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Rolling Riceball Verse 1 vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mukashi mukashi means

a)

Let's read

b)

Let's tell a story

c)

Once upon a time

d)

Open the book

2.

The word for old man is

a)

ojiisan

b)

obaasan

c)

omusubi

d)

korokoro

3.

Yoisho yoisho means

a)

pull pull

b)

groan groan

c)

hungry

d)

roll roll

4.

yama means

a)

old man

b)

riceball

c)

hungry

d)

mountain

5.

peko peko is the sound of

a)

a rumbling stomach

b)

a rolling riceball

c)

a singing mouse

d)

a groaning man

6.

Which of these is NOT an onomatopoeia

a)

omusubi

b)

peko peko

c)

korokoro

d)

suttonton

7.

Mukashi mukashi is repeated for

a)

no reason

b)

ensuring the listener doesn't miss hearing the word

c)

effect - kids will tune in to the story when they hear this

8.

the word for tasty or delicious is

a)

ojiisan

b)

omusubi

c)

yama

d)

oishii

9.

In Japanese, an onomatopoeia is usually two words the same

a)

true

b)

false

10.

which is NOT an onomatopoeia

a)

mukashi mukashi

b)

peko peko

c)

koro koro

d)

yoisho yoisho

11.

Ana no naka

means

a)

rolling riceball

b)

delicious riceball

c)

tired old man

d)

middle of the hole

12.

The mice in the story were

a)

pounding rice to make mochi (sweet sticky rice cakes)

b)

not impressed to see a riceball fall into their house

c)

very tired

d)

unhappy

13.

demo


means

a)

when

b)

didn't

c)

unfortunately

d)

but

14.

suttonton


means

a)

roll roll roll

b)

plop plop plop

c)

falling falling

d)

hungry

15.

ikimashita


means

a)

go

b)

went

c)

didn't go

d)

should probably go

16.

which phrase indicates the old man was tired?

a)

peko peko desu

b)

korokoro kororin

c)

Aa tsukareta

d)

oishii omusubi