Music JS 2 First Term Examination
Section A.
Class : JSS 2
Objectives
Music
1. The distance in pitch between two notes is
A. triad
B. stave
C. interval
D. clef
E. inversion
2. Natural sign is used to restore a note to its original
A. scale
B. rhythm
C. semitone
D. pitch time
E
3. In a time signature,the bottom figure
indicates the — of the note used
A. shape
B. quality
C. importance
D. type
E. pitch
4. How many crotchet beats are in a
semibreve?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 10
D. 6
E.12
5. A piece of music in the key of Emj has —
as its key signature
A. four notes
B. two sharps
C. four sharps
D. three flats
E. five sharps
6. A compound time signature has its upper
figure as -_____
A. 2,3 and 4
B. 3,4 and 5
C. 6,8 and 12
D. 6,9 and 12
E. 2,10 and 12
7. The highest voice in a choir is
A. alto
B. tenor
C. bass
D. soprano
E. double bass
8. Additional lines above or below the staff is called _____
A. lager
B. legal
C. ledger
D. leger
E. longer
9. There are — quavers note in a semibreve
A. 9
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 10
10. Musical notes written above the 3rd line off the staff usually have their steams _____
A. upwards
B. up or down
C. downwards
D. sideways
E. backwards
11. What is the alphabetical name of the
ledger line between the treble and bass
staves? _____
11
A. B
B. C
C. E
D. A
E. F
12 Which of the following is used to indicate
beat in a piece of music?
A. Bar line
B. clef
C. Dynamic
D. key signature
E. time signature
13. A series of notes in an ascending and
descending order from a note to its octave
is called a/an _____
A. arpeggio
B. melody
C. rhythm
D. Scale
E. triad
14. Which of the following composers lost his sight before his death? _____
A. Bach
B. Chopin
C. Handel
D. Mendelssohn
E. Schumann
15. What key is the recorder playing in the
picture below?
B
B
C
D
D
E
E
16. The note below is——
DO
A sharp
flat
A
B
C sharp
C flat
C
D
G sharp
17. The key signature below is that of —
major
B
C
C
D
D
E
18. Which of these is Not a woodwind
instrument?
A. clarinet
B. flute
C. piccolo
D. saxophone
E. trumpet
19. Which of these instruments has six
strings?
A. cello
B. double bass
C. guitar
D. viola
E. violin
20.Two people singing is _____
A. duet
B. quartet
C. septet
D. solo
E. trio
21. What do we use to fix the positions off
notes on a staff?
A. brace
B. clef
C. flat
D. sharp
E. slur
22. What is PIANO”in musical terms?
A. fast
B. loud
C. quick
D. slow
E. soft
23. What degree of scale is mediant?
A. fifth
B. first
C. fourth
D. second
E. third
24. Which of these musical instruments is
made of animal skin? _____
A. agidigbo
B. agogo
C. gangan
D. opi
E. sekere
25. The biggest instrument among string is
_____
A. guitar
B. Viola
C. violin
D. Double bass
E. Violin cello
26. Which of these is NOT a keyboard
instrument?
A. accordion
B. glockenspiel
C. organ
D. plano
E. Spinet
27. Name the major key having this key
Signature
A. E flat
B. D flat
C. C flat
D. A flat
E. B flat
28. _____ line divides a piece of music into
equal duration or beat
A. accidental
B. leger
C. bar
D. middle
E. staff
29. Explain this sign (dalsegno)
A. go back to the sign
B. go louder from the sign
C. start from the sign
D. go back to the beginning
E. go and sign again
30. Which key has 3 flats as its signature?
A. C major
B. Cb minor
C. DB major
D. Eb major
E. Ab major
31. How many parts are normal for a great
stave?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
32. The quaver note is also called — note
A. eighth
B. half
C. quarter
D. sixteenth
E. whole
33. Which of these notes corresponds with the rest below?
A
B
C
D
E
34. Identify the key of this music below
B
B
C
C
E
D
F
E
G
35. One of the following scales moves in
semitone
A. hexatonic
B. diatonic
C. chromatic
D. pentatonic
E. heptatonic
36. The treble and bass staves are joined
together with a —
bracket
A. bracket
B. Slur
C. Curve
D. Tie
E. brace
37. A shaded note with a stem and one tail is –
A. quaver
B. crotchet
C. minim
D. semibreve
E. allabreve
38. A major scale without any accidental is
likely to be in key of — major
A. F
B. E
C. D
D. C
E. A
39. The time signature shows 24 that each bar
contains— beats
A. 6 crotchets
B. 2 minim
C. 2 crochet
D. 6 quaver
E. 4 quaver
40. The time signature 9/8 is — time
A. compound duple
B. simple duple
C. compound triple
D. compound quadruple
E. simple triple
41.Where does middle C occurs in the Alto
clef?
A. 1st
B. 5th
C. 2nd line
D. 3rd line
E. 4th line
42– is the only key without sharps or flats
A. F major
B. minor
C. major
D. minor
E. A major
44. Which of these describes the high and low of sound?
A. duration
B. harmony
C. intensity
D. pitch
E. timbre
45. How many notes are in an octave?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
E. 10
46. Which of these notes is called’whole
note?
B
D
E
47. The type of music used during church
service iS
A. aria
B. martial
C. opera
D. sacred
E. secular
48. Identify the rest sign for crotchet
A
B
C
D
E
49. Which of these parts sing the highest and lowest pitches in a four part choir? —and
A. alto ,tenor
B. soprano ,alto
C. soprano ,bass
D. soprano ,tenor
E. tenor, bass
50. How many parts are normal for a great
C
D
E
50
stave?
A
B
C
D
THEORY
number ONE and any 2 questions
- Draw a treble and bass staves and draw two ledger lines above and below it and name ledger lines drawn
- Mention the technical names of the following
i) m ii) f ii) s iv) )r - Define the following
(a) key signature (b)
scale (c) accidentals
Ledger lines (d)Time signature - Give 2 examples each
(i)Simple quadruple time signature
(ii) Compound duple time signature - Mention 2 types of scale and explain
Mention the notes to be sharpened in
i) Gmj
ii) Mention the notes to be flattened in
ii) Dmj
iii) Bbmj - iv) Fmj
- Place the stems
1)
(5mks)
b) Mention the notes below
