I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

cultural parades celebrations holiday performamnces Trang 2/2 Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1) …….are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2) ……. richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3)……... and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4)…... with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali. cultural parades celebrations holiday performamnces 

B. Read the passage and tick true (T) or false (F) 

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali celebrations are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the cultural richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance performances and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch parades with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali.

Statements True False

23. Diwali is called the “Festival of Lights”

24. They are held across the country in October or November.

25. The festival shows the colourful richness of this country.

26. People don’t open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth.

          Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India . Special Diwali celebrations are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the cultural richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddes of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance performances and watch fireworks. Also , people can watch parades with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1) …….are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2) ……. richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3)……... and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4)…... with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive atmosphere across India during Diwali.               cultural    parades celebrations    holiday    performamnces 

Complete the description of Diwali. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1. celebrate)_________ are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2. culture) _________richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3. perform) _________ and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4. parade) _________with beautiful floats. There is a very strong (5. festival) _________atmosphere across India during Diwali.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (5pts)

A Hindu festival: Diwali

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshmi, the Goddess who is in the Hindu religion, brings peace and prosperity. Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”.

1. In which country is Diwali celebrated?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………   _________________________________________________________

2. How long is the festival of Diwali?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

3. Which Goddess is it the festival of?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………    _________________________________________________________

4. What do people do to prepare for the festival?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………     _________________________________________________________

5. Why is Diwali called ‘Festival of Light’?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………       _________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The festival of Diwali is one of the most important religious festivals in India. It lasts for five days around the end of October. It is the festival of Lakshimi, the Goddest who, in the Hindu religion, brings peace and properity.

Preparations for the festival begin several weeks before the festival. People clean and decorate their homes, prepare special food and buy new clothes and jewelry to welcome the Goddess in their homes. All over India, people light up their homes with oil lamps and colourful lights.

The celebrations take place on the darkest night of the lunar month, Amavasya. In the evening, fireworks fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light

Question 29: Where is Diwali celebrated?

A. In the USA                       B. In Britain              C. In India                 D. In Viet Nam

Question 30: When is the festival held?

A. In June                              B. In September        C. In October            D. In November

Question 31: What do people light up their homes in the festival?

A. with candles                                                        B. with colourful lights      

C. with oil lamps                                                   D. B and C are correct

Question 32: What fill the sky to make Diwali a true “Festival of Light”?

A. fireworks                          B. lights                     C. candles                             D. matches

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word we don’t need for the blanks

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is the most important holiday of the year in India. Special Diwali (1) …….are held across the country in October or November. The festival shows the (2) ……. richness of this country. People open their doors and windows and light candles to welcome Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. They also enjoy traditional music and dance (3)……... and watch fireworks. Also, people can watch (4)…... with beautiful floats. There is a very strong festive  atmosphere across India during Diwali.