String Instruments for Year 7 Music: Interactive Quizzes and Practice

Question 1

How do you play a string instrument to make it sound long and smooth?

Accepted Answer

Arco

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Pizzicato

Answer

Sul tasto

Question 2

Which open string has the highest note?

Accepted Answer

E string

Answer

A string

Answer

D string

Answer

G string

Question 3

What do you turn to adjust the pitch of a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Pegs

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Soundpost

Answer

Scroll

Question 4

What does 'pizzicato' mean?

Accepted Answer

Plucking the strings

Answer

Hitting the strings with a bow

Answer

Rubbing the strings

Answer

Playing harmonics

Question 5

What do we call the tool used to play string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Bow

Answer

Stick

Answer

Reed

Answer

Pick

Question 6

What is the term for the range of notes a string instrument can play?

Accepted Answer

Register

Answer

Pitch

Answer

Timbre

Answer

Volume

Question 7

What do we call the way a string instrument is held and played?

Accepted Answer

Posture

Answer

Stance

Answer

Bowing technique

Answer

Fingering

Question 8

What musical term describes a series of rapidly repeated notes played on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Trill

Answer

Staccato

Answer

Legato

Answer

Slur

Question 9

Which string instrument is often used as a solo instrument in classical music?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double Bass

Question 10

Who is regarded as one of the greatest violinists in history?

Accepted Answer

Niccolò Paganini

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer

Frédéric Chopin

Question 11

What is the name of the curved bridge made of wood that supports the strings on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Bridge

Answer

Fingerboard

Answer

Tailpiece

Answer

Nut

Question 12

Which of the following instruments is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Question 13

Which of these playing techniques is NOT specifically used on string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Hammer-on

Answer

Pizzicato

Answer

Tremolo

Answer

Glissando

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 15

Which string instrument is the biggest and produces the deepest sounds?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 16

Which of the following is not a member of the violin family?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 17

Which playing technique creates a characteristic vibrato effect on string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Finger vibrato

Answer

Bowing

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Harmonic overtones

Question 18

Which part of a string instrument is responsible for the production of sound?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Bow

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Fingerboard

Question 19

What is the name of the component on a string instrument that elevates the strings from the body?

Accepted Answer

Bridge

Answer

Nut

Answer

Tailpiece

Answer

Pegbox

Question 20

What is the standard tuning for a violin?

Accepted Answer

GDAE

Answer

ADF#C

Answer

CEGB

Answer

FADC

Question 21

Which string instrument produces the deepest sound?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 22

Which string instrument in this unit is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 23

What technique involves pressing down on the strings of a string instrument to change its pitch?

Accepted Answer

Fingering

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Bowing

Answer

Vibrato

Question 24

Which large, low-pitched string instrument is commonly used in orchestras?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 25

Which string instrument has the lowest musical range?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 26

Which string instrument is the largest in size?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 27

Which string instrument typically plays the highest notes in an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 28

What material is typically used to make the hair of a violin bow?

Accepted Answer

Horsehair

Answer

Wood

Answer

Nylon

Answer

Metal

Question 29

What is the primary function of the fingerboard on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

To create different notes

Answer

To support the strings

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To adjust the pitch

Answer

To amplify the sound

Question 30

What is the term for the technique where a string player plucks the strings with their fingers?

Accepted Answer

Pizzicato

Answer

Glissando

Answer

Staccato

Answer

Legato

Question 31

Which characteristic is most commonly associated with the sound produced by a cello?

Accepted Answer

Warm and mellow

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Bright and piercing

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Sharp and metallic

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Thin and high-pitched

Question 32

Which string instrument produces the highest-pitched sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 33

What material is commonly used to create the bows of string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Horsehair

Answer

Nylon

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 34

Which technique is used to make sound on most string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Bowing

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Blowing

Answer

Hitting

Question 35

Which string instrument is typically the largest in size?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 36

Which instrument in the string family is the largest in size?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 37

Which string instrument's deep and resonant sound makes it stand out?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 38

What part of the violin is responsible for producing the sound?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Bow

Answer

Neck

Question 39

Which technique is used on the viola to create a smooth and expressive sound?

Accepted Answer

Legato

Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Glissando

Answer

Staccato

Question 40

What is the name of the metal component used to adjust the pitch of the strings on a cello?

Accepted Answer

Fine tuner

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Nut

Answer

Tailpiece

Question 41

Which material is traditionally used to craft the body of a violin?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fiberglass

Question 42

Which instrument does NOT belong in a string quartet?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Viola

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Question 43

Which string instrument is the smallest and produces the highest notes?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Double Bass

Answer

Cello

Question 44

What technique involves rapidly moving the bow back and forth to create a wavering effect?

Accepted Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Glissando

Answer

Staccato

Question 45

Which composer is renowned for their extensive use of string instruments in their compositions?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Vivaldi

Answer

Claude Debussy

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Igor Stravinsky

Question 46

Which string instrument has the lowest pitch?

Accepted Answer

Double Bass

Answer

Cello

Answer

Viola

Answer

Violin

Question 47

Which part of the string instrument vibrates to produce sound?

Accepted Answer

String

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Soundboard

Answer

Bow

Question 48

What is a distinctive characteristic of the viola?

Accepted Answer

Alto pitch

Answer

Smallest size

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Lowest pitch

Answer

Highest pitch

Question 49

What is the function of the soundboard in a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Amplifies sound

Answer

Holds the strings

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Produces sound

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Adjusts the pitch

Question 50

Which factor does NOT influence the pitch of a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Humidity

Answer

String tension

Answer

String thickness

Answer

String length