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Making Music Worksheet 1

1 Read, write and match.
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1 This is a popular string instrument in Ireland. You can hear it in
traditional Irish music. It is the harp .
2 This is a popular string instrument in India. You can hear b

it in Bollywood musicals and Hindi pop music. It is the

.
c
3 These are a popular wind instrument in Peru. You can
hear them in traditional Peruvian music. They are the
.
4 This is a popular percussion instrument in China. You
can hear it in Chinese opera and musical theatre. It is the d
.
5 This is a popular percussion instrument in Trinidad
and Tobago. You can hear it in calypso music. It is the e
.
6 These are a popular wind instrument in Scotland. You can hear
them in traditional Scottish music. They are the
f
.

2 Find, circle and write four countries and four nationalities.

Countries:
c h i n e s e f m z y
1 S c o t l and
x m r q g c h i n a i
2 C
f p i j i o x a i x r 3 I
p y s c o t l a n d e 4 P
y c h z m t j y c g l Nationalities:
p e r u v i a n o q a 5 S
i g a p a s x i y z n 6 C
7 I
q p x f m h p e r u d
8 P
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Making Music Worksheet 2

1 Read Making Music again. Complete the crossword.
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1 A part of the sitar is made from this.
2 The first name of a famous detective who played the violin.
3 Which Irish coin has a harp on it?
4 You can see a lot of bagpipe … in the Trooping of the Colour ceremony.
5 What type of Japanese wrestling competitions start with the sound of a gong?
6 What type of drums are used to make a percussion instrument?
7 Pan pipes are made from this plant.

2 Put the letters in order. Write the words.

1 lemlat ma l l e t
2 wob
3 phoutmiece
4 drustmicks

3 Match the two halves of each sentence.

1 You play the sitar and the harp with drumsticks.
2 You play the gong by blowing into a mouthpiece.
3 You play the steel drums with a bow.
4 You play the fiddle with your fingers.
5 You play the bagpipes with a mallet.
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Making Music Worksheet 3

1 Write the musical instruments in the correct column.

gong violin harp drums trumpet

bagpipes electric guitar recorder saxophone

String Wind Percussion

violin

2 Read The Talent Contest again. Match the two halves of

each sentence.
1 At four o’clock the winners.
2 Jack plays the children leave school.
3 Jack reads a poster a CD player.
4 Trish comes out of the music shop and Trish are good musicians.
5 Teddy comes out of the music shop cheating. They are disqualified.
6 Everybody thinks that Teddy his recorder.
7 Jack, Sinita, Grace and Paul in front of the music shop.
8 At the talent contest, Jack finds form a band.
9 Trish and Teddy are with an electric guitar.
10 Jack, Sinita, Grace and Paul are with an electric keyboard.
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Making Music Worksheet 4

1 Read The Talent Contest again. Complete the speech bubbles.

1 Look, Jack. I’ve got a new 2 You are . 3 I can’t win the talent
electric . You’re disqualified. contest with my
.

4 This is all 5 Let’s form a band. 6 Good luck! You’re 7 They play very
We can win the talent a very talented .
fault, Teddy! contest . .

2 Find the following items in the story. Write the page number.

1 a cd player page 20
2 a piano player

3 a newspaper

4 a mallet

5 an invitation

6 a tv camera

7 a harp
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8 a bird
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 Answer Key
Making Music
Worksheet 1
1 Read, write and match.
1 harp c, 2 sitar e, 3 pan pipes d, 4 gong f, 5 steel drum b, 6 bagpipes a
2 Find, circle and write four countries and four nationalities.
c h i n e s e f m z y
x m r q g c h i n a i
f p i j i o x a i x r
p y s c o t l a n d e
y c h z m t j y c g l
p e r u v i a n o q a
i g a p a s x i y z n
q p x f m h p e r u d

1 Scotland,
S l d 2 China,
Chi 3 Ireland,
I l d 4 Peru,
P 5 Scottish, 6 Chinese, 7 Irish, 8 Peruvian

Worksheet 2
1 Read Making Music again. Complete the crossword.
1 pumpkin, 2 Sherlock, 3 euro, 4 players, 5 sumo, 6 oil, 7 bamboo
2 Write the words.
1 mallet, 2 bow, 3 mouthpiece, 4 drumsticks
3 Match the two halves of each sentence.
1 with your fingers, 2 with a mallet, 3 with drumsticks,
4 with a bow, 5 by blowing into a mouthpiece

Worksheet 3
1 Write the musical instruments from the word box in the correct column.
String: violin, harp, electric guitar
Wind: trumpet, bagpipes, recorder, saxophone
Percussion: gong, drums
2 Read The Talent Contest again. Match the two halves of each sentence.
1 At four o’clock the children leave school.
2 Jack plays his recorder.
3 Jack reads a poster in front of the music shop.
4 Trish comes out of the music shop with an electric keyboard.
5 Teddy comes out of the music shop with an electric guitar.
6 Everybody thinks that Teddy and Trish are good musicians.
7 Jack, Sinita, Grace and Paul form a band.
8 At the talent contest, Jack finds a CD player.
9 Trish and Teddy are cheating. They are disqualified.
10 Jack, Sinita, Grace and Paul are the winners.

Worksheet 4
1 Read The Talent Contest again. Complete the speech bubbles.
1 guitar, 2 cheating, 3 violin, 4 your, 5 together, 6 band, 7 well
2 Find the following items in the story. Write the page number.
1 page 20, 2 page 17, 3 page 23, 4 page 18, 5 page 24, 6 page 24, 7 page 18, 8 page 12

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