NME. A time to celebrate. Test. Form 10

A time to celebrate. Form 10

Test

1. The symbols of this holiday are the rabbit and eggs. It is …….

1. Easter

2. Shrovetide

3. Cupala's Night

4. Christmas

2. This spring festival dates back to pagan times in Russia. People jumped over tall bonfire, collected herbs, which held magic powers. It is …….

1. Easter

2. Shrovetide

3. Cupala's Night

4. Christmas

3. Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London on the last weekend in …..

a. March

b. April

c. August

d. October

4. St. Patrick's Festival is the biggest in Ireland. It takes place in Dublin in ….

a. March

b. April

c. August

d. October

5. Holi, an important Hindu Spring festival, is connected with …….

a. the wheat harvest

b. the pre-Lenten period

c. the birth of Jesus Christ

d. the sun, water and fire

6. Chinese New Year is celebrated…….

a. on the first day of the First Moon of the lunar Calendar

b. on the fourth Thursday of November

c. on the twenty-fifth of December

d. on the first of January

7. During the 16-day festival that starts mid-September in Bavaria people sing, dance, taste the new season's beer and eat sauerkraut. It is …..

a. Rice Festival

b. Oktoberfest

c. Thanksgiving Day

d. Yam Harvest

8. Dragon Boat Festival is long-standing ……

a. Australian tradition

b. Chinese tradition

c. Japanese tradition

d. tradition of West Africa

9. Thanksgiving is celebrated …..

a. on the first day of the First Moon of the lunar Calendar

b. on the fourth Thursday of November

c. on the twenty-fifth of December

d. on the first of January

10. Christmas in Australia happens in …..

a. winter

b. spring

c. summer

d. autumn