Question

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

Answer 1

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