WorksheetsEl Dia de los Muertos
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
La calavera
El cempasúchil
La calaca
la vela
El papel picado
La ofrenda
Que es?
Flores
Papel picado
Foto
Velas
Que es?
Una vela
El papel picado
Un altar
Una calavera
Como se llama? (the entire thing)
El altar
La comida
El pan de muerto
Cuando es el Dia de los Muertos?
Diciembre 31
Noviembre 1 y 2
Diciembre 24
Octubre 31
In Spanish, the Day of the Dead is called?
Navidad
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween
Cinco de Mayo
The Day of the Dead holiday is celebrated . . .
every time someone dies
once a month
once a year to celebrate those who have died
every weekend
Is it meant to be happy or sad holiday?
Happy
Sad
How many levels/tiers are in an altar?
1
2
3
4
depends on the # of dead people
What is an ofrenda?
An ofrenda is a table for a big meal for your family and friends
An ofrenda is a skull made of sugar and decorated with icing and glitter
An ofrenda is a photo of an ancestor in a small metal frame
An ofrenda is a temporary altar full of offerings to ancestors
What is something you might find on an ofrenda?
Marigolds
Photos of ancestors
Offerings of food
All these things
What is papel picado
Cut paper banners
Special bread for ancestors
Paper flowers
Sugar skulls
What are calavera?
Cut paper banners
Special bread for ancestors
Sugar skulls
Small photos of ancestors
What is pan de muerto?
Cut paper banners
sugar skulls
bread for ancestors
paper flowers
Why do people dress up as skeletons for Dias de los Muertos?
To be scary
Because it's Halloween
To worship death
So that the ancestors don't feel ugly or grotesque.
Where might people celebrate Dias de los Muertos?
In a cemetary
In a public place
In people's homes
All these answers are correct
What culture started Dias de los Muertos?
The Incas
The Celtics
The Egyptians
The Aztecs
Why are marigolds used to celebrate Dias de los Muertos?
Because they are gold like golden treasure
Because they are orange like cheese
Because their color and scent is said to pass through to our ancestors
Because they are cheap and easy to find
¿Cómo se dice "skulls"?
Calacas
Calaveras
Colocos
Camareros
This is a very ____________ day for Families in Mexico.
happy
sad
What is Día de los Muertos about?
It is about celebrating your birthday.
It is about Independence Day
It is a day to remember and honor the loved ones who have died.
It is a day to eat and dance.
