2nd QUARTER PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN MUSIC 10

Name _________________________________________________________Score: 30
Grade and Section:_________________________________ ______________Date:______________________

General Directions: This test is composed of three (3) parts and each part has different types of test with
corresponding points. Read the directions in each test before answering the test items. You may use BLUE
and BLACK ink pen and avoid using erasable pens. Read, study and have fun in answering the questions!
God bless!

TEST I. MATCHING TYPE (A) (10 points)

Directions: Match the word/words being described in the statement below. Use the choices to answer the
question. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. (1 point each)

A. Maracatu D. Spirituals G. Tango J. Bossa Nova

B. Cumbia E. Soul H. Yodelling K. Jazz
C. Blues F. Paso Doble I. Chachacha L. Jive

_______________1. It is a musical form that started from the African-American people in the Southern part of
the United States.
_______________2. It is a vocal technique commonly used by Africans. It is characterized by a quick change
from a normal chest voice to a falsetto.
_______________3. It is a term used to emphasize to emphasize the emotionality of the music, as well as its
black gospel music tradition.
_______________4. It is a term refers to religious folk song that existed outside an established church.
_______________5. Its term suggests the gathering of African people characterized by intensely emotional
uproars.
_______________6. It is a Spanish term that literally means “double step”.
_______________7. It is a dance-oriented musical style that came from the coastal region of Colombia and
Panama.
_______________8. It is a term which literally means “new trend.”
_______________9. It is also known as Cha-cha, this Latin- American dance is of Cuban origin.
______________10. It is a Latin- American dance form that originated in the lower-class districts of Buenos
Aires, Argentina.

TEST II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (M) (10 Points)

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement with the underlined word/s is correct. If the underlined word/s in
the statement is incorrect, change it to make the statement true and write FALSE. Write your answers on
the blank provided.

______________1. Reggae is a musical and dance genre from Brazil with West African origin.
______________2. Rumba is a musical style that developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
______________3. Samba is a dance term that may refer to the Afro-Cuban rumba or the ballroom rumba.
______________4. Disco is also called as hillby music and country and western, is a form of popular music that
is practiced and enjoyed by the European Americans generally to the working classes of
the south.
______________5. Rhythm and blues is a kind of African-American popular music in which rhymed verses are
improvised and chanted to a highly rhythmic, dance-based accompaniment.
______________6. Country music is a kind of popular dance music with elements of soul music- simple and
repetitive lyrics and a strong Latin- American rhythm.
______________7. Rap is a form of popular music that is said to be an extension of rhythm and blues.
______________8. Punk Rock is a kind of rock since 1972. It has a very loud amplification, electric guitars,
electronic distortion of sounds and throbbing rhythms.
______________9. Rock and roll is an English music from the working class of south London. It is a loud, fast style
of rock music characterized by nihilistic lyrics.
______________10. Heavy metal is a form of American popular music, influenced by the blues of the African-
Americans. It is characterized by a strong beat in quadruple meter, which has a
backbeat, with a regular emphasis on the second and fourth beats.

TEST II. ESSAY (M) (10 Points)

Directions: Answer the questions briefly but substantially. You may use the back part of your paper. (5
pts each - 3 pts Organization and relevance of Ideas, 2 pts Construction)

1. In Africa, how important is music to their culture? Explain your answer.

2. What are the features of African music that make it unique? Explain your answer.

“Mistakes are proof that you are trying”

Prepared by:
Mr. Eloice D. Pablo
September 2019