MUSIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS3

MUSIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS JSS3 – EDUDELIGHT.COM

Subject: MUSIC                               

Class: Js s 3                                       

Duration:3HRS

1.   Every minor scale starts on the _________degree of a major scale   (a) 3^rd    (b)      6^th   (c)  5^th    (d) 2^nd

2.   _______ is an activity of making musical sound with voice in the form of a song or tune   (a) singing   

      (b) Dancing             (c) playing                  (d) giving

3.   A solo singer should pronounce the words distinctly and sing with _____________    (a) frowning   

       (b) Expression                  (c) toes         (d)  fight

4.   The short extra line drawn above or below the stave is called the _________  (a) space line    (b) ledger 

       line          (c)  quaver           (d)   dotted line

5.   F A C E is letter names of the spaces on the ___________ staff   (a) alto   (b) bass   (c) treble   (d) tenor

6.   The ‘Ekwe’ African musical instrument belongs to ____________ family    (a) Idiophone  (b) Aerophone

      (c)  membranophone             (d) chordophone

7.    What is this sign called        ?       (a) Natural sign     (b) Flat sign      (c) Sharp sign   (d) Crotchet sign

8.    In a major scale, semitone occur between BC and ___________   (a) GB       (b) EF     (c)  CD      (d) DG  

9.    A great stave consists of both the treble and the bass stave with ________ between them

         (a)  middle D           (b) middle G                (c)  middle C                (d) middle F    

10. ___________ sign increases the pitch of a note by semitone   (a) flat   (b) sharp     (c) natural   (d) none  

11. To mathematics is ‘octagon’, to music is _________(a) collage   (b) octave   (c) humidity  (d) compass

12. Naturally there is a tone between _______________ (a)   EF            (b)   BG          (c)   AB            (d)    CG 

13.  One of the following composers was born during baroque period  (a) W A Mozart     (b) G F Handel  

        (c) Henr(d)  

14.  The root position of the tonic triad of C major is_________ (a) F A C   (b) C E G   (c) G B D    (d) D E F

15.  Name the triad below

                                                            (a)    G maj. Triad       (b) A maj. Triad       (c) F maj. Triad      (d) C maj. Triad

16.  How many semitones make a tone?   (a) Three       (b) four        (c) five       (d) two

17.  The Italian/musical term ‘fortissimo’ means    (a) very slow   (b) very fast    (c) very loud   (d) none

18.  The musical symbol used to represent the length or duration of a musical sound is known as ______

        (a) Musical staff       (b) musical note      (c) musical clef      (d) musical tape

19.  The example of the music played at the king’s palace is called__________ (a) secular music   (b) Afro

         music   (c) court music  (d) hip-hop music

20.  What is this musical instrument called?   

       (a) Ekwe     (b)  talking drum     (c) Molo                                           (d) Gong

21.  The performance of three(3) people singing at the same time is musically called ____________

         (a)  quartet        (b) Trio             (c) Duet        (d) minuet

22.  The word “Italian Term” is used in music because the origin of music can be traced to________          (a) Rome       (b) America           (c) Lagos          (d) Germany

23.  Which of the following major scale is associated with two sharp key signatures?  (a) G major

        (b)  A major         (c) D major       (d) C major

24.   How many people used to perform Trio?   (a) three         (b) two          (c) four            (d) five  

25.   The _________ consists of two fractional figures placed at the beginning of the staff.                      

        (a) Rock signature        (b) time signature       (c) moon signature        (d) fuel signature

26.   An interval in music is best described as the musical ________ between two pitches or notes.                  

          (a) Duration               (b) distance                 (c) dot                  (d) note

27.   To determine the position and pitch of a scale, ______ must be placed at beginning of staff     (a) slur             

        (b)  Clef sign      (c) bar sign        (d)    note clef

28.  The interval bellow is a/an

                                                                                                                                                          (a) Major 3^rd       (b) perfect 5^th        (c) Augmented 3^rd      (d) minor 6th 

29.  The following are triple time signature except   (a)                (b)                 (c)              (d)

30. Which of these musical forms has two section (AB) formulae? (a) Binary  (b) ternary  (c) Rondo  (d) none

31.  A musical scale with eight notes both ascending and descending order is called the ______    scale        (a) Pentatonic           (b) diatonic            (c) chromatic           (d) melodic

32.  The accidental sign used to increase the pitch of a note by a semitone is __________      (a)flat sign         (b) sharp sign          (c)  Natural sign         (d) accidental sign

33.  This musical note   ‘           ‘   has how many beats?   (a) four    (b)  three   (c) five   (d) two

34.  The ledger line below the treble clef is known as_____   (a) D        (b) C      (c) A       (d) E

35.  ________ music is a type of music that has to do with only musical instruments   (a) instrumental         (b) vocals          (c) choristers         (d)  monumental

      Use the music below to answer question 26-30

36. How many bars are there in the music?                                                                                              

37. On which key is the music composed?

38. What is the clef sign used?

39. The last note in bar 4 has how many beats?

40. What is the time signature given to the music?

41. Which of the following is an highlife musician? (a) Ayo bankole     (b) Victor Olaiya   (c) banky W        (d) TKE Philips

42. Every major scale has it DOMINANT on the _____ degree      (a) 5^th         (b)  3^rd         (c)  4^th             (d) 6^th  

43. The relative minor scale to F major is ____ (a) A min.  (b) C min.     (c) D min.  (d)  G min.

44. _________ lowers a note by semitone in pitch            (a) Flat          (b) sharp          (c) natural      (d) Note

45. Solo is for one person, quartet is for ___ people   (a) four     (b) five        (c) six        (d) Ten

46. Who among the following composer is a Nigerian?    (a) W.A Mozart   (b) T K E Philip    (c) G.F      Handel   (d) Henry purcel

47. The African musical instrument called “sekere” is commonly found among the _______ tribe      (a) Igbo     (b) Hausa    (c) Yoruba   (d)  Efik

48. One of the characteristics of a soloist is to sing with___(a) expression   (b) frowning      (c) growl       (d) none

49. B major scale has ____ sharps as it key signature  (a) six    (b) five      (c) three   (d) seven

50. The letter name of the 5^th line on the bass clef is______ (a) D       (b)   A          (c)   F   (d)  C

MUSIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS JSS3 – EDUDELIGHT.COM

PART B:    Answer

1.   (a)   What is Cadences    (b) Mention four types of cadences

2.   Explain the following:   (i) Solo    (ii) Duet       (iii)  Trio       (iv)  Quartet       (v)  Singing

3.  Invert the triad below           

           i                                              ii                                    iii                                         iv                            v        

4.   Write the relative minor or major of the following keys

(a)       i.            G major    _____________

            ii            D minor   ______________

            iii           C major _______________

             iv           F minor ______________

             v.           B major   ______________

(b). List Five (5) Nigerian highlife musician you know 

MUSIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS JSS3 – EDUDELIGHT.COM