Playing a Musical Instrument

Playing a Musical Instrument

5th Grade

9 Qs

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Playing a Musical Instrument

Playing a Musical Instrument

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Elizabeth Bannon

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read this sentence from the passage:

"Playing a musical instrument is a popular pastime for all age ranges"

What does the word pasttime mean?

choice

career

sport

hobby

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the passage, what should you do first?

Check to see if your school will lend you an instrument

Decide what instrument you would like to play

Create a plan for learning to play an instrument

Look in your local newspaper for an instrument

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Under which heading is information provided about deciding what type of instrument to learn to play?

Making a choice

Getting Your Gear

Getting Ready to Learn

Making Music

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which instrument mentioned in the passage has a name based on a Greek Root meaning "sound or voice"?

saxophone

trumpet

trombone

violin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The text explains 4 ways that people can learn to play a musical instrument on their own. Two of them are: "Read Books", and "Watch Movies". What are two more ways the text explains how people can learn to play a musical instrument on their own?

watch videos on line

find a tutor

attend a class

visit websites

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of the passage overall?

to compare different musical instruments

to persuade people to join a musical group

to teach people how to play a musical instrument

to give people advice about learning to play music

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read this sentence from the section "Making Music"

"It is a good idea to start with your family or friends."

Why does the author most likely suggest starting with your family or friends?

so your friends will elarn to play as well

so your family will see that you are trying hard

so you feel more comfortable playing

so you can have people join in

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence from "Making Music" tells how to solve the main problem described in the section?

Once you have learned enough to play a song, you should start playing for people.

Many people get nervous when they first start performing.

You might find that you make more mistakes than usual.

Remember that you will learn to calm and control your nerves the more you practice.

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The photograph of the girl at the end of the passage is probably included to suggest which of the following?

How much time and effort it takes to become good at playing

how it is best to choose an instrument you can play on your own.

How enjoyable and rewarding playing an instrument is

How it can be difficult to play for an audience at first.