Vocabulary Test About MUSIC Which Is The Odd Man Out? MCQ Exercise 169

A flute is a woodwind instrument: you play it by blowing across a hole. The cello, lute and mandolin all have strings that you bow or pluck.

A bassoon is a large woodwind instrument played with a double reed. The cornet, trombone and trumpet are brass instruments, played by buzzing the lips into a metal mouthpiece.

A triangle is a percussion instrument: a metal bar bent into a triangle that you hit with a small rod. The bassoon, oboe and piccolo are woodwind instruments that you blow into.

Percussion instruments make a sound when you hit or shake them. Chimes, kettle-drums (timpani) and the tom-tom are all struck, but a whistle is blown, so it is the odd one out.

Bass, baritone and contralto are types of singing voice. A recitative is a style of singing used in opera and oratorio, close to normal speech, often to tell the story between songs. It is not a type of voice.

A band, an orchestra and a quintet (five players) are groups of musicians. Polyphony is music in which several different melodies are played or sung at the same time, so it is not a group of people.

Vocal music is music for singing. A ballad, a carol (a Christmas song) and a lullaby (a song to help a baby sleep) are all sung. A symphony is a long piece for an orchestra, with no singing in most cases.

An opera (a drama that is sung), an oratorio (a large work for singers and orchestra, usually on a religious theme) and a symphony (a long orchestral piece) are all kinds of musical work. Ballet is a kind of dance that tells a story; it uses music, but it is not itself a kind of music. Not opera: it is a musical work in which the words are sung.