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ESOL Color unit: culture, idioms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These colors are associated with Halloween

a)

black and orange

b)

red and green

c)

pink and purple

d)

silver and gold

2.

What are the traditional Christmas colors?

a)

red and green

b)

black and orange

c)

blue and yellow

d)

black and white

e)

red and orange

3.

On which day it is traditional to wear green?

a)

St. Patrick´s Day (March 17th)

b)

New Year´s Day (January 1st)

c)

your birthday

d)

Fridays

e)

the first day of spring

4.

If someone is ¨green with envy,¨ that means the person is

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

jealous (you want what someone else has)

d)

mad / angry

e)

scared / afraid

5.

This color represents protecting the Earth, recycling

a)

green

b)

orange

c)

white

d)

yellow

e)

red

6.

In the U.S.A, if I am wearing patriotic (showing love of one´s country) colors, I am wearing

a)

rainbow colors

b)

red, white, and green

c)

silver and gold

d)

red, white, and blue

7.

In the U.S.A., the most popular color for brides to wear when they get married is

a)

white

b)

pink

c)

yellow

d)

lavender

e)

black

8.

In the U.S.A., this color shows that someone has died

a)

white

b)

green

c)

black

d)

blue

e)

gold

9.

In traffic lights, this color means to slow down

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

blue

e)

white

10.

In traffic lights, this color means to STOP

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

blue

e)

white

11.

In traffic lights, this color means to GO

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

blue

e)

white

12.

On Valentine´s Day, people often buy boxes of chocolate or roses that are

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

white

d)

purple

e)

orange

13.

These colors represent the fall season and Thanksgiving because leave turn these colors

a)

orange, red, and yellow

b)

red, white, and blue

c)

black and white

d)

pink and purple

e)

silver and gold

14.

My dad was seeing red when he received the cell phone bill. He was

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

He was too yellow to jump in and save the little girl. Luckily, a life guard was nearby.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

a blue horizontal line on a black background represents

a)

police

b)

teachers

c)

doctors

d)

construction workers

17.

In war, if you hold a white flag it means

a)

you surrender (give up, quit fighting)

b)

you are the winner (victory)

c)

it´s a tie (no one wins)

d)

you are hiding using camouflage

18.

These colors are associated with Easter and springtime

a)

pastel colors like light blue, light pink, light yellow

b)

black and white

c)

dark gray and brown

d)

red and green

19.

The color of taxis and school buses

a)

yellow

b)

green

c)

purple

d)

white

e)

blue

20.

These colors represent money

a)

green and gold

b)

black and white

c)

blue and yellow

d)

red and orange