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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Musical Instruments

GK lesson 16: Musical instruments · Set 61 · 40 questions
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Remember (Pluck, blow or hit?): String: sitar, veena, guitar, violin, sarangi, sarod, ektara, harp. Wind: flute (bansuri), shehnai, trumpet, conch, nadaswaram, saxophone. Percussion: tabla, dholak, mridangam, ghatam, drum, manjira, damru. Numbers: violin 4 strings, guitar 6, ektara 1; the sargam has 7 notes. Sound is made when something vibrates.

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  1. 1.🎺 How do we play a wind instrument? (a) by blowing air into it (b) by shaking it (c) by plucking strings (d) by hitting it
  2. 2.True or false: the dholak is a percussion instrument. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪕 How many strings does an ektara have?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitar (b) ektara (c) clarinet (d) veena
  5. 5.🎵 How many notes are there in the sargam (sa re ga ma pa dha ni)?
  6. 6.True or false: the nadaswaram is a wind instrument. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔊 Sound is made when something ___. (a) dissolves (b) vibrates (c) freezes (d) melts
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drum (b) sarangi (c) ektara (d) sarod
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mridangam (b) drum (c) manjira (d) harp
  10. 10.🥁 How do we play a tabla? (a) by bowing strings (b) by tapping with hands (c) by plucking strings (d) by blowing into it
  11. 11.🎻 How many strings does a violin have?
  12. 12.🎵 Is the ghatam a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) wind (b) string (c) percussion
  13. 13.True or false: the harp is a wind instrument. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: the sarod is a string instrument. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: the trumpet is a string instrument. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎵 Is the dholak a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) string (b) wind (c) percussion
  17. 17.Which of these is a string instrument? (a) nadaswaram (b) mridangam (c) tambourine (d) guitar
  18. 18.Which of these is a string instrument? (a) saxophone (b) violin (c) nadaswaram (d) flute
  19. 19.True or false: the sitar is a string instrument. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: the trumpet is a wind instrument. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sarod (b) tambourine (c) ektara (d) veena
  22. 22.🎻 What do we use to play a violin? (a) a straw (b) a drumstick (c) a spoon (d) a bow
  23. 23.True or false: the sitar is a percussion instrument. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: the violin is a wind instrument. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a wind instrument? (a) veena (b) flute (c) mridangam (d) violin
  26. 26.Which of these is a wind instrument? (a) conch (b) sitar (c) sarangi (d) damru
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sarangi (b) sarod (c) ektara (d) nadaswaram
  28. 28.🎵 Is the veena a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) string (b) percussion (c) wind
  29. 29.True or false: the shehnai is a wind instrument. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a string instrument? (a) veena (b) trumpet (c) bansuri (d) tabla
  31. 31.Which of these is a percussion instrument? (a) flute (b) violin (c) harp (d) mridangam
  32. 32.Which of these is a wind instrument? (a) drum (b) clarinet (c) harp (d) manjira
  33. 33.🎸 How many strings does an ordinary guitar have?
  34. 34.🎵 Is the bansuri a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) percussion (b) string (c) wind
  35. 35.🎵 Is the trumpet a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) percussion (b) wind (c) string
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saxophone (b) nadaswaram (c) flute (d) tabla
  37. 37.🎵 Is the damru a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) percussion (b) string (c) wind
  38. 38.🎵 Is the nadaswaram a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) string (b) wind (c) percussion
  39. 39.🎵 Is the conch a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) percussion (b) string (c) wind
  40. 40.🎵 Is the sitar a string, wind or percussion instrument? (a) string (b) wind (c) percussion

Answer key

  1. by blowing air into it
  2. True
  3. 1
  4. clarinet
  5. 7
  6. True
  7. vibrates
  8. drum
  9. harp
  10. by tapping with hands
  11. 4
  12. percussion
  13. False
  14. True
  15. False
  16. percussion
  17. guitar
  18. violin
  19. True
  20. True
  21. tambourine
  22. a bow
  23. False
  24. False
  25. flute
  26. conch
  27. nadaswaram
  28. string
  29. True
  30. veena
  31. mridangam
  32. clarinet
  33. 6
  34. wind
  35. wind
  36. tabla
  37. percussion
  38. wind
  39. wind
  40. string

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