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VIETNAMESE LUNAR NEW YEAR

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do people usually do at Tet in Vietnam?

a)

Making Banh Chung

b)

Visiting friends and relatives

c)

Decorating their houses

d)

All are correct

2.

What is another name of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year?

a)

Tet

b)

Wesak

c)

Vu Lan

d)

Rằm

3.

What is Banh Chung made fro

a)

Sticky rice

b)

Green beans

c)

Fatty pork

d)

All of the above

4.

Who composed and sang the song “Happy New Year”?

a)

Britney Spears

b)

Backstreet Boys

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

ABBA

5.

Which kind of flower is traditional at Tet in the North of Vietnam?

a)

Roses

b)

Peach blossom

c)

Tulip

d)

Sunflower

6.

Which kind of flower is traditional at Tet in the South of Vietnam?

a)

Roses

b)

Peach blossom

c)

Apricot

d)

Sunflower

7.

What do children usually receive inside red envelopes at Tet?

a)

Sweets

b)

Lucky money

c)

A disk

d)

A knife

8.

What do many people go to the pagoda for on the days of Tet ?

a)

To get money

b)

To meet their friends

c)

To pray for a happy year for themselves and their family

d)

exchange money

9.

What kind of animals is the symbol of spring?

a)

Swallows

b)

Dogs

c)

Elephants

d)

Monkey

10.

Why do people often behave well during the first day of the New Year?

a)

Because they think it’s useful.

b)

Because they are obliged to do so.

c)

Because it’s a long time since they haven’t met each other.

d)

Because of the tradition and beliefs that this way of behavior will affect their whole-year luck.

11.

When does Vietnamese Lunar New Year often take place?

a)

Between late January and early February.

b)

Between early February and middle February.

c)

Between late February and early March.

d)

Between middle February and early March.

12.

Vietnamese people celebrate the Lunar New Year __________according to the Lunar calendar.

a)

Monthly

b)

Annually

c)

Every two years

d)

Every six months

13.

Visiting relatives’ houses on the first day of the new year, ancestor worship, exchanging wishes, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop are called Tet ____________.

a)

Traditions

b)

Customs

c)

Habits

d)

Practices

14.

Tết is generally celebrated on the same day as __________.

a)

Chinese New Year

b)

American New Year

c)

Christmas Day

d)

Russian New Year

15.

During Tet, festivals are often called ___________.

a)

Spring festivals

b)

Music festivals

c)

Fashion festivals

d)

Moon festivals

16.

The day before the first day of Tet is called _____.

a)

New Year's Eve

b)

Penultimate New Year's Eve

c)

The New Year

d)

New Year’s Event

17.

Red colour at Tet symbolizes ________.

a)

Respect

b)

Good luck

c)

Family union

d)

Belief

18.

Sweeping the floor on the first day of Tet, especially in the morning, symbolizes __________.

a)

Bringing bad luck to the hosts

b)

Sweeping the good luck away

c)

Bringing good luck to the visitors

d)

Taking the bad luck away

19.

People make noise with firecrackers, drums, bells, gongs, and anything in order to _________.

a)

Signal that New Year has come

b)

Have fun

c)

Call for gatherings

d)

Ward off evil spirits.

20.

Tet is the most important _________ festival in Viet Nam.

a)

Regional

b)

International

c)

National

d)

Global