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El Tio de Nadal

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cierto o Falso: Hitting the log helps the log poop out presents.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

2.

Cierto o Falso: At the end of the holiday, families break the log into pieces and throw it away.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

3.

Cierto o Falso: The kids leave food for the log every day for the whole month of December.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

4.

El Tio de Nadal is ______.

a)

sad

b)

happy

c)

mad

d)

overwhelmed

5.

This tradition is held in ____________.

a)

kitchen

b)

outside

c)

the living room

d)

church

6.

Cierto o Falso: The kids tickle the log.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

7.

Cierto o Falso: The log poops out money, too.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

8.

Cierto o Falso: The kids stay in the same room while their parents put gifts under the blanket.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

9.

Cierto o Falso: They decorate the log with a smiley face. They also add some socks, a blanket, and a hat.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

10.

What does the log poop out when there are no more presents?

a)

tomatoes

b)

garlic or onion

c)

cheese or crackers

d)

potatoes

11.

What two languages do they speak in Cataluña?

a)

English and Spanish

b)

Spanish and Catalán

c)

Catalan and English

12.

Cierto o Falso: The log size of the Tio de Nadal matters.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

13.

Cierto o Falso: El Tio de Nadal doesn't need a blanket.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

14.

What is a "manta"?

a)

an onion

b)

a blanket

c)

a hat

d)

a present

15.

The families might begin this tradition on which day?

a)

December 6

b)

December 7

c)

December 8 or 10

d)

December 23

16.

Cierto o Falso: It's very important to give the log a bath.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

17.

Cierto o Falso:  People who live in Granada (south of Spain)celebrate the tradition of the Tio de Nadal.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

18.

Cierto o Falso:  On December 24 or 25, children sing and hit the log.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

19.

What do they do once they are done with the log?

a)

Throw it away.

b)

Bury it in the backyard.

c)

Burn it or keep it for next year.

20.

What does the phrase "Tio de Nadal" mean in English?

a)

The Crying Log

b)

The Christmas Log

c)

The Uncle Log

d)

The Santa Log

21.

What does the phrase "Tio de Nadal" mean in Spanish?

a)

El Tio de Navidad

b)

Tronco de Navidad

22.

The Tio de Nadal is an important tradition in _____.

a)

Spain (Cataluña)

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

The United States

23.

Where do the children go when the parents hide presents under the blanket?

a)

Nowhere. They stay there.

b)

to another room

c)

outside

24.

Cierto o Falso: The parents and children can only sing and hit the log ONE TIME. Then it's over.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

25.

How many traditional songs are there when the children hit the Tio de Nadal?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

26.

This tradition lasts past the 25th.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso

27.

People in Cataluna speak 3 languages.

a)

Cierto

b)

Falso