UNIT 9: FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD
GRADE 8
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I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1.
A.
perform
B.
end
C.
festival
D.
elephant
2.
A.
cake
B.
celebrate
C.
racing
D.
candle
3.
A.
desert
B.
held
C.
prefer
D.
celebrate
4.
A.
those
B.
they
C.
than
D.
Thanksgiving
5.
A.
cranberry
B.
lantern
C.
gather
D.
apricot
III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1.
A.
joyful
B.
funny
C.
prefer
D.
happy
2.
A.
festival
B.
local
C.
traditional
D.
cultural
3.
A.
harvest
B.
rice god
C.
feast
D.
dancing
4.
A.
artist
B.
dancer
C.
celebration
D.
performer
5.
A.
ham
B.
flowers
C.
tomatoes
D.
Spain
6.
A.
shopping
B.
exciting
C.
fascinating
D.
amazing
7.
A.
celebrate
B.
attend
C.
held
D.
organize
8.
A.
tradition
B.
celebration
C.
festival
D.
dishes
III
. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the __________ holiday of the year in India.
A.
more important
C.
most important
B.
importance
D.
most importance
2.
A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _____________ the Rio Carnival.
A.
follow
B.
take
C.
attend
D.
play
3.
Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ________ the festival.
A.
remember
B.
celebrate
C.
set
D.
open
4.
La Tomatina ____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year.
A.
hold
B.
held
C.
is held
D.
be held
5.
The festival ________________ every year at the end of August.
A.
occur
B.
takes place
C.
takes
D.
held
6.
The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba __ from various samba schools.
A.
performance
B.
perform
C.
performer
D.
performers
7.
The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their_.
A.
own
B.
owners
C.
owner
D.
owning
8. Everybody has gone to the _______ festival.
A.
music
B.
musical
C.
musician
D.
musicians
9. The Academy Awards, commonly ____________ as the Oscars, are the most famous
film awards in the world.
A.
know
B.
knew
C.
known
D.
be known
10. La Tomatina is a _____________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.
A.
year
B.
seasonal
C.
season
D.
annually
11. People put pumpkin ____________ outside the homes during Halloween.
A.
lights
B.
lanterns
C.
neon
signs
D.
bulbs
12. It is _____________ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival inDak Lak.
A.
amaze
B.
amazing
C.
amazed
D.
amazement
13. A lot of cultural and ______ activities are held as part of the FlowerFestival in Da Lat.
A.
art
B.
artist
C.
artistic
D.
arts
14. The ____________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.
A.
tradition
B.
festival
C.
festive
D.
air
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