MUSIC EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS2 SECOND TERM

JSS2 SECOND TERM MUSIC EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM

SECOND TERM

SUBJECT: Music                               

CLASS: JSS TWO             

 DURATION:2HOURS

Instruction: Answer all questions.  (A)

1. ‘ACEG’ are letter-names of the spaces on the _clef (a) bass (b) treble (c) alto (d) tenor

2. In music, _____ determines how short or long a musical sound is     (a) scale (b) duration (c) intensity   (d) pitch

3. The ‘kakaki’ African musical instrument belongs to the _________ family       (a) aerophone  (b) chordophone  (c) idiophone  (d)  membranophone

4. The tetra chord consists of how many notes?    (a) four   (b) three     (c) two (d) five

5. An open note head with a stem is known as a (a)minim  (b) quaver  (c) crotchet (d)none

6. Which of the following musical signs represent a ‘repeat sign’?(a) pp (b) :II (c) ff  (d) >

7. One of these is not a type of minor scale(a) natural (b) melodic (c) quartet (d) harmonic

8. Which of the following musical note has 4 beats?          (a)          (b)         (c)         (d)

9. Which of the following is the key signature to F major?

(a)                                            (b)                                                 (c)                                               (d)

10. ________ semitones are there in a tone   (a) two       (b) three     (c) four       (d) five

11. The root, major 3^rd and perfect 5^th is used to describe __triad       (a) minor          (b) major  (c)  perfect  (d)  Augmented

12. The 4^th line on the bass clef is known as_____ (a) G      (b) F      (c) C   (d)  A   (d) B

13. How many notes make a triad?          (a)   five     (b)  three      (c)  two     (d) six

14. The following letters ‘C E G’ is best described as __major triad (a) G  (b) C (c) A (d) F

15. Triad can be built on any ______ of a scale (a) degree (b) trio (c) quartet (d) angle

16. The technical name of the fifth degree of a scale is called__(a) Tonic (b)Dominant   

      (c) Octave  (d)   sub-mediant

17. How many semitones give minor 3^rd?     (a) Four  (b) three   (c) five  (d)  seven

18. The African musical instrument Frame drum belong to the __________ family of

        Instruments.    (a) Idiophone        (b) membranophone    (c ) Aerophone  (d) None

19. The musical interval between G –B is ______ (a) maj. 3^rd    (b) min. 3^rd   (c) per. 3^rd                         

20. The sixth degree of a major scale is called_____ (a) dominant         (b) sub-mediant   (c) Tonic       (d)  Leading note

21. The minor scale starts on the _degree of the major scale (a) 4^th (b) 3^rd  (c) 6^th (d) 5^th   

22. ___is a type of minor scale (a) natural   (b) artificial   (c) Readymade   (d) raw made

23.  The ability of reading a given piece of music at first sight is known as________(a) reading   (b) Sight reading             (c)    blend reading      (d) smooth reading

24. Mathematics is to octagon, Music is to __(a) octave  (b) square  (c) Collage (d) drill

25. An augmented triad consists of the root, maj.3^rd and ________ (a) per 4^th        (b)   aug 5^th (c) dim. 4^th       (d) maj. 6^th

26. The first leger line below the treble staff is called __  (a) C  (b)   G  (c)   F   (d)   A

27. The best way to play flute musical instrument is by__________ (a) blowing    (b) beaten  (c)  strucking           (d)  plucking  

28.Which of the following is D major tonic triad? (a) D F# A (b) G B D (c) F A C  (d)  C E G

29.  How many semitones gives perfect 4^th ?(a) 6 sem.  (b) 5 sem. (c) 2sem. (d)  8 sem.

30.  The value and the duration of sound can be indicated by a musical symbol called ______     (a)  forte          (b)  musical note            (c)  allegro            (d)  triad

31. Triad could be primary or _______ 

32. Technically, the note “soh” in a major scale is known as __________

33. The letters representing the tonic triad on G major are: ____ , ____ and ____

34. How many degrees has a diatonic scale?

35. The 7^th degree of a scale known as_______________ 

36.  _____________ is known as a 3 note chord

37. The “ B   “   major scale has  _______ flats has it key signature   

38. The musical distance between two pitches or note is called an     _____________

39. How many semitones are there in a Tone?   _____________

40. In musical interval four(4) semitones gives ____________

MUSIC EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS2 SECOND TERM

PART B  (THEORY).   Answer three questions from this section

Question 1 is compulsory

1 (a) With the use of pencil and ruler, construct  A and D natural minor 

   (b)  (i) mention four (4) qualities of triad  (ii) What is triad?

2. (a) Define sight singing   (b) Mention four points on how to sight sing

3. Identify the triads below

4. Write short note not more than less than 200 words on Franz Joseph Haydn OR 

     T K E Philips

5. Sight read the music below

JSS2 SECOND TERM MUSIC EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM