Rhythm

15 Grade 2 Movement and Creative Activities questions on Rhythm, with worked marking schemes. 15 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   2 marks

   Match the way we make rhythm to the body part. Draw a line: Clap — Stamp — Snap. Feet — Fingers — Hands.

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2. Question 2

   2 marks

   Draw a drum that you can beat with your hands.

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Write one instrument you can shake to make a rhythm.

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   Accept any shaker, e.g. a tin with stones, a rattle (kayamba).

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Fill in the blank: We hit a drum to make a _______ sound.

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5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Clap this rhythm with your teacher: clap, clap, clap-clap, clap. Show that you can keep time.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Fill in the blank: When I tap my feet again and again at the same speed, I am keeping the ________.

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7. Question 7

   2 marks

   Draw yourself clapping your hands to a beat.

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   Award for a figure with both hands together clapping.

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Write one thing you can beat to make a rhythm.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Fill in the blank: When I clap to a beat, I make a _______.

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    Rearrange these words: beat — the — clap — we.

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Fill in the blank: A slow beat is _______ (fast / slow), and we move slowly to it.

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Write two ways your body can make a rhythm without any instrument.

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    Any two, e.g. clapping hands, stamping feet, snapping fingers, tapping the knees.

13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Write two things at home that can make a beat when you tap them.

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14. Question 14

    2 marks

    Draw a tin filled with stones that you can shake.

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    Award for a tin shape with small dots (stones) inside.

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Fill in the blank: We stamp a rhythm using our _______.

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