Vocabulary
Choose and write the correct words for the blanks.
celebration costume crowd custom trick
The boy showed a new magic __________ to the class.
trick
I celebrated the New Year twice in one year. Do you wonder how? I celebrated the holiday in the United States and then in China.
On December 31, our city had a celebration to welcome the New Year. This celebration began with a parade. A band played music, and I got my face painted like a lion. Then I watched a man carve animals from ice. We were surrounded by fun!
Just before midnight, everyone went to the park. The crowd counted down the last seconds of the old _________. Then came my favorite part, the thing I like most. Pop! Pop! Pop! Fireworks like a shower of colorful lights sprinkled down from the sky.
What holiday is being celebrated in the story?
ⓐ Memorial Day ⓑ Christmas
ⓒ Thanksgiving ⓓ New Year’s Day
ⓓ New Year’s Day
On New Year’s Eve, we went to Grandma’s house. I learned many interesting Chinese customs. One custom is to have a family dinner that includes tasty dumplings. Then we stepped outdoors to watch a big parade. At the end, a rainbow of firecrackers snapped and popped in the sky!
Later that week we watched the Chinese lion dance. I’d never seen anything like it. Each pair of dancers wore a fancy lion costume made of cloth as yellow as the Sun. The dancers leaped through the air and did amazing tricks!
What was NOT a custom at Grandma’s house?
ⓐ singing New Year’s songs ⓑ eating delicious dumplings
ⓒ watching a big parade ⓓ watching fireworks in the sky
ⓐ singing New Year’s songs
Choose a sentence that has an irregular verb.
ⓐ Jason invited many friends to the party.
ⓑ We saw the full moon in the night sky.
ⓒ Everybody wondered how it happened.
ⓓ They stepped outside to watch a parade.
ⓑ We saw the full moon in the night sky.
Rewrite the sentences using the past-tense forms of the verbs.
All the girls (sing) beautifully at the show.
sang
Choose and write the correct words for the blanks.
celebration costume crowd custom trick
The students made their own _____________ to wear on the stage.
costume
I celebrated the New Year twice in one year. Do you wonder how? I celebrated the holiday in the United States and then in China.
On December 31, our city had a celebration to welcome the New Year. This celebration began with a parade. A band played music, and I got my face painted like a lion. Then I watched a man carve animals from ice. We were surrounded by fun!
Just before midnight, everyone went to the park. The crowd counted down the last seconds of the old _________. Then came my favorite part, the thing I like most. Pop! Pop! Pop! Fireworks like a shower of colorful lights sprinkled down from the sky.
Where did the writer celebrate New Year’s Day?
ⓐ the United States and Japan ⓑ the United States and China
ⓒ China and Japan ⓓ Japan and Korea
ⓑ the United States and China
On New Year’s Eve, we went to Grandma’s house. I learned many interesting Chinese customs. One custom is to have a family dinner that includes tasty dumplings. Then we stepped outdoors to watch a big parade. At the end, a rainbow of firecrackers snapped and popped in the sky!
Later that week we watched the Chinese lion dance. I’d never seen anything like it. Each pair of dancers wore a fancy lion costume made of cloth as yellow as the Sun. The dancers leaped through the air and did amazing tricks!
What kind of dance did the family watch?
ⓐ a breakdance ⓑ a folk dance
ⓒ a Chinese fan dance ⓓ a Chinese lion dance
ⓓ a Chinese lion dance
Choose the sentence with the correct irregular verb.
ⓐ My parents gived me a new computer.
ⓑ I runned to school this morning.
ⓒ She toled an interesting story to her son.
ⓓUncle Jim took them to the zoo.
ⓓUncle Jim took them to the zoo.
Rewrite the sentences using the past-tense forms of the verbs.
The kid (hide) his treasure under the bed.
hid
What is NOT the correct matching of the word and its meaning?
ⓐ leap: to jump into the air
ⓑ sprinkle: to rain hard
ⓒ snap: to break suddenly with a cracking noise
ⓓ wonder: to want to know about
ⓑ sprinkle: to rain hard
I celebrated the New Year twice in one year. Do you wonder how? I celebrated the holiday in the United States and then in China.
On December 31, our city had a celebration to welcome the New Year. This celebration began with a parade. A band played music, and I got my face painted like a lion. Then I watched a man carve animals from ice. We were surrounded by fun!
Just before midnight, everyone went to the park. The crowd counted down the last seconds of the old _________. Then came my favorite part, the thing I like most. Pop! Pop! Pop! Fireworks like a shower of colorful lights sprinkled down from the sky.
What is the first event of the New Year celebration in the U.S.?
ⓐ a parade ⓑ fireworks
ⓒ face painting ⓓ a lion dance
ⓐ a parade
On New Year’s Eve, we went to Grandma’s house. I learned many interesting Chinese customs. One custom is to have a family dinner that includes tasty dumplings. Then we stepped outdoors to watch a big parade. At the end, a rainbow of firecrackers snapped and popped in the sky!
Later that week we watched the Chinese lion dance. I’d never seen anything like it. Each pair of dancers wore a fancy lion costume made of cloth as yellow as the Sun. The dancers leaped through the air and did amazing tricks!
What does leaped mean?
ⓐ rode ⓑ surrounded
ⓒ jumped ⓓ walked
ⓒ jumped
Choose the sentence that needs so in the blank.
ⓐ It was stormy, _______ we went on a picnic.
ⓑ It was raining, _______ they bought an umbrella.
ⓒ We could go fishing, ______ we could go swimming.
ⓓ They were hungry, _______ they didn’t eat anything.
ⓑ It was raining, _______ they bought an umbrella.
Complete the sentence using one of the following words: and, but, or, and so.
The boy did well on the test, ______ he wasn't happy.
but
What is the synonym of common?
ⓐ usual ⓑ rare
ⓒ unusual ⓓ unique
ⓐ usual
I celebrated the New Year twice in one year. Do you wonder how? I celebrated the holiday in the United States and then in China.
On December 31, our city had a celebration to welcome the New Year. This celebration began with a parade. A band played music, and I got my face painted like a lion. Then I watched a man carve animals from ice. We were surrounded by fun!
Just before midnight, everyone went to the park. The crowd counted down the last seconds of the old _________. Then came my favorite part, the thing I like most. Pop! Pop! Pop! Fireworks like a shower of colorful lights sprinkled down from the sky.
What did the fireworks look like?
ⓐ They looked like the sun and moon.
ⓑ They looked like a colorful rainbow in the sky.
ⓒ They looked like a dragon blowing fire.
ⓓ They looked like a shower of colorful lights.
ⓓ They looked like a shower of colorful lights.
On New Year’s Eve, we went to Grandma’s house. I learned many interesting Chinese customs. One custom is to have a family dinner that includes tasty dumplings. Then we stepped outdoors to watch a big parade. At the end, a rainbow of firecrackers snapped and popped in the sky!
Later that week we watched the Chinese lion dance. I’d never seen anything like it. Each pair of dancers wore a fancy lion costume made of cloth as yellow as the Sun. The dancers leaped through the air and did amazing tricks!
What is NOT true from the passage?
ⓐ The family ate dinner that included dumplings.
ⓑ The family watched a parade.
ⓒ The dancers wore red clothing for good luck.
ⓓ There was a colorful fireworks show.
ⓒ The dancers wore red clothing for good luck.
Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct.
ⓐ They turned on the fan, so it was very hot.
ⓑ Mary liked vegetables, but Jason liked vegetables, too.
ⓒ We might watch a movie, or we might play a game.
ⓓ My aunt had a dog, so she didn’t take care of the dog.
ⓒ We might watch a movie, or we might play a game.
Choose at least two verbs and write a sentence in the past tense.
go say write run give
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Which sentence uses the underlined word incorrectly?
ⓐ The soldiers marched down the road.
ⓑ Everybody welcame a new neighbor in town.
ⓒ Suddenly all the kids surrounded their teacher.
ⓓ A man carved different shapes in the wooden box.
ⓑ Everybody welcame a new neighbor in town.
I celebrated the New Year twice in one year. Do you wonder how? I celebrated the holiday in the United States and then in China.
On December 31, our city had a celebration to welcome the New Year. This celebration began with a parade. A band played music, and I got my face painted like a lion. Then I watched a man carve animals from ice. We were surrounded by fun!
Just before midnight, everyone went to the park. The crowd counted down the last seconds of the old _________. Then came my favorite part, the thing I like most. Pop! Pop! Pop! Fireworks like a shower of colorful lights sprinkled down from the sky.
What is the best word for the blank?
ⓐ song ⓑ country
ⓒ year ⓓ season
ⓒ year
On New Year’s Eve, we went to Grandma’s house. I learned many interesting Chinese customs. One custom is to have a family dinner that includes tasty dumplings. Then we stepped outdoors to watch a big parade. At the end, a rainbow of firecrackers snapped and popped in the sky!
Later that week we watched the Chinese lion dance. I’d never seen anything like it. Each pair of dancers wore a fancy lion costume made of cloth as yellow as the Sun. The dancers leaped through the air and did amazing tricks!
What is NOT true about the Chinese lion dance?
ⓐ The dancers wore a fancy costume.
ⓑ The dancers did some tricks.
ⓒ The dancers served tasty dumplings.
ⓓ The dancers leaped through the air.
ⓒ The dancers served tasty dumplings.
Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct.
ⓐ Last Sunday, we go shopping.
ⓑ They sat together at lunch time yesterday.
ⓒ Larry eats dumplings last night.
ⓓ He comes to the city last year.
ⓑ They sat together at lunch time yesterday.
Make two sentences and combine them using one of the following words: and, but, or, and so.
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