Question

Reading Task 1. Read the text and mark the sentences True or False.Musical instrumentsA musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a horn to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications and technologies.The date and origin of the first device considered a musical instrument is disputed. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument, a simple flute, dates back as far as 67,000 years. Some consensus dates early flutes to about 37,000 years ago. However, most historians believe that determining a specific time of musical instrument invention is impossible, as many early musical instruments were made from animal skins, bone, wood and other non-durable materials.1. A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make animal sounds. 2. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. 3. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. 4. The oldest object that some scholars refer is a piano. 5. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument dates back as far as 97,000 years.​

Answer 1

1. A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make animal sounds.- FALSE

• A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make MUSICAL sounds.

2. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. -TRUE

3. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. - TRUE

4. The oldest object that some scholars refer is a piano. - FALSE

• The oldest object that some scholars refer is a SIMPLE FLUTE.

5. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument dates back as far as 97,000 years.-FALSE

• The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument dates back as far as 67,000 years.

Answer 2

Let's go through each statement one by one:

1. False. The statement says that a musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make animal sounds, but that is not correct. A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds, not animal sounds.

2. True. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. This statement is accurate.

3. True. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. This statement is also accurate.

4. False. The statement mentions a piano, but the text does not mention a piano as the oldest object considered a musical instrument. It talks about a simple flute and does not mention a piano at all.

5. False. The statement says that the oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument dates back as far as 97,000 years, but the text mentions that the oldest object some scholars refer to as a musical instrument is a simple flute, which dates back as far as 67,000 years or possibly 37,000 years. Therefore, the statement's date of 97,000 years is not supported by the text.

So, statements 2 and 3 are true, while statements 1, 4, and 5 are false.