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5th Grade 20 21 Día de los Muertos

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Halloween and Dias de Los Muertos are the same thing.
a)
Falso
b)
Cierto
2.
¿Cierto o falso? 
"El día de los muertos" is more peaceful than Halloween. Spirits do not return to haunt people.
a)
cierto
b)
falso
3.
Halloween is in which month?
a)
octubre
b)
noviembre
c)
marzo
d)
abril
4.
What are the skulls made of?
a)
Marshmallow
b)
Butter
c)
Flour
d)
Sugar
5.
What is the most popular candy sold in the U.S.?
a)
Hershey's Kisses
b)
Twix
c)
Skittles
d)
M & Ms
6.
On day of the dead, people _____________ their loved ones. 
a)
remember
b)
forget
c)
avoid
d)
dance with
7.
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
a)
200
b)
230
c)
252
d)
253
8.
At the cemetery, what do families do?
a)
Clean and decorate tombs, tell stories 
b)
Cry and remain silent
9.
What was the first flavor offered by Life Savers?
a)
a. Choco-O-Late
b)
b. Lic-O-Riche
c)
c. Pep-O-Mint
d)
d. Wint-O-Green
10.
What instruments do skeletons play?
a)
Every night he turns into a bat
b)
Because they have a lot of spirit
c)
el ajolote
d)
Trom-BONE
11.
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
a)
Vegetable
b)
Fruit
12.
What does El Dia de los Muertos mean in English?
a)
The Day of the Happy People
b)
The Day of the Dead
c)
The Day of the Clowns
d)
The Day of the Children
13.
Los Días de los Muertos is celebrated by...
a)
setting up altars
b)
decorating gravesites
c)
preparing and eating the favorite food of the deceased
d)
All of the above
14.
Why did Dracula take cold medicine?
a)
Because he was all wound up
b)
Because he was coffin
c)
Because he liked steak
d)
Every night he turns into a bat
15.
Why is a skeleton so mean?
a)
It was love at first bite
b)
Because he doesn't have a heart
c)
Because he doesn't have a lapiz
d)
Because he like the trom-BONE
16.
What's a mummy's favorite type of music?
a)
Dead ends
b)
Wrap
c)
It was love at first bite
d)
Because they have a lot of spirit
17.

On November 1st, many Mexican families spend the night...

a)

by the graves of their relatives.

b)

watching scary movies.

c)

bowling.

d)

dressed up as zombies.

18.

One thing people do NOT do on el Día de los Muertos is...

a)

put out food for the souls of dead relatives.

b)

decorate graves with flowers

c)

eat traditional foods like mole and tamales.

d)

go trick-or-treating.

19.

The traditional yellow flower for el Día de los Muertos is...

a)

a rose.

b)

a marigold.

c)

a sunflower.

d)

a daisy.

20.

An ofrenda is...

a)

a skull or skeleton decoration.

b)

an intricately-cut tissue paper decoration.

c)

incense and candles.

d)

a collection of objects places on an altar to honor loved ones.

21.

One thing people do NOT traditionally place on an ofrenda for Día de los Muertos is...

a)

pan de muerto.

b)

a ghost statue.

c)

their ancestors' favorite foods.

d)

candles.

22.

Día de los Muertos is supposed to be a ___ holiday.

a)

sad

b)

scary

c)

strange

d)

happy