People of Peru

Match each term with its description

• Official language of the Inca people

• Inca

• Eaten for good luck to celebrate the New Year

• Quechua

• A midday break

• llamas

• Animals raised for their meat and wool

• siesta

• People who lived in Peru hundreds of years ago

• Grapes

Match each term with its description.

• Traditional dish made of raw fish

• Machu Picchu

• Many Peruvians like watching these

• seviche

• Popular site in Peru visited by many tourists

• bullfights

9. Which is true about school in Peru?

• A. Most students start primary school when they are three years old.

• B. Most students in Peru attend a college or university.

• C. Students attend secondary school for five years.

• D. Almost all students in Peru graduate from secondary school.

10. What kinds of jobs do most people who live in Peruvian cities have?

• A. factory workers

• B. Service jobs

• C. Farmers

• D. Miners

11. What is arroz con leche?

• A. A dish made with meat

• B. A tropical fruit that tastes sweet

• C. A dessert with with cinnamon

• D. Raw fish soaks in juice

12. Why were terraces mainly built at Machu Picchu?

• A. To grow crops and prevent landslides

• B. Most students in Peru attend a college or university.

• C. To help people walk on the Inca trail.

• D. To protect people from storms.