Rolling Riceball Verse 1 vocabulary

Mukashi mukashi means

• Let's read

• Let's tell a story

• Once upon a time

• Open the book

The word for old man is

• ojiisan

• obaasan

• omusubi

• korokoro

Yoisho yoisho means

• pull pull

• groan groan

• hungry

• roll roll

yama means

• old man

• riceball

• hungry

• mountain

peko peko is the sound of

• a rumbling stomach

• a rolling riceball

• a singing mouse

• a groaning man

Which of these is NOT an onomatopoeia

• omusubi

• peko peko

• korokoro

• suttonton

Mukashi mukashi is repeated for

• no reason

• ensuring the listener doesn't miss hearing the word

• effect - kids will tune in to the story when they hear this

the word for tasty or delicious is

• ojiisan

• omusubi

• yama

• oishii

In Japanese, an onomatopoeia is usually two words the same

• true

• false

which is NOT an onomatopoeia

• mukashi mukashi

• peko peko

• koro koro

• yoisho yoisho