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Chinese New Year 2024

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When do Chinese people visit their grandparents during CNY?
a)
On the first day of CNY
b)
On the second day of CNY
c)
On the third day of CNY.
d)
On the forth day of CNY
2.
What special food Chinese people eat for CNY?
a)
Nian gao, fish, peanuts, candy, tangerines 
b)
Prawn, Zong zi, steam bun
c)
beef,  xiao long bao, onion, apple
d)
cake, chicken, prawn, melon
3.
How do you say 'dumpling' in Chinese?
a)
xiao long bao小笼包
b)
jiao zi 饺子
c)
yue bing 月饼
d)
bao zi 包子
4.
Chinese eat fish on Chinese New Year dinner, as the Chinese pronunciation, 'yu', also sounds the same as another Chinese word which symbolizes ____________.
a)
Have a good prospect in job promotion
b)
Surplus and abundance
c)
May all the wish come true
d)
Peace all year round
5.
Northern Chinese eat 'dumpling' for CNY because the shape of dumpling looks like __________.
a)
Coins
b)
gold bar
c)
gold ingots
d)
money
6.
What do children receive from the elders during CNY?
a)
Firecrakers
b)
Peanuts
c)
Nian gao 
d)
Hong bao (red packet)
7.
How do Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year? 
a)
Visiting friends and relatives, Lion dance, 
b)
Dragon boat, dragon dance
c)
Making Rice dumplings 
d)
Making mooncake and carry lantern
8.
How do Chinese decorate their house during Chinese New Year?
a)
bright decorative lights
b)
Spring couplets, lanterns, flowers
c)
Christmas tree
d)
Make Diwali Rangoli
9.
On Chinese new year, parents give their children lucky money in red packet and place ______________.
a)
under the bed
b)
under pillow
c)
under the mattress
d)
into the pillow cover
10.
How do you say "New year's eve" in Chinese?
a)
Zhōng qiū jiē 
b)
Chú xī yè
c)
Chūn jiē
d)
Xīn nián 
11.
How many days is Chinese New Year celebrated?
a)
3 days
b)
7 days
c)
12 days
d)
15 days
12.
What festival is the last day of Chinese new year?
a)
Lantern festival (Yuán xiāo jiē ) 
b)
Chú xī yè
c)
Mid Autimn Festival (Zhōng qiū jiē)
d)
Dragon boat Festival (Duān wǔ jiē) 
13.
How do you say "Lantern" in Chinese?
a)
dēng (灯)
b)
chūn lián (春联)
c)
dēng lóng (灯笼)
d)
bào zhú  (爆竹)
14.
Why do children stay up late or all night during new year's eve?
a)
to hope for longevity of the parents
b)
have a good prospect in job promotion of the parents
c)
Money and treasures will be plentiful
d)
Everything goes well
15.
How many zodiac animals are there?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
16.

Which year of the zodiac is 2024?

a)

Monkey

b)

Rooster

c)

Dragon

d)

pig

17.
Which of the following is not an animal on the Chinese zodiac? 
a)
Rat
b)
Cat
c)
Ox
d)
Tiger
18.
How to say 'Spring Festival' in Chinese?
a)
chūn huā 
b)
chūn tiān 
c)
chūn jiē 
d)
chūn lián 
19.
What colour do Chinese wear during CNY?
a)
black, blue, green
b)
red, orange, pink, yellow
c)
white, grey, brown
d)
dark purple, black, dark green
20.
Apart from CNY, can you name another important Chinese festival?
a)
Mid-autumn festival
b)
Christmas day
c)
Halloween
d)
Valentines day
21.
What wishing or lucky words do people say during CNY? 
a)
Xīn nián kuài lè, gōng xǐ fā cái 
b)
Shēng rì kuài lè , xiè xiè 
c)
Duì bú qǐ , méi guān xì 
d)
Nǐ hǎo ma 
22.

When is the Chinese new year in this year?

a)

9th February 2024

b)

22 January 2024

c)

14th January 2024

d)

10th February 2024

23.
What color symbolizes fire which according to legend can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Pink
d)
Yellow
24.
What fruit representing luck and prosperity, is traditionally the most popular to hand out for the Chinese new year?
a)
Tangerines 柑橘
b)
Apple 苹果
c)
Pineapple 菠萝
d)
Mid Autumn 
25.
Chinese New year is also called......
a)
Summer Festival
b)
Spring Festival or Lunar New year
c)
Winter Festival
d)
Mid Autumn Festival 
26.
Chinese usually will bring how many mandarin oranges while visting friends and relatives?
a)
One
b)
Three
c)
Two
d)
Ten