Note Lengths in Music: Duration for Year 4 Primary School

Question 1

Which rhythm has the longest duration?

Accepted Answer

♩♩♩

Answer

♩♪♩

Answer

♩♩♪

Answer

♪♩♪

Question 2

What symbol is used to increase a note's duration by half?

Accepted Answer

Dot

Answer

Slur

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Tie

Answer

Fermata

Question 3

True or False: A rest is a musical symbol that indicates a period of silence.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 4

Which musical symbol indicates a pause or break in the music?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

Answer

Tenuto

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Staccato

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Legato

Question 5

True or False: The tempo of a musical piece refers to its speed?

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 6

What does the time signature 4/4 mean?

Accepted Answer

There are four beats in a bar, and a quarter note gets one beat.

Answer

There are two beats in a bar, and a quarter note gets one beat.

Answer

There are three beats in a bar, and a quarter note gets one beat.

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There are six beats in a bar, and a quarter note gets one beat.

Question 7

Which symbol represents a rest that lasts as long as a half note?

Accepted Answer

Half rest

Answer

Whole rest

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Quarter rest

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Eighth rest

Question 8

Which rhythm correctly shows two quarter notes followed by a half rest?

Accepted Answer

♩ ♩ ?

Answer

♩ ♩ ♩

Question 9

Which time signature indicates three beats per bar?

Accepted Answer

3/4

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2/4

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4/4

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6/8

Question 10

What is the vertical line that separates bars of music called?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

Answer

Double bar line

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Clef

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Time signature

Question 11

Order these note values from longest to shortest: Whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note.

Accepted Answer

Whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note

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Quarter note, half note, eighth note, whole note

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Eighth note, quarter note, half note, whole note

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Half note, whole note, quarter note, eighth note

Question 12

Which time signature indicates three beats per bar, with the half note receiving one beat?

Accepted Answer

3/4

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2/4

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4/4

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6/8

Question 13

What symbol marks the end of a musical phrase?

Accepted Answer

Double bar line

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Bar line

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Repeat sign

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Coda

Question 14

Which word describes a slow and relaxed rhythm?

Accepted Answer

Adagio

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Andante

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Allegro

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Presto

Question 15

What is the term for a musical break?

Accepted Answer

Rest

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Pause

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Nap

Question 16

In a 4/4 time signature, how many beats in a bar?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

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3

Question 17

Which rhythmic pattern matches this group of musical notes: crotchet, quaver, quaver?

Accepted Answer

Ta-titi

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Ta-ta

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Ta-a

Question 18

What's the word for the line that separates musical bars?

Accepted Answer

Bar line

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Music line

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Measure line

Question 19

What's the word for the speed of a musical piece?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

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Pitch

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Volume

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a musical symbol used to show the duration of a sound?

Accepted Answer

Percentage

Answer

Whole note

Answer

Crotchet

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Semibreve

Question 21

Which note has the shortest duration: a whole note, a half note, a quarter note, or an eighth note?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 22

How many beats are in a measure of 3/4 time?

Accepted Answer

3

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2

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4

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6

Question 23

Which note lasts for half the duration of a whole note?

Accepted Answer

Half note

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Quarter note

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Eighth note

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Sixteenth note

Question 24

What type of rest indicates a pause of one whole beat?

Accepted Answer

Whole rest

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Half rest

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Quarter rest

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Eighth rest

Question 25

Which note has a flag on its stem?

Accepted Answer

Eighth note

Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

Question 26

What is the name of the sign that tells us how many beats are in a measure?

Accepted Answer

Time signature

Answer

Clef

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Note

Answer

Rest

Question 27

Which note has the longest duration: a whole note, a half note, a quarter note, or an eighth note?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Quarter note

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Eighth note

Question 28

What is the value of a rest that lasts for two beats?

Accepted Answer

Half rest

Answer

Whole rest

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Quarter rest

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Eighth rest

Question 29

Which musical symbol indicates a break in the music for one beat?

Accepted Answer

Crotchet rest

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Quaver rest

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Minim rest

Question 30

Which note is the shortest: a sixteenth note, a whole note, a half note, or a quarter note?

Accepted Answer

A sixteenth note

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A whole note

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A quarter note

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A half note

Question 31

What type of rest is equal in length to a half note?

Accepted Answer

A half rest

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A whole rest

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An eighth rest

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A quarter rest

Question 32

In a 4/4 time signature, how many quarter notes can fit in one measure?

Accepted Answer

Four

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Two

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One

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Three

Question 33

If you change all the quarter notes in a song to eighth notes, what happens to the music?

Accepted Answer

The music becomes faster

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The music stays the same speed

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The music changes key

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The music becomes slower

Question 34

Which of these has the longest duration: two whole notes, sixteen sixteenth notes, eight eighth notes, or four quarter notes?

Accepted Answer

Two whole notes

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Eight eighth notes

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Sixteenth notes

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Four quarter notes

Question 35

How many beats are there in each measure of a song in 3/4 time?

Accepted Answer

Three

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Four

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Two

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One

Question 36

What is the same length as a dotted quarter note?

Accepted Answer

A quarter note plus an eighth note

Answer

A half note

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Two quarter notes

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A whole note

Question 37

Which rest is the same length as two eighth notes?

Accepted Answer

A quarter rest

Answer

An eighth rest

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A half rest

Question 38

Which notes could fit in one measure of a song in 2/4 time: two quarter notes, one whole note, four eighth notes, or one half note?

Accepted Answer

Two quarter notes

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One half note

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Four eighth notes

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One whole note

Question 39

What happens to a piece of music if you add more rests?

Accepted Answer

The piece would become longer

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The piece would become shorter

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The piece would change key

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The piece would stay the same length

Question 40

Which note has the longest duration - a whole note, half note, quarter note, or eighth note?

Accepted Answer

Whole note

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Half note

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Eighth note

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Quarter note

Question 41

How many beats does a dotted half note last for?

Accepted Answer

Three beats

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Two beats

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One and a half beats

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Four beats

Question 42

Which time signature indicates that there are four beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat?

Accepted Answer

4/4

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6/8

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2/4

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3/4

Question 43

Which type of rest lasts for two beats?

Accepted Answer

Half rest

Answer

Whole rest

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Eighth rest

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Quarter rest

Question 44

Which of these symbols correctly represents a dotted quarter note in musical notation?

Accepted Answer

♩.

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♩

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♪.

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♪

Question 45

How many beats does a whole rest represent?

Accepted Answer

Four beats

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One beat

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Three beats

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Two beats

Question 46

What is the name of the symbol that tells musicians to hold a note or rest for longer than its usual duration?

Accepted Answer

Fermata

Answer

Trill

Answer

Glissando

Answer

Coda