WORKSHEET 2

Unit O Reading Comprehension

Grade: 2° grade of Secondary School Date: March 25th,2020
Student’s name:……………………………………………………………………

“Holidays and celebrations around the world”

I. Vocabulary. Match the words with the correct definitions. ( www.wordreference.com)

1. envelope ____ of or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.

2. fireworks
3. displays ____ characterized by extreme energy and activity, esp. in the pursuit of pleasure:
4. candles ____ to divide into separate parts;diverge.
5. doorways ____ to move along a surface by turning over and over.
6. goddess
7. muslim ____ a flat paper container, as for a letter.
8. fasting ____ the usually small, hard part of a plant that grows into a new plant.
9. jewish ____ an explosive device for producing a display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or
10. gifts
as part of a celebration.
11. branched
12. season ____ a period of the year in which certain conditions, activities, etc., take place.
13. seed ____ a long, usually slender piece of wax with a wick in the middle, burned to give light
14. roll
____ something given to another freely and without payment in return, as to honor a person or
an occasion or to provide assistance; a present.
____ a female god.
____ the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a
door; portal.
____ to show or exhibit; make visible.
____ of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism

II. Match.

A. The Chinese New Year… ___ celebrated in October or November

B. Diwali ___ celebrated during the month of Ramadan
C. Eid –ul-Fitr ___ celebrated in December
D. Hanukkah ___ Celebrates the resurrection of Christ
E. Easter ____ celebrated between January and February

III. Answer the following questions.

1. Why do Chinese people eat vegetables in New Year’s Day?

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2. What does the red packet usually contains?

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3. What is displayed all around the country?

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4. What do take place in the streets?

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5. How is Diwali called?

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6. What do people light? Why?

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7. What else do people do?

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 8. Who is the goddess of prosperity?

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9. What does Ramadan mean?

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10. What is a “menorah”?

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IV. Say Right ( R ) or Wrong ( W ) about the text.

1. ______ Hindu people clean their house because a goddess will visit them.
2. _____ Rama is the god of prosperity
3. ______ Muslims eat or drink for ten or eleven hours during the month of Ramadan.
4. ______ Hanukkah is an eight days celebration.
5. ______ A “menorah” has eight candles since the first day of the celebration.
6. ______ Poor people receive presents during the celebration of theEid-ul-Fitr
7. ______ Eggs were considered as the seed of life and fertility.
8. ______ Eastern is celebrated by Christian and pagan people

Holidays and celebrations around the world