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Dragon boat festival

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What date is the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

5th of May

b)

5th day of the 5th lunar month

c)

4th day of the 4th lunar month

d)

22nd day of June

2.

What is this activity called?

a)

Dragon race

b)

Water race

c)

Dragon boat race

d)

Racing

3.

Why did the festival first start?

a)

to memorise a great king

b)

to memorise a great princess

c)

to memorise a patriotic poet

d)

to memorise a great chef

4.

Which is the special food for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

sticky rice dumplings

b)

sausage sizzles

c)

dragon fruits

d)

Beijing ducks

5.

Which of the following is the traditional food for Dragon Boat Festival "zòng zi"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What is the wrapping used to make sticky rice dumplings?

a)

banana leaf

b)

bamboo leaf

c)

lily leaf

d)

lemon grass

7.

Why did villagers throw rice dumplings into river in the first Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

for cleaning up the river

b)

for fun

c)

for protecting the poet's body

d)

for saving fish

8.

Which of the following activities is NOT for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

Dragon Boat race

b)

children wear sachets

c)

Eat sticky rice dumplings

d)

Paste red paper along door frames

9.

In China, the Dragon Boat festival marks the beginning of _____________.

a)

Sping

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

10.

Why do children wear sachets for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

to keep mosquitoes and bugs away

b)

to keep evil spirit away

c)

to keep monsters away

d)

to keep dragons away

11.

What is the Chinese name for the Dragon Boat Festival?

a)

端午节(duān wǔ jié )

b)

中秋节(zhōng qiū jié)

c)

中国新年(zhōng guó xīn nián)

d)

清明节(qīng míng jié)

12.

Which of the following description is NOT correct?

a)

The Dragon Boat festival is one of the major celebrations in China.

b)

The Dragon Boat Festival is a public holiday in China.

c)

Most families get together to celebrate.

d)

People wear red clothes to celebrate the day.