Name: ____________________________________________ Grade: ______________ Score: __________________

SUMMATIVE TEST
MUSIC 8M1

I.Directions. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle only the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the following Korean music is for the elite or ruling class?
A. Chong-ak
B. Pansori
C. Sanjo
D. Sog-ak
2. A music that is usually played in Shinto shrines?
A. Gagaku
B. Kagura
C. Naga-uta
D. Shomyo
3. Which of the following is the meaning of transparency in East Asian music?
A. emphasis on melody
B. emphasis on harmony
C. focus on the individual instruments
D. low use of abstraction in music
4. What Chinese note is equivalent to ‘re’ in the western solfeggio?
A. Gong
B. Jiao
C. Shang
D. Yu
5. It is considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.
A. Arirang
B. Gagaku
C. Mo Li Hua
D. Sakura
6. Which of the following East Asian countries has a musical characteristic that uses bright rhythms
and melodies and that it offers a more energetic and capricious contrast to the nation’s collection of
classical music works?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. Singapore
7. It features spiritual and devotional songs.
A. Chamber Music
B. Folk Music
C. Ritual Music
D. Secular Music
8. The song describes a custom of giving jasmine flowers which is popular in the southern region of
China?
A. Arirang
B. Mo Li Hua
C. Pansori
D. Sakura
Questions number 9-10 refer to figure below.
9. Based on the western musical scale, which tone is equivalent to zhi in Chinese five tonal scale?
A. Do
B. La
C. Mi
D. Sol
10. Which of the following is equivalent to the fifth note of Western musical scale?
A. Do
B. La
C. Mi
D. Sol
11. Which of the following is the time signature of Korean folksong “Arirang”?
A. 2 B. 3
4 4

C. 4 D. 6
4 8
12. East Asian Music shares 3 general characteristics, one of them is ________?
A. Form
B. Melody
C. Texture
D. Transparency
13. Which of the following musical elements are present in East Asian Music?
I. The rhythm is off beat.
II. The melody is pentatonic.
III. The vocal timbre is nasal and throaty.
IV. The texture is monophony and homophony.

A. I, II, III C. II, III, IV

B. I, II, IV D. I,II,III,IV

14. Mr. Sobee is going to perform a traditional Korean music called ‘Pansori’. What does this mean?
A. Mr. Sobee should sing on melody at a time with no underlying harmony.
B. Mr. Sobee should sing a slow vocal meditative pace and string music like shamisen.
C. Mr. Sobee should sing a long vocal and percussive music played by vocal singer and skilled
drummer.
D. Mr. Sobee should sing the melodies with long, sustained, very slow and punctuated
aerophone instrument.
15. Mr. Abel is going to play a bright and happy Japanese instrumental music. What type of musical
scale will he apply?
A. Ionic scale
B. In-sen scale
C. Pentatonic scale
D. Yosen scale

II.Directions. Read the statements carefully and arrange the scrambled letters. Write your
answers on a space provided below.

1. The song Arirang is an example of Korean FLOKOGNS. ___________________

2. The founder of music in Chinese mythology was LNGIULN.______________________
3. Cherry Blossoms is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting PRSING._____________________
4. According to Zou concept, a system of pitch generation and pentatonic scale was derived from
ECLYC FO TFIHF YEOHRT._____________________________________________
5. Linearity emphasizes on DEMOYL.___________________
6. One of three modes of Korean music which has five tones is called ONJPYO.____________
7. The five notes of the ancient Chinese five tone scale are gong, shang, jiao, zhi and UY._______
8. A Korean music for the common or ordinary people is called AK-OSG.__________________
9. Oldest surviving Japanese court music is called GAKAUG. ____________________
10. A traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody OM IL AHU.
______________________

III. Identification: Choose your answer from the words inside the box.

Kagura Sakura Chong-ak

Shomyo Ling Lun Sog-ak
Hogaku Mo Li Hua Nong-ak
Naga-uta Arirang Sanjo
Gagaku Pansori
Ko-uta Ninjo

1. “God Music”, music of Shinto _______________________

2. “classic Buddhist chanting _______________________
3. Japanese music _______________________
4. oldest surviving Japanese court music _______________________
5. “long song”, vocal, dance and dramatic compositions _______________________
6. “small song”, such folk songs (a cappella) _______________________
7. traditional Japanese folksong depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.
_____________________
8. the founder of music in Chinese mythology_______________________
9. Jasmine Flower song of a China______________________
10.Korean folk song sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea
_______________________
11.music for the elite or ruling class ______________________
12.music for the common or ordinary people _______________________
13.song of the farmer _________________
14.song for solo instrument _______________________
15.song for the stage which the performer sings a long vocal and percussive music played by
vocal singer and skilled drummer folksong _________________

IV. Enumerate the following:

1. ____________________________
2.____________________________
3. ____________________________ Five notes of the
4. ___________________________ ancient Chinese five
5. ___________________________ tone scale
6. ___________________________
7. ___________________________
8. ____________________________
Types of music of
9. ____________________________
Japan
10.____________________________
11. ___________________________
12. ___________________________
13. ___________________________
14. ___________________________ Three Kinds of
15. ___________________________ Traditional Music

Corrected by: ____________________