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Chinese New Year Culture & Vocabulary

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

hóng bāo 红包

a)

colour red

b)

A red envelope that children receive from adults on Chinese New Year

c)

dragon dance

d)

stay up late on Chinese New Year's Eve

2.

jiǎo zi 饺子 is

a)

orange

b)

dumplings

c)

banana

d)

fish

3.

Which greeting is not for Chinese New Year?

a)

gong xi fa cai 恭喜发财

b)

xin nian kuai le 新年快乐

c)

sheng dan jie kuai le 圣诞节快乐

d)

chun jie kuai le 春节快乐

4.

Which one is "Happy New Year"?

a)

新年快乐 xīn nián kuài le

b)

快乐新年 kuài le xīn nián

c)

生日快乐 shēng rì kuài le

d)

快乐生日 kuài le shēng rì

5.

A explosive that creates noise and smoke that will scare the evil monster away.

a)

生肖 shēng xiào

b)

舞龙 wǔ lóng

c)

鞭炮 biān pào

d)

桔子 jú zi

6.

春节 chūn jié

a)

Chinese New Year

b)

Year end clean

c)

Sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flour

d)

Spring Festival

7.

过年 guò nián

a)

Celebrating Chinese New Year

b)

to set off fireworks

c)

Sweet dumplings

d)

Chinese Rice pudding

8.

年夜饭 nián yè fàn

a)

New Year’s Eve reunion dinner

b)

Chinese New Year

c)

Flower-shaped lantern

d)

Dragon boat festival

9.

舞狮 wǔ shī

a)

Eat dumplings

b)

Paper-cuts for Window Decoration

c)

Dragon boat festival

d)

Lion Dance

10.

恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái

a)

May you be happy and prosperous

b)

Dragon dance

c)

Everything go well with you

d)

Wish you get what you want

11.

What do they "call" the monster who visits the village and eat, scare away people?

a)

miàn

b)

nián

c)

year

d)

diǎn

12.

What are the "foods" prepared during Chinese New Year?

(Choose more than 1)

a)

Egg rolls

b)

Hong bao

c)

Shrimp

d)

Noodles

13.

What does "Egg rolls" symbolizes?

a)

Wealth

b)

Gold bars

c)

Letters

d)

Red pockets

14.

What does "Shrimp" symbolizes?

a)

Happiness

b)

Red

c)

Round

d)

Satisfied

15.

How many days does the Chinese people in China/Taiwan celebrate the Chinese New Year?

a)

15 days

b)

1 day

c)

3 days

d)

10 days

16.

What does the color red symbolizes?

a)

Good luck

b)

Money

c)

Wealth

d)

Happiness

17.

Who can receive the Red Envelopes?

a)

Young kids

b)

Parents

c)

unmarried adults

d)

All of the Family

18.

The last day of Chinese New Year is called.........

a)

Spring Festival

b)

Moon Festival

c)

Dragon boat Festival

d)

Lantern Festival

19.

The date of Chinese New Year is different every year because......

a)

All Chinese people decide which day to celebrate the New Year

b)

It follows the lunar calendar

c)

It is up to the leader in China to decide the date

d)

It follows the solar calendar

20.

How many Chinese Zodiac signs are there?

a)

十 一

b)

十 二

c)

十 三

d)

十 四

21.

What is the biggest holiday for Chinese people?

a)

Christmas

b)

Halloween

c)

Chinese/Lunar New Year

d)

Thanksgiving

22.

This is the Year of the________? What animal?

a)

b)

c)

d)

23.

What do Chinese people think "Fish" symbolize:

a)

Good luck

b)

Rich

c)

Abundance; surplus

d)

Good fortune

24.
a)
biān pào (firecracker)
b)
fú (Good fortune)
c)
dào (to)
d)
dào (inverted; upside down)
25.

The zodiac signs related to people's age and personality.

a)

生肖 shēng xiào

b)

舞龙 wǔ lóng

c)

鞭炮 biān pào

d)

桔子 jú zi

26.

When you say "我属龙 wǒ shǔ lóng“,that means........

a)

Dragon dance

b)

My zodiac sign is dragon.

c)

This year's zodiac sign is dragon.

d)

Dragon is my favorite animal.

27.

拜年 bài nián

a)

Give New year blessings

b)
Chinese New Year
c)
Double Seventh Festival
d)
To decorate, to display
28.

What is "灯笼 (dēng lóng)"?

a)

Glutinous Rice Cake

b)

Dumplings

c)

Spring Festival

d)

Lanterns

29.

What is "贴春联(tiē chūn lián)"?

a)

Pay visit to relatives and friends during Chinese New Year

b)

Stay up late to wait for the New Year to come

c)

Paste spring couplet

d)

Set off the firecrackers

30.

What is the first animal for Chinese Zodiac Signs?

a)

鼠 shǔ

b)

牛 niú

c)

猪 zhū

d)

龙 lóng

31.

What is the last animal for Chinese Zodiac Signs?

a)

鼠 shǔ

b)

牛 niú

c)

猪 zhū

d)

龙 lóng

32.

"年年有余 (nián nián yǒu yú)" means:

a)

have an abundant year

b)

celebrate the new year

c)

offer prayers for good luck

d)

exchange New Year gifts