Staff. (A) combined (B) orchestra (C) great (D) baritone (E) movable
    10. …………… lowers a note by one semitone in pitch. (A) Natural (B) Sharp (C) Flat (D) pause (E) Dot
    11. The first line of the Treble stave is …………. (A) G  (B) A (C) A  (D) E  (E) C .
    12. Double bar lines in music signifies the ……….. of a piece of music (A) end (B) cadences (C) beginning (D) middle (E) pitch
    13. The song tittle “Aye” was composed by …………. (A) Davido (B) Wiskid (C) Sunny Nneji (D) Sir Sina Peters (E)P Square.
    14. Rhythm is the ………. (A) length of a note value (B) movement or flow of musical sounds (C) volume of musical sounds (D) depth of musical instruments (E) length of musical chords.   
    15. ……….. is the Nigerian masked music exponent. (A) Sunny Ade (B) Ebenezer Obey (C) T . K . E Phillips (D)Fela Anikulapo Kuti. (E)Lagbaja.
    16. The person who leads the group of player or singers is called ………. (A) leader (B) choir master (C) song director (D) conductor (E) choir leader 
    17. The level of sound is referred to as …………. (A) triad (B) rhythm (C) pitch (D) octave (E) interval
    18. A double bar line marks the  ………… in music (A) rest (B) sound (C) end (D) note (E) chord
    19. How many crotchets are there in a dotted minim? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5. (E) 6
    20. The symbol which is written at the beginning of the staff to determine the letter names of the lines and spaces is called (A) clef (B) rest (C) pause (D) sharp (E) natural.
    21. The musical note with four tails is ……….. (A) quaver (B) semiquaver (C)demi semi quaver (D) minim (E) hemi demi semi quaver.
    22. There are……. Musical alphabet(s) (A)1 (B)3 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 7.
    23. “Half note” is another name for ……. (A) quaver (B) minim (C) semibreve (D) crotchet (E) semibreve.
    24. GBDFA are the letter names of the lines of the …… stave. (A) bass (B) treble (C) alto (D) tenor (E) movable
    25. The letter name of the third line of the treble stave is (A) B (B) C (C) D (D) E (E) A

  • The alphabetical name for Bass clef is (A) C  (B) D  (C) E  (D) F  

        (E) G

  • Identify the staff which has “D” as its 3rd line (A) Alto  (B) Bass  

                                                      (C) Soprano  (D) Tenor  (E) Treble.

  • Which of these notes has 4 beats? (A) Allabreve  (B) Crochet  

    (C) Minim  (D) Quaver                   (E) Semibreve.

  • Sound is produced in a trumpet by being (A) Beaten  (B) Blown 

    (C) Plucked  (D) Shaken  (E) Struck.

  • Identify a crotchet note among these (A)       (B)         (C)        (D)   

                                                        (E)

  • Which of these note is called a whole note (A)        (B)         (C)     

                                                           (D)                (E)

  • Identify the accidental used to raise a pitch of a semi tone 

                                                      (A)      (B)         (C)       (E)

  • A quarter note is known as (A) Semibreve   (B)Semi quaver 

        (C) Minim  (D) Crochet

  • The…………………….circle round the second line of the staff and 

                                                     fixes the line as “G” (A) Bass clef  (B) Alto clef  (C) Treble clef  

        (D) Tenor clef.

  • ……………………placed before a note raises it by a semitone

    (A) Sharp  (B) Flat                             (C) Natural  (D) Rest

 

  • A period Of silence in music is known as (A) Rhythm  (B) Rest 

        (C) Candence                              (D) Accidental.

  • The sharp, flat and natural sign are know as (A) Rhythm  

    (B) Accidental  (C) Rest                      (D) Staff.

  1. bass clef is alternatively known as (A) D clef  (B) E clef  (C) F Clef  (D) G clef.

       39.Movement in music is known as (A) Sharp  (B) Flat   (C) Rest (D) Rhythm .

     40.Two semibreve notes added together equals to (A) Semibreve (B) Breve (C) Seminote (D) Minim (E) Quaver.

Provide the correct answers in this segment. 

41.In conducting 4/4 time, the hand goes ……………

  1. Duet is when ………. Person(s) perform together

43.The technical name of  “soh” is ……….

  1. Key a Major has……… sharp(s)

45.The term “forte’ means………….

  1. The musical notes with a tail is known as………

47.Ekwe (slit drum) is commonly used by ……….. tribe in Nigeria.

  1. The four major voice parts are………..

49………………………. Is the technical name of “ ray”.

50.The accidental sign that decreases a note by a semitone is……………                          51.Johann Sebastian Bach is a composer of ……………….. period. 

  52.Trio means …………  

  53.The level of sound is referred to as …………. 

   54.A double bar line marks the  ………… in music .

   55.How many quavers are there in a dotted crotchet? 

   56.The symbol which is written at the beginning of the staff to determine the letter names is referred to as………..

   57.When a dot is placed after a note, it ………..

   58………… is the technical name “fah” .

    59.“whole note” is another name for ……. 

    60.E.G.B.D.F are the letter names of the …… stave lines.

 

                                                                 SECTION B

Answer any three questions in this section.

1.List and explain five music scores

2.Indicate in the stave the key signature of the following respectively: G,D,A,E and B.

3.Draw a five octave dummy keyboard  with  letter names indicated on it.

4.Give three classifications of western musical instrument with two examples each

5.Write short notes about the following:i.pitch ii .rhythm iii. Interval  iv. Transposition v.rest.