SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 SESSION
MUSIC
JSS 1
1. _________ is the combination of sounds in a manner that agreeable to the ears. A. Musical
instrument. B. Music C. Musical alphabet D. Tonic solfa
2. ________ is anything that we can hear. A. Sound B. Music C. Musical instrument D. Musical note
3. Recorder is _________ instrument. A. Wind B. Air C. Percussion D. Army
4. Recorder has _____ finger holes. A. eight B. Seven C. six D. Nine
5. The British English name for minim is ________ A. App note B. Hard note C. Hat note D. half note
6. Any musical instrument with white and black keys is called ______. A. Key note instrument B. Key pad
instrument C. Keyboard instrument D. Keyword instrument.
7. The signs used to raise a note by semitone is _______ A. Sharp B. Raiser C. Shampoo D. Sharpener
8. Flat sign is used to ________ a note by semitone. A. Increase B. lower C. multiply D. lengthen
9. The white keys of the keyboard are named after the ______ A. Musical instrument B. Musical
alphabet C. Musical figure D. Musical rest
10. The black keys of keyboard are arranged in group of ______ A. Two and four B. Three and three C.
Two and two D. Two and three
11. The sharp, flat and natural signs used along a piece of music are called _______ A. Sharper B. Flatter
C. Accidentals D. Neutrals
12. A note formerly sharpened or flattened can be restored by using ______ A. Bar B. clef C. natural
sign D. crotchet
13. Musical alphabet can also be called _______ A. musical sound B. musical instrument C. musical
figure D. musical tonic
14. How many letters are there in music? A. Nine B. Eight C. seven D. Six
15. Which of the following is not a musical sound? A. B B. C C. F D. H
16. Musical alphabet consists of _________ letters. A. Seven B. Six C. Nine D. Eight
17. Which of these musical notes is four beats? A. Minim B. Semibreve C. Quaver D. Breve
18. There are ______ beats in a minim. A. three B. two C. five D. seven
19. There are ______ main sources of sound. A. three B. four C. two D. five
20. The two major sources of musical sound are _______ A. Animal and man B. Man and bird C. Animal
and musical instrument D. Man abd musical instrument
21. The black keys of the keyboard instruments are named from the ________. A. Nearest white keys B.
Nearest black keys C. Nearest black and white keys D. Second key above it
22. There are ______ major families of western musical instruments. A. five B. four C. three D. two
23. Any musical note with stem placed above the 3rd line of the stave should have its stem pointing
______ A. left B. right C. down D. up
24. A musical note with stem placed below the middle line of the stave should have its stem pointing
______ A. down B. right C. left D. up
25. _______ is a string instrument. A. Violin B. Trumpet C. Recorder D. Bass drum
26. Which of the following is not a wind instrument? A. Saxophone B. Guitar C. Clarinet D. Trombone
27. The term ‘ Poco a poco’ means _____ A. little a little B. small small C. fast fast D. bit by bit
28. Piano in Music means ________ A. Hard B. Soft C. Beauty D. Tough
29. A series of notes arranged I ascending or descending order alphabetically from any starting note is
called _______ A. Musical note B. Musical alphabet C. Musical instrument D. Scale
30. Major scale consists of _______ notes. A. eight B. nine C. seven D. six
31. Great stave is the combination of _______. A. Treble and G stave B. Bass and F stave C. Treble and
Bass stave D. Ground and C stave.
32. Great stave can also be called _______ stave.A. Ground B. Treble C. Bass D. C stave
33. Staff can also be called ______ A. Clef B. Stave C. Music rectangle D. Bar
34. Musical alphabet can be termed as______ A. Musical instrument B. English letters C. Nothing D.
Musical sound
35. There are _______ spaces on the staff. A. Five lines and five spaces B. Four lines and four spaces C.
Five lines and four spaces D. Four lines and four spaces
36. ________ is used to name the lines and spaces on the staff A. Musical alphabet B. Semibreve C.
Musical instrument D. Bar line
37. The lines and spaces of any stave are counted from A. Up to up B. Down to up C. Side to side D.
Anywhere.
38. How many lines and spaces are there on the Great stave? A. 10 lines and 11 spaces B. 10 lines and 10
spaces C. 10 lines and 9 spaces D. 11 lines and 10 spaces.
39. There are ______ letters in music. A. Eight B. Nine C. Seven D. Ten.
40. The last letter in musical alphabet is_______ A. G B. H C. Z D. F
SECTION B
1a. What are the American English names for the notes below?
i. Semibreve ii. Minim III. Crotchet
b. Draw a staff and fix minim on its lines
2a. Mention and draw two musical notes with their values
b. Draw three accidental signs with their names and function
3. Draw Recorder fingering chart for these notes
i. B ii. A iii. G
4a. Draw a Keyboard begins with a group of three black keys and its keys
b. Draw a diagram illustrating the kinds of scale practiced in modern music
