Musical Instruments

14 Grade 3 Movement and Creative Activities questions on Musical Instruments, with worked marking schemes. 14 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   We ______ a drum with our hands or a stick to make music.

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Name one musical instrument you can make at home using a tin and small stones.

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   A shaker / rattle. Accept any sensible answer (shaker, maraca-type instrument).

3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Blow gently across the top of an empty bottle to make a whistling sound.

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   Learner blows across the bottle top and produces a whistling tone.

4. Question 4

   2 marks

   Make a shaker by putting dry beans or maize seeds inside a plastic bottle. Shake it to make a sound.

   (2 marks)

   Marking scheme

   Learner fills a bottle with dry seeds, closes it, and shakes it to produce a rattling sound.

5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Draw a drum that you can beat with your hands to make music.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   An instrument that we shake to make a sound is called a ______.

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7. Question 7

   2 marks

   Match each instrument to how you play it. Instruments: (1) Drum, (2) Shaker, (3) Whistle.

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   A big drum usually makes a ______ sound when you beat it hard.

   A. cold

   B. silent

   C. sweet-tasting

   D. loud

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   Take two short sticks and tap them together to keep a steady beat for the class.

   (1 mark)

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   Learner taps the two sticks together in a regular, steady beat.

10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Which of these instruments do you blow with your mouth to make a sound?

    A. A rattle

    B. A drum

    C. A shaker

    D. A whistle

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which instrument do you hit with your hands to make a sound?

    A. A chair

    B. A drum

    C. A bowl of soup

    D. A book

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12. Question 12

    2 marks

    Match each instrument to how we play it. Draw a line to join. 1. Drum 2. Whistle 3. Shaker a) blow it b) hit it c) shake it

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13. Question 13

    1 mark

    How do we play a drum?

    A. We read it

    B. We blow it

    C. We hit it

    D. We eat it

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14. Question 14

    2 marks

    Draw a home-made instrument you can make from an empty tin and some dry beans.

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