ILOILO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

School for the Arts

Luna Street, La Paz, Iloilo City

1st Periodical Exam in Music 8

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________

Year & Section: _____________________________ Score: ___________

I. TRUE OR FALSE
Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false. Write your answer on the space
provided before each number.

__ __1. Malaysian music is largely based around percussion instruments.

__ __2. Pinpeat is a Malaysian musical ensemble that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the
royal courts.
__ __3. Pesindhen is a female soloist singer who sings with a gamelan.
__ __4. Javanese Gamelan is used for court music while Balinese Gamelan is used for sacred
music.
_ ___5. Myanmar’s musical instruments are categorized into two types, the loud
sounding and soft sounding.

II. MATCHING TYPE

Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided
before each number.

A B

_ ___1. Gamelan a. Myanmar Harp

_ ___2. Hne b. Finger cymbals

_ ___3. Saung Gauk c. Indonesian term for tempo

_ ___4. Peninsular Malaysia d. An ensemble used for court music

_ ___5. Pinpeat e. Most popular form of music in Indonesia

_ ___6. Chhing f. Cambodian musical ensemble

_ ___7. Kongvong g. An ensemble used for sacred music

_ ___8. Irama h. West Malaysia

_ ___9. Javanese Gamelan i. Martial art similar to t’ai chi

_ ___10. Balinese Gamelan j. These are gong circles

k. A double reed pipe

l. A four-headed drum
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Read each question carefully. Choose and encircle the correct answer.

1. Here in the Philippines, we have Rondalla as one of our Musical ensemble. In Cambodia,
they also have their own ensemble. What do they call it?
a. Pinpeat c. Pinphat
b. Pihapt d. Rondalla

2. Oneat is one of the many instruments of Cambodia. What kind of instrument is it?
a. Gong c. Cymbal
b. Xylophone d. drum

3. This Indonesian musical scale has seven (heptatonic) tone scale with semi-tones. What
does this refer to?
a. Peloq c. Slendro
b. Pentatonic d. Harmonic

4. What is the common technique used in gong ensembles?

a. Counterblock c. Interlock
b. Intershock d. Interbreak

5. If Rondalla is for Philippines, Piphat is for Thailand, what is for Myanmar?

a. Pinpeat c. Saung Gauk
b. Hsaing Waing d. Piphat

6. Which part of Malaysia is known as Peninsular Malaysia?

a. East c. South
b. North d. West

7. Tempo is defined as the fastness or the slowness of a sound or song. What Indonesian
term defines Tempo?
a. Gerong c. Irama
b. Chhing d. Silat

8. Music and other forms of Arts in Malaysia has a lot of uses and utilization. What Malaysian
ensemble is similar to the kulintang of the Philippines and is commonly used in funerals and
weddings?
a. Gamelan c. Silat Melayu
b. Agung and Kulintang d. Kulintangan

9. Kertok is one of the musical ensembles from Malaysia. Specifically, which part of Malaysia
did it come from?
a. East c. North
b. West d. South

10. _______________ is the most popular form of music in Indonesia. What is being referred
to?
a. Gamelan c. Javanese
b. Balinese d. Kertok