iStarSign inEnglish 7 · Unit 2: Time to celebrate · Cambridge Global English Stage 7
2.3 Welcoming the spring
12 questions · e.g. Songkran is a ____ holiday in Thailand.
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1. Which religion is mentioned in the text?
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2. Which phrase in the text means "a holiday for the whole country"?
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3. Which word in the text means "always the same; doesn't change"?
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4. Which word in the text means "sad feelings"?
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5. Which word in the text means "men who live in a religious community away from their family"?
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6. Which word in the text means "very wet"?
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7. When are offices and schools shut for Songkran?
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8. Why do people clean their houses the day before Songkran?
- It symbolises throwing out the bad luck from the old year.
- The temple tells them to.
- They want to sell the things they don't need.
- Visitors are coming to stay.
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9. What do families make in the open areas around the temple?
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10. What do people pour over the hands of older relatives?
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11. Why can it be quite nice when somebody throws water over you at Songkran?
- The water smells of jasmine.
- It is the rainy season.
- The water is warm.
- April is the hottest month in Thailand.
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12. What does "get rid of" mean?
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