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Chinese New Year 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What colour do people use to decorate their homes during the Chinese New Year?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

blue

d)

green

2.

How many animals are there in the Chinese zodiac?

a)

8

b)

14

c)

12

d)

10

3.

Which zodiac animal year is it in 2021?

a)

Rat

b)

Ox

c)

Dragon

d)

Pig

4.

Who should Chinese people spend the Chinese New Year with?

a)

Friends

b)

People who are Chinese that haven't seen for long time.

c)

Colleagues

d)

Family

5.

What do you think is inside the red envelope?

a)

Money

b)

Letter

c)

Cards

d)

Gold

6.

How long does Chinese New Year celebration go on for?

a)

3 days

b)

7 days

c)

15 days

d)

30 days

7.

What date is the first day of the Chinese New Year in 2021?

a)

28 January 2021

b)

11 February 2021

c)

12 February 2021

d)

14 February 2021

8.

Which one is NOT in the Chinese zodiac animals?

a)

cat (猫māo)

b)

pig (猪zhū)

c)

monkey (猴hóu)

d)

snake (蛇shé)

9.

According to the zodiac story, which animal won the Great Race?

a)

Dragon

b)

Rat

c)

Ox

d)

Monkey

10.

What determines the start of the Chinese New Year?

a)

The new moon on the first day of the new year

b)

Whether the dragon sees his shadow

c)

a Chinese monk who chooses the day according to tradition

d)

The earths position around the sun

11.

The Chinese New Year is also called:

a)

中秋节 -Autumn Festival

b)

春节 -Spring Festival

c)

夏节 - Summer Festival

d)

冬节 - Winter Festival

12.

Which is the most widely accepted legend about the order of the Chinese zodiac?

a)

From biggest animal to smallest animal

b)

The animals raced across a river

c)

from the first created to last created

d)

The Chinese spirits decided based on schmoozing ability.

13.

Which of these is extremely important in preparation of the Chinese New Year?

a)

Cooking a traditional meal

b)

Cleaning every part of the house

c)

Hanging Decorations

d)

Wearing traditional Chinese garments

14.

What's the legend behind using firecrakers?

a)

They are fun to set off with family and friends

b)

They provide light for the dark winter night

c)

They wake up the gods in time for the celebration

d)

They're meant to scare away the monster

15.

Why do people clean their houses at the beginning of a new year?

a)

It is a law to clean your house

b)

It makes their mom happy

c)

To get rid of the spiders

d)

Sweep out bad luck

16.

The dragon dances are to scare away

a)

the rain

b)

evil spirits

c)

witches

d)

the enemy

17.

What is the New Year dinner called in Chinese?

a)

生日餐 (shēnɡ ri cān)

b)

年夜饭(nián yè fàn)

c)

恭喜饭 (ɡōnɡ xǐ fàn)

d)

蛋炒饭(dàn chǎo fàn)

18.

How to say "Happy New Year" in Mandarin?

a)

早上好 zao shang hao

b)

你好吗 ni hao ma

c)

新年快乐 xin nian kuai le

d)

恭喜发财 gong xi fa cai

19.

Which festival is on the last day of Chinese New Year?

a)

Mid Autumn Festival

b)

Chu Xi

c)

Lantern Festival

d)

Qingming Festival

20.

You might eat these during Chinese New Year - They represent long life and good fortune.

a)

Orange

b)

Sandwich

c)

Noodle

d)

Carrot

21.

Which colour represents the Chinese New Year? It represents happiness, wealth and good luck!

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Red

22.

According to legend, what is the name of the monster that appeared and scared people in villages on the eve of Chinese New Year.

a)

Sui

b)

Long

c)

Nian

23.

Why do people spring clean their homes before the Chinese New Year?

a)

To get ready for visitors

b)

To remove bad luck before the new year

c)

To sell their house in the new year

d)

To make more space

24.
How do you say 'dumpling' in Chinese?
a)
xiao long bao小笼包
b)
jiao zi 饺子
c)
yue bing 月饼
d)
bao zi 包子
25.

What are these called?

a)

Chinese lanterns

b)

Balloons

c)

Balls

26.

Which Zodiac animal represents the year 2021?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

According to the legend, what is the name of the monster that will appear and harm others on the eve of Chinese New Year?

a)

Sui

b)

Long

c)

Nian

d)

Hu

28.

True or false? When giving out red packets (hong baos), the amount inside the packet has to end with an even number.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

We often hear the phrase “Xin Nian Kuai Le” during Chinese New Year, what does the greeting mean?

a)

Happy New Year

b)

Prosperous New Year

c)

Best of luck for the New Year

30.

What fruit representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese new year?

a)

Mandarin Oranges

b)

Apples

c)

Pineapples

d)

Grapefruit