Metropolitan Bible Baptist Learning Center Inc.

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Lucas St., San Fermin, Cauayan City
FIRST QUARTER TEST
MUSIC GRADE 8

Name: _______________________________________Date: _______Score: _______

I. Multiple Choice: Read and SHADE the letter of the BEST answer on the CHOICES GIVEN.
1. It is the element of TIME and it follows a structural pulse of the music.
a. Rhythm b. Dynamics c. Meter d. Tempo

2. This is a harsh sounding harmonic combination.
a. Rubato b. Ritardando c. Consonance d. Dissonance

3. These are beats organized into recognizable or recurring accent patterns.
a. Tempo b. Duration c. Ostinato d. Meter

4. This element of music is known as the art of combining pitches into chords.
a. Harmony b. Dynamics c. Melody d. Rhythm

5. When we say that a song is in a steady walking tempo it means it is in ____
a. Allegro b. Presto c. Adagio d. Andante

6. This tempo indication is labeled as large or labored
a. Adagio b. Largo c. Lagro d. Moderato

7. This element describes the highness or lowness of sound and it is in a linear form.
a. Rhythm b. Dynamics c. Melody d. Tempo

8. This is known as disjointedly ragged or jumpy. What characteristic is this?
a. Consonance b. Conjunct c. Disjunct d. Dissonance

9. It is an off the beat accent pattern and it is used between the counted numbers.
a. Accelerando b. Ritardando c. Syncopation d. Duration

10. It is a characteristic of _____ which means it is easy to sing or play.
a. Harmony b. Conjunct c. Disjunct d. Melody


11. This characteristic describes how long a sound or silence lasts.
a. Harmony b. Duration c. Rhythm d. Melody

12. It is the basis of an extended musical work.
a. Harmony b. Conjunct c. Disjunct d. Theme

13. This dynamic level is also known as very quiet.
a. Pianissimo b. Piano c. Mezzo-Piano d. Forte

14. This term means punching a note to temporarily emphasize it.
a. Accent b. Conjunct c. Disjunct d. Melody

15. This means that the harmony focuses on a home key.
a. Consonance b. Conjunct c. Modality d. Tonality
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16. It means that the song is gradually getting quieter.
a. Decrescendo b. Disjunct c. Crescendo d. Melody

17. This dynamic level is known as moderately loud.
a. Forte b. Fortissimo c. Mezzo-Forte d. Mezzo-Piano

18. It is a Harmony created on Ancient Modes.
a. Harmony b. Atonality c. Modality d. Tonality

19. It is music with only one note sounding at a time.
a. Monophonic b. Homophonic c. Consonance d. Melody

20. It is music with two or more independent melodies sounding at the same time.
a. Polytone b. Polyphonic c. Homophonic d. Homotone


II. True or False: Write A if the statement is True and B if it is False and underline the
word/phrase that makes the statement false and write the correct word/phrase at the
end of the sentence.
NOTE: RIGHT MINUS WRONG

_____1. Consonance is a smooth sounding harmonic combination. __________

_____2. Harmony is the Horizontal presentation of pitch. __________

_____3. Allegro means fast and happy. __________

_____4. Ostinato means repeating a phrase on the same voice. __________

_____5. Ritardando is the gradual increase of speed in the tempo. __________

_____6. Presto is also known as moderate. __________

_____7. The structural rhythmic pulse of the music is also known as the beat. __________

_____8. Conjunct melody means smooth and easy to sing and play. __________

_____9. Duration is the speed of the beat. __________

_____10. The combination of pitches into chords is called THEME. __________

III. Enumeration: List down the things that are being asked.
(you can answer in your own words and use the back page for answering)
1. List down the Five (5) elements of music that we have taken. (5pts)
2. Identify all the tempo indications that we have studied (6pts)
3. Identify all the dynamic levels in Italian (6pts)

IV. Abstract Reasoning: Answer the following according to your understanding.

1. Which symbol in the answer figure completes the sequence in the problem figure? (3pts)

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