Summer
Elementary School
Food
Animal
Raining
100

What do you wear when you swim?

Swimwear(Swimsuit,Bathing suit)

100

This white liquid is nutritious produced by cows.  What do you call it?

Milk

100

It is made of rice and formed into triangles of rounds.  It is called a “rice ball” in English.  What is it?


“onigiri/omusubi”

100

I am an animal with white and black stripes, and i belong to rhe horse family.  Who am I?

Zebra

100

When it rains or snows, you open this over your head so you will not get wet.

Umbrella

200

What do you call water in cold, solid form?

Ice

200

You mix this material with water and use it to color a picture by brush  What is it called?

Watercolor paints

200

You knead wheat or rice flour, roll it out, season it, and bake it.  What do you call this snack? 

“Senbei” (Japanese rice cracker)

200

This animal hops and skips, has long ears, red eyes, and a short, round tail. What is it?

Rabbit

200

It rains for a long time at the beginning of summer.  What do you call this season?

Rainy Season

300

This machine uses electricity and spins fan blades to circulate cool air.  What is it?

Electric fan

300

An elementary school pupil carries textbooks and other things for school in a bag.  He/She Carrie’s the bag on his/her back.  What is it?

‘Randoseru’ (Small backpack that Japanese children use as a school bag)

300

You mix Azuki beans (red sweet beans) with Kanten (Japanese gelatine) and steam it to make it hard.  What do you call this candy?

“Yokan” (Sweet bean jelly that is a traditional Japanese sweet)

300

I have a long nose and tusks and large ears.  Among the land animals, i am the biggest one.  Whim am I?

Elephant

300

When it rains or snows, you wear these so your feet will not get wet.  These shoes are long and made of rubber.  What are they?

Rubber Boots

400

If you Pump air into this, it will take the shape of a donut and you can use it in a pool.  What is it?  

Float

400

What furniture do you put back your shoes or sandals into?

‘Getabako’ (Japanese shoe cupboard)

400

You see this plant in springs at riverside or fields and it is shaped like a brush.  You can also eat it.  What is it?

“Tsukushi” (Horsetail)

400

I carry my baby in a pocket around my stomach.  I am good at jumping.  Who am I?

Kangaroo

400

This white ,fluffy thing made of tiny water droplets floats in the sky.  What is it?

Cloud

500

When you want to cool down, you circulate air by waving around this paper-covered tool with a bamboo frame.  What is it?

Fan

500

When you play on this piece of equipment in a school ground, you go up the ladder and slide down on the slope.  What is it?

Slide

500

You knead rice flour, form small balls and steam, or boil them.  Then, yoiucan mix them with Azuki beans (red sweet beans)  or Kinako (sweet soy bean flour).  You serve these as an offering to the moon at the Otsukimi Party (Japanese Festival honoring the autumn moon).  What do you call these sweets? 

“Dango” (Sweet Japanese rice dumplings)

500

People say vI drive Santa Claus’ sleigh.  I live in a cold place and I am part of the deer family.  I have big horn s and they look like tree branches.  Whip am i?

Reindeer

500

This doll is made of paper or cloth and you hang it when you pray for good weather for the next day.  What do you call this doll?

“Teru-Teru-Bozu” (A symbol of prayer for good weather)