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Worksheets中国新年
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What's the zodiac this year?
a)
蛇
b)
马
c)
鼠
d)
龙
2.
Chinese people eat dumplings for CNY because the shape of dumpling looks like __________; and egg rolls because the shape of egg rolls looks like____________
a)
Coins: gold bar
b)
gold bar; gold ingot
c)
gold ingots; gold bar
d)
money; scroll
3.
What do children receive from the elders during CNY?
a)
Fire crakers
b)
Peanuts
c)
Nian gao (Rice cake)
d)
Hong bao (red envelopes)
4.
How do Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year?
a)
Visiting friends and relatives, watch Lion dance and Dragon dance
b)
Dragon boat, dragon dance
c)
Making tamales
d)
Making moon cakes and carrying lanterns
5.
How do Chinese decorate their house during Chinese New Year?
a)
bright decorative lights
b)
Spring red couplets, lanterns, flowers
c)
Christmas tree
d)
Make Diwali Rangoli
6.
How many zodiac animals are there?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
7.
What color symbolizes fire which according to legend can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Pink
d)
Yellow
8.
Which of the following is not an animal on the Chinese zodiac?
a)
Rat
b)
Lion
c)
Ox
d)
Tiger
9.
What wishing or lucky words do people say during CNY?
a)
xin nian kuai le.
b)
Xie xie
c)
Dui bu qi, mei guan xi
d)
Ni hao ma? Wo hen hao.
10.
For how many days is Chinese New Year celebrated?
a)
3 days
b)
7 days
c)
15 days
11.
When is the Chinese new year in this year?
a)
February 17th, 2026
b)
February 15th, 2026
c)
February 25th, 2026
d)
February 18th, 2026
12.
How do you say 'dumpling' in Chinese?
a)
xiǎo lóng bāo 小笼包
b)
jiǎozi 饺子
c)
yuèbǐng 月饼
d)
zòngzi 粽子
13.
What color do Chinese wear during CNY?
a)
black, blue, green
b)
red, orange, yellow
c)
white, grey, brown
d)
dark purple, black, dark green
14.
How to say 'Spring Festival' in Chinese?
a)
chūn huā
b)
chūn tiān
c)
chūn jié
d)
chūn lián
15.
What does the Chinese word "nián" (年）mean?
a)
happy
b)
granny
c)
year
d)
month
16.
Another name (in English) for Chinese New Year is:
a)
Autumn Festival
b)
Year of the Monkey
c)
Spring Festival
d)
Good fortune
17.
Choose the correct words (2 words) to fill the blank:
The ______ was the winner of the Zodiac race and the ______ was the last animal to get a year named after it.
The ______ was the winner of the Zodiac race and the ______ was the last animal to get a year named after it.
a)
cat, snake
b)
rat, cow
c)
dragon, fish
d)
rat, pig
18.
What special gift do children (and unmarried adults) get from adults during Chinese New Year?
a)
red lanterns
b)
red envelopes with chocolate
c)
money
d)
red envelopes with money inside
19.
What is a small explosive that makes noise and smoke that is supposed to scare the Nián monster and evil spirits away?
a)
bomb
b)
smelly fart
c)
firecracker
d)
red decorations and clothes
20.
Why is the date of the Chinese New Year different every year?
a)
The holiday is based on the lunar (moon) calendar.
b)
The day depends on when the groundhog sees his shadow.
c)
It occurs on the first day of snow in China.
d)
It occurs on the first day with no clouds.
21.
Why do people 'spring clean' their house before the Chinese New Year?
a)
To get ready for visitors.
b)
To remove 'bad luck' before the New Year.
c)
This is the only time they clean their house all year.
d)
To sell their house during the next New Year.
22.
Which is NOT a special food that is eaten at the Chinese New Year?
a)
Fish
b)
Hot Dogs
c)
Dumplings
d)
Spring Rolls
23.
What is something Nian is not
afraid of?
afraid of?
a)
A. the color red
b)
B. fire
B. fire
B. fire
c)
C. water
d)
D. loud noises
24.
What stuff is the monster scared of ?
a)
白色
b)
蓝色
c)
绿色
d)
红色
25.
a)
圣诞快乐
b)
新年快乐
c)
生日快乐
26.
红包
a)
guò (to celebrate; to pass through time )
b)
guò nián (to celebrate the New Year)
c)
hóng bāo (red envelope)
d)
chun lian (Spring Festival couplets)
27.
新年
a)
xīn nián (new year)
b)
chú xī (Chinese New Year's Eve)
c)
chūn jié (Spring Festival)
d)
jié rì (holiday; festival)
28.
The most widely-known and celebrated Chinese holiday (it’s celebrated in Korea, Vietnam, and other East-Asian countries
a)
Leap Year
b)
Thanksgiving Day
c)
4th of July
d)
Chinese New Year
29.
6, Before the Chinese New Year celebration, the house is cleaned to get rid of ___________ .
a)
dust bunnies
b)
old clothes
c)
bad luck
d)
bad smells
30.
10. The Chinese New Year ends on the final day with the ________________ festival.
a)
fireworks
b)
dragon
c)
lantern
d)
light
31.
What do people normally eat on Chinese lunar New Year’s Eve?
a)
🍔汉堡
b)
🥟饺子
c)
🍜面条
d)
🍕披萨
32.
What‘s the zodiac animal of year 2022？
a)
🐲龙dragon
b)
🐯虎tiger
c)
🐂牛ox
d)
🐭鼠mouse
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