M.4-Unit 1-Reading2-Test-Birthday around the World

1. In which country do children have breakfast in bed on their birthdays?

• Norway

• Sweden

• Finland

• Denmark

2. Which country does their parent fly the flag on their birthday?

• India

• Sweden

• Japan

• Norway

3. In India, Hindu children celebrate their birthday after the age of 16.

• True

• False

4. In Holland, the crown years are 5,10,15,20, and 21.

• False

• True

5. Two English sisters wrote a famous birthday song.

• True

• False

6. In Denmark, they put gifts around the child’s bed.

• True

• False

7. There is one candle for each year of your life on a birthday cake.

• True

• False

8. In Finland, the birthday child gets gifts in bed.

• True

• False

9. Chinese families usually eat rice on their child’s birthdays.

• False

• True

10. In some countries, some ___ are more important than others.

• candles

• festivals

• cakes

• years