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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Celebrated with _________across the island, the Gawai Dayak festival in Borneo is a multi-day harvest festival held on May 31 to honor the island's indigenous people.
enthusiast
enthusiasm
enthusiastic
enthusianism
Gawai Dayak _________to "Dayak Day"; however, celebrations can last for a month!
translated
is translated
translates
has been translated
Weddings ________________ scheduled in June to take advantage of Gawai Dayak.
deliberate
deliberating
are deliberately
deliberated
The term Dayak is a grouping of indigenous people ____________the Iban, Bidayuh, Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, Murut and over 200 other tribes which once roamed Borneo, sometimes relieving unsuspecting traders of their heads.
includes
is included
was included
including
_____________ in headhunting traditions of the past, the only head removed these days during Gawai Dayak belongs to a chicken sacrificed to honor a successful rice harvest.
But
Although
Therefore
Consequently
Iban and Dayak homes _____________during Gawai Dayak, allowing visitors a glimpse of daily life.
are opened
open
are opening
will be open
Tourists are invited to ______ colorful traditional costumes for photos, _________in traditional dances, and _________delicious cakes and treats.
wearing, participating, sampling
wears, participates, samples
wear, participate, sample
wore, participated, sampled
Many Dayak people ___________ from their rural homes into the cities in search of work.
have moved
move
moves
are moving
You ____________ far more baseball caps worn on heads than hornbill feathers these days.
saw
are seeing
see
will see
Christian Dayaks often attend mass at a church and then celebrate with dinner at a restaurant when ___________ Gawai Dayak in Borneo.
observe
observed
observing
is observing
The streets__________ with ketupat leaves and fairy lights, there is laughter in the air, and everyone seems to be stunningly well-dressed — yes, it’s Raya time.
throng
are thronged
thronging
were thronged
Hari Raya Aidilfitri is an annually __________event that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month, also known as Ramadan.
celebrates
celebrate
celebrating
celebrated
Prior to this day, Muslims _________in the cities typically balik kampung (return to their home towns) in order to celebrate Hari Raya with their families.
locating
locate
located
are locating
This day is usually also a national holiday, so school children and working adults ____________ time with their family without worrying about formal obligations.
can spend
spends
spent
will spend
The day itself ________ with an early-morning prayer at the mosque, where Muslims give thanks for their blessings.
opened
opens
is opened
can open
