Grade 5 Music Theory Test (ABRSM)

Select the correct time signature for this bar:

Select the correct time signature for this bar:

Select the correct time signature for this bar:

Which of the three bars below is the correct rewriting of this bar?

Complete the sentence by typing a number.
This time signature means there are _______ dotted crotchet (dotted quarter note) beats per bar.

Complete the sentence by typing a number.
This time signature means there are _______ dotted minim (dotted half note) beats per bar.

Which of the following bars is grouped correctly? 

True or false? The box shows correctly written rest(s).

True or false? The box shows correctly written rest(s).

True or false? The box shows correctly written rest(s).

What is the name of this note?

What is the name of this note?

Which of the below notes is the correct enharmonic equivalent of this note?

Transpose this key signature down a perfect 5th.

Transpose this note up a perfect 5th.

Transpose this note down a minor 3rd.

Transpose this note down a major 2nd.

Transpose this note down a minor 3rd.

Look at these notes then choose the correct sentence.

Look at these notes then choose the correct sentence.

Look at these notes then choose the correct sentence.

Which of these shows the correctly written key signature of C minor?

Which of these shows the correctly written key signature of G flat major?

What is the key of this melody?

What is the key of this melody?

What is the key of this melody?

Which two notes are missing from this scale of E minor harmonic?

Select the clef which will make this into a minor scale.

Select the clef which will make this into a major scale.

Select the clef which will make this into a major scale.

True or false: this is a correctly written chromatic scale?

True or false: this is a correctly written chromatic scale?

This is the subdominant in F sharp major – true or false?

This is the dominant note  in E major – true or false?

This is the leading note in Ab major – true or false?

What is this interval?

What is this interval?

What is this interval?

What type of interval is this?

What type of interval is this?

What type of interval is this?

Which of the below notes is a compound augmented 6th higher than this note?

Which of the below notes is a major 9th higher than this note?

Which of the below notes is a minor 3rd higher than this note?

Which of the below notes is an augmented 5th higher than this note?

Which of these are three suitable chords to use at the places marked A, B and C, to form a cadence?

Which of these are three suitable chords to use at the places marked A, B and C, to form a cadence?

What type of cadence is this?

What type of cadence is this?

Name the chord marked in the box. The key is D minor.

Name the chord marked in the box. The key is D major.

Name the chord marked in the box. The key is A major.

What does mässig mean?

What does sforzando mean?

What does mesto mean?

What type of written-out ornament is this?

What type of written-out ornament is this?

Cymbals produce sounds of a definite pitch:

The baritone voice is lower than the mezzo-soprano voice:

The clarinet normally plays at a lower pitch than the bassoon:

The trombone normally plays at a higher pitch than the horn:

The viola is a transposing instrument:

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

Which of these bars show(s) bars 3-4 of the cello part at the same pitch as the original?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

Which is the correct way to complete bar 7, box E, with rests?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

What is the total value of the tied Gs in the left-hand piano part, from bars 1-4?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

What does the final bar line tell the player to do?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

The key is G minor. Which key shares the same key signature?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

The cello belongs to the string family. What is the name of the lowest sounding standard orchestral instrument in this family?

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

Name the chord sounding in bar 8. The key is G minor.

Look at the following extract which has been adapted from a piece for cello and piano by A. Longo, and answer the question.

Give the letter name of the highest sounding note in the cello part.