Vocabulary
Hansik is on April 5th. People used to eat cold food on this holiday. But people don't follow this _________ anymore.
a. harvest
b. holiday
c. tradition
d. behavior
c. tradition
The Gangneung festival is _________ in Gangneung, Gangwon Province.
a. held
b. hold
c. holding
d. will be held
a. held
That's Cheomseongdae. It's a nation treasure of Korea.
nation --> national
Some furniture is made from trees. ______ furniture is popular with people.
a. gate
b. stone
c. wooden
d. metal
c. wooden
How was Cheomseongdae used?
Some people change the location of their families' graves on Hansik. This is because people ________ bad ghosts are not active on this day.
a. respect
b. celebrate
c. believe
d. used to
c. believe
Visitors can ________ many interesting events at the festival.
a. enjoyed
b. enjoy
c. enjoys
d. is enjoying
b. enjoy
Sungnyemun is the first national treasure of Korea. People also calls it Namdaemun.
calls --> call
Last Sunday, she ________ her old clothes.
a. emptied
b. threw away
c. scratched
d. gave
b. threw away
What do people do on Hansik?
They go to their ancestors' graves.
They hold memorial services.
Chuseok, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and American Thanksgiving are all in the same season. People celebrate the year's _______ on these holidays.
a. harvest
b. holiday
c. main food
d. respect
a. harvest
The festival also ______ a special program for visitors. Guides explain the interesting events to visitors.
a. having
b. has
c. had
d. have
b. has
Minho visited Dabotap last week. One thing made he very upcet. Some people drew pictures all over Dabotap.
he --> him
upcet --> upset
I can't _______ I made that stupid mistake on the test.
a. continue
b. believe
c. take care of
d. predict
b. believe
What do Chinese people do during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Chinese people make a wish when they look at the full moon.
People visit their ______ and have a pleasant time with their family.
a. weeds
b. hometown
c. grandparents' house
d. countryside
b. hometown
Cheomseongdae is a national treasure of Korea. It has an interesting shape. It looks like a vase with a wide bottom. Some believe it ___________ to study stars in the old days.
a. will use
b. used
c. was used
d. is used
c. was used
On Dano in the old days, women weared red or blue dresses and washed they hair in changpo water.
weared --> wore
they --> their
I don't want to _________ walking in the forest.
a. break out
b. used to
c. continue
d. scare away
c. continue
Why do Korean people eat red bean porridge on Dongji?
Because Korean people believe that food with red beans can scare away evil spirits (and bring good luck).
Korean people and Chinese people _______ when they look at the full moon on Chuseok and the Mid-Autumn festival.
a. wait
b. rise
c. respect
d. make a wish
d. make a wish
It helped people ________ the weather, so farmers knew when to farm.
a. will predict
b. predicting
c. predicted
d. predict
d. predict
Korean people go to their ancestors' grabes and hold memory services. They also pull out weds around the graves.
grabes --> graves
memory --> memorial
weds --> weeds
Women used to play on wooden _________ and washed their hair in changpo water.
a. performances
b. swings
c. compete
d. lunar
b. swings
Do you think it is okay to draw pictures on our national treasures? What is your opinion?
I think we shouldn't damage our national treasures. Our national treasures are very important to our nation, so we should protect them.