A Big Birthday Celebration

What does this passage describe? 

• the history of Buddhism 
• Ireland and New York 
• lotus flowers, elephants, boarding school 
• lanterns, a festival, Buddhist music 

 Maeve Wilson has enjoyed the Lotus Lantern Festival since she first went in fourth grade. What evidence from the story supports this statement? 

• The festival is celebrated in May and welcomes visitors from all over the world. 
• People onstage at the festival toss mints shaped like miniature elephant tusks into the audience. 
• Maeve went to boarding school in Ireland and attended university in New York. 
• Every year since her first visit to the festival, Maeve has tried to go back. 

 Based on the passage, what is the mood of people at the Lotus Lantern Festival? 

• shy
• bored
• happy
• angry

What is the passage mostly about?

• why Buddhism is a popular religion in South Korea and how it is practiced there 
• the temples in lnsadong, parade floats, and the month of May 
• the Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul and Maeve Wilson' s interest in the festival 
• the lotus flowers and mints thrown into the audience at the Lotus Lantern Festival 

Read the following sentences from the passage: "She saw several monks in both gray and orange robes on the stage. They played their drums and sang Buddhist prayers." What does the word "monks" mean?

• men who are part of a special group within a religion 
• men who enjoy winter activities, such as skiing and ice skating 
• men who get married at a young age and have many children 
• men who prefer reading and writing to being outdoors 

 Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Maeve Wilson liked the Lotus Lantern Festival when she first went; ______, she tries to go back every year.

• lasst
• therefore
• in contrast 
• instead