Musical Instruments for Kids Quiz

Kindergarten · Music · Quiz

Test your knowledge about different musical instruments!

Questions

Which instrument do you blow air into to make music?
1. Drum
2. Guitar
3. Flute
4. Tambourine
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Answer: Flute
A flute is a wind instrument. You blow air across the mouthpiece to make it play.
What kind of instrument is a drum?
1. String instrument
2. Wind instrument
3. Percussion instrument
4. Keyboard instrument
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Answer: Percussion instrument
A drum is a percussion instrument because you hit its surface to make sound.
Which instrument has strings you strum to make music?
1. Drum
2. Guitar
3. Flute
4. Trumpet
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Answer: Guitar
A guitar is a string instrument. You strum or pluck the strings to make music.
What do you press on a piano to play a note?
1. Strings
2. Keys
3. Buttons
4. Holes
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Answer: Keys
You press keys on a piano to make it play notes. Each key makes a small hammer hit a string inside the piano.
Maracas are percussion instruments.
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Answer: True
Maracas are percussion instruments. You shake them to make a rattling sound.
Which of these is a wind instrument?
1. Piano
2. Drum
3. Guitar
4. Trumpet
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Answer: Trumpet
A trumpet is a wind instrument. You blow air into it and press valves to play different notes.
How do strings on a guitar make sound?
1. They vibrate when strummed
2. They are hit by a hammer
3. You blow air over them
4. They shake back and forth
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Answer: They vibrate when strummed
Guitar strings vibrate when you strum or pluck them. That vibration creates the musical sound.
A flute is a percussion instrument.
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Answer: False
A flute is a wind instrument, not a percussion instrument. You blow air into it to make sound.

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