📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. A whole bar = 1. How many quarter notes make one whole bar?

2

4

8

2. Check all that apply: Which combinations equal one whole bar?

1 half note + 2 quarter notes

2 quarter notes + 4 eighth notes

1 quarter note + 1 eighth note

3. Which note represents 1/8 of a bar?

Whole note

Half note

Eighth note

Quarter note

4. If you clap 8 evenly spaced sounds in one bar, each clap is ____ of the bar.

1/2

1/4

1/8

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Matching

5. Write one combination of notes (or fractions) that adds to one whole bar. Example format: 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/4 = 1

6. In one sentence, explain how a 4-syllable phrase in a poem can be shown using musical notes.

7. Match the rhythm (left) with the fraction breakdown (right). Draw lines between matching items.

A. Two half notes

B. Four quarter notes

C. Eight eighth notes

1. 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4

2. 1/2 + 1/2

3. 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8

🎶 Part 3: Creative Activity & Extension

8. Create a simple 4-beat rhythm using short words or syllables (e.g., " clap stomp clap clap"). Below, draw the rhythm pattern and write the fractions that show each beat.

9. Extension (advanced): Compose a 1-bar pattern that includes a dotted quarter (3/8) or a sixteenth note (1/16). Describe the notes and write fractions that total 1 bar.

Remember to add your completed work to your workbook for assessment and reflection.