WorksheetsChinese New Year 2024
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When is the Chinese new year in this year?
a)
28th January 2016
b)
1st February 2017
c)
28th January 2017
d)
27th January 2017
2.
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
3.
How many days is Chinese New Year celebrated?
a)
3 days
b)
7 days
c)
12 days
d)
15 days
4.
How do you say "New year's eve" in Chinese?
a)
Zhong qiu jie
b)
Chu xi ye
c)
Chun jie
d)
xin nian
5.
What festival is the last day of Chinese new year?
a)
Lantern festival (Yuan xiao jie)
b)
Chu Xi
c)
Mid Autimn Festival (Zhong qiu jie)
d)
Qi xi Festival
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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)
Grapefruit 柚子
9.
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
10.
Northern Chinese eat 'dumpling' for CNY because the shape of dumpling looks like __________.
a)
Coins
b)
gold bar
c)
gold ingots
d)
money
11.
What do children receive from the elders during CNY?
a)
Firecrakers
b)
Peanuts
c)
Nian gao
d)
Hong bao (red packet)
12.
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
13.
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
14.
How do you say "lantern" in Chinese?
a)
deng (灯）
b)
chun lian （春联）
c)
deng long （灯笼）
d)
bao zhu (爆竹）
15.
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
16.
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
17.
How many zodiac animals are there?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
18.
Which year of the zodiac is 2017?
a)
Monkey
b)
Rooster
c)
dog
d)
pig
19.
What color symbolizes fire which according to legend can drive away bad luck and evil spirits?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Pink
d)
Yellow
20.
Which of the following is not an animal on the Chinese zodiac?
a)
Rat
b)
Lion
c)
Ox
d)
Tiger
21.
How to say 'Spring Festival' in Chinese?
a)
Chun hua
b)
Chun tian
c)
Chun jie
d)
Chun lian
22.
What color do Chinese wear during CNY?
a)
black, blue, green
b)
red, orange, pink, yellow
c)
white, grey, brown
d)
dark purple, black, dark green
23.
Which describes the characteristic of Rooster?
a)
humor, original thinker,
b)
dogmatic and sensitive.
c)
independent, detail oriented
d)
practical, resourceful
24.
Apart from CNY, can you name another important Chinese festival?
a)
Mid-autumn festival
b)
Christmas day
c)
Halloween
d)
Valentines day
25.
What wishing or lucky words do people say during CNY?
a)
Xin nian kuai le, Gong xi fa cai
b)
Sheng ri kuai le, Xie xie
c)
Dui bu qi, mei guan xi
d)
Ni hao ma
26.
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
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