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Holidays Around The World
Test Description: World holidays
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is similar about most of the celebrations?
A
People give gifts to family and poor people
B
People have fun and eat special foods
C
All of the above
D
There are special colors that people decorate with
2) What is a tradition?
A
A decoration
B
A special holiday celebrated in December
C
A special candle holder used to celebrate a holiday
D
Customs that are passed down through generations
3) What are the Chinese people hoping will happen if they decorate with flowers during the Chinese New Year?
A
They will keep away evil spirits
B
They will have many visitors
C
All of the above
D
They will have good luck in the coming year
4) Which of the following states a fact?
A
Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 to January 1.
B
Hanukkah is the best holiday of the year.
C
Christmas should be longer than one day.
D
All people should sing on New Year's Eve
5) During Ramadan, what do most people do each day before the sun rises?
A
Eat a small meal
B
Say a sunset prayer
C
Both a and c
D
Celebrate with song and dance
6) Which celebration includes people spraying each other with colored ppowder?
A
Holi
B
Christmas
C
Ramadan
D
Hanukkah
7) Why is Hanukkah known as the Festival of Lights?
A
People turn on many lights in their streets
B
Both b and c
C
People light a candle for each of the eight days
D
People look to the stars and say special prayers
8) All the celebrations in the book provide certain types of merriment. What is merriment?
A
Fun and happiness
B
All of the above
C
Small hanging decorations
D
Customs handed down through generations
9) How are Kwanzaa and Christmas alike?
A
They both use the colors of the African flag
B
They both use a special candle holder called a kinara
C
They both pass a special cup around the table
D
They both have a custom of exchanging gifts
10) Why do people wear red clothes and eat oranges on Chinese New Year?
A
Red and orange are the lucky colors for Chinese New Year
B
They want to stand out in the crowd at the parades
C
Red clothes look good on everyone
D
They have too many oranges in their homes
11) The length of time between one generation and the next is not the time it takes to
A
have children
B
have offspring
C
reach old age
D
grow to adulthood
12) A tradition
A
happens only once
B
is the same from year to year
C
is different all the time
D
makes a great sandwich
13) The middle candle of a kinara is
A
charteuse
B
green
C
red
D
black
14) People light candles in a menorah during a celebration called
A
Holi
B
Hanukkah
C
Ramadan
D
Sandwich
15) If there is merriment in the air, people are feeling
A
a sandwich
B
sad
C
happy
D
angry
16) People value an ornament for its
A
beauty
B
practicality
C
usefulness
D
sandwich
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