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Grammar (Tenses)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

enthusiast

b)

enthusiasm

c)

enthusiastic

d)

enthusianism

2.

Gawai Dayak _________to "Dayak Day"; however, celebrations can last for a month!

a)

translated

b)

is translated

c)

translates

d)

has been translated

3.

Weddings ________________ scheduled in June to take advantage of Gawai Dayak.

a)

deliberate

b)

deliberating

c)

are deliberately

d)

deliberated

4.

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.

a)

includes

b)

is included

c)

was included

d)

including

5.

_____________ 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.

a)

But

b)

Although

c)

Therefore

d)

Consequently

6.

Iban and Dayak homes _____________during Gawai Dayak, allowing visitors a glimpse of daily life.

a)

are opened

b)

open

c)

are opening

d)

will be open

7.

Tourists are invited to ______ colorful traditional costumes for photos, _________in traditional dances, and _________delicious cakes and treats.

a)

wearing, participating, sampling

b)

wears, participates, samples

c)

wear, participate, sample

d)

wore, participated, sampled

8.

Many Dayak people ___________ from their rural homes into the cities in search of work.

a)

have moved

b)

move

c)

moves

d)

are moving

9.

You ____________ far more baseball caps worn on heads than hornbill feathers these days.

a)

saw

b)

are seeing

c)

see

d)

will see

10.

Christian Dayaks often attend mass at a church and then celebrate with dinner at a restaurant when ___________ Gawai Dayak in Borneo.

a)

observe

b)

observed

c)

observing

d)

is observing

11.

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.

a)

throng

b)

are thronged

c)

thronging

d)

were thronged

12.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is an annually __________event that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month, also known as Ramadan.

a)

celebrates

b)

celebrate

c)

celebrating

d)

celebrated

13.

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.

a)

locating

b)

locate

c)

located

d)

are locating

14.

This day is usually also a national holiday, so school children and working adults ____________ time with their family without worrying about formal obligations.

a)

can spend

b)

spends

c)

spent

d)

will spend

15.

The day itself ________ with an early-morning prayer at the mosque, where Muslims give thanks for their blessings.

a)

opened

b)

opens

c)

is opened

d)

can open