Exercise 10. Read the passage and decide whether the statements

1. Yee Peng Lantern Festival is held in Thailand.

Answer explanation

Yee Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai

2. Loy Krathong Festival is another name of Yee Peng Festival.

Answer explanation

Yee Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai, sometimes called Yi Peng Festival

3. Yee Peng Lantern Festival is held on a full moon day.

Answer explanation

Yee Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai, sometimes called Yi Peng Festival, is celebrated on the full moon of the twelfth Thailand lunar month every year

4. Many people decorate their houses with lanterns during this time.

Answer explanation

During the festive time, locals’ homes and public places are decorated with colourful hanging lanterns and flag decorations

5. Releasing the lanterns means bad things in the next year will disappear

Answer explanation

The act of releasing the lanterns means that all bad lucks and misfortunes in the previous year will go away

6. People believe their wishes will come true when launching a lantern

Answer explanation

Buddhists also believe that if they make a wish when launching the lantern, it will come true.

7. There aren’t parades in Chiang Mai in the Yee Peng

Answer explanation

Yee Peng parades around the Old City gate and down Tha Phae road,

8. Thai people perform modern dances as part of the festival.

Answer explanation

These include traditional Thai dance shows