Questions: Instruments You Hit
5 questions to test your understanding
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Question 1 Multiple Choice
What are some instruments you hit to make sound?
ADrums, xylophones, and triangles
BRecorders and flutes
CGuitars and harps
DShakers and maracas
Drums, xylophones, and triangles all make sound when you hit or strike them. That is what makes them hitting instruments!
Question 2 Multiple Choice
What changes the sound when you hit an instrument?
AOnly the color of the instrument
BHow hard you hit it and where you hit it
COnly the time of day
DWhether someone is listening
The sound changes based on how hard you hit and where you hit. A soft tap sounds different than a hard hit!
Question 3 True / False
You must hit instruments as hard as possible to make good music.
Answer: False
Gentle taps make music too! Soft hits can sound beautiful. Playing instruments is about control, not how hard you can hit.
Question 4 True / False
A drum can only make one sound no matter where you hit it.
Answer: False
Hitting a drum in the center sounds different than hitting near the edge. Different striking positions create many sounds!
Question 5 Short Answer
Show me two different sounds you can make by hitting one drum in two different ways.
Think about your answer, then reveal below.
Model answer: Hit it hard to make a loud sound, and tap it softly to make a quiet sound. Or hit the center for one sound and the edge for another.
Good answers show understanding that hitting the same instrument in different ways creates different sounds—different force or different location.