Matric Notes Class 10th English Book Exercise Chapter 2 Chinese New Year Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Short Question Box Question
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Vocabulary
A. Give the meaning of each word as used in the lesson.
- Words Meaning
- Gatherings اجتماعت Assembly
- Customary حسب رواج۔ رواج کے مطابق Conventional
- Thoroughly مکمل طور پر Completely
- Commonplace عام رواج Average
- Partake حصہ لینا Participate
- Traits امتیازی خصوصیات Characteristics
- Reinvigorate تقویت دینا Strengthen
B. Form a noun from the given words and use the nouns in sentences.
Example: Celebrate – Celebration
- Word: Gather
- Noun: Gathering
- Sentence: I love to sit in the gathering of good people.
- Word: Symbolic
- Noun: Symbolism
- Sentence: Hemingway has used symbolism in his words.
- Word: Prosper
- Noun: Prosperity
- Sentence: I am working hard for the prosperity of Pakistan.
- Word: Decorate
- Noun: Decoration
- Sentence: I am saving money for the decoration of my room.
- Word: Encourage
- Noun: Encouragement
- Sentence: A little encouragement leads to success.
Reading Comprehension.
Analysis of patter of text organization
A. Choose the correct option.
1. Chinese New Year falls somewhere ___.
- a. On January 21st
- b. On February 20th
- c. Between January 21st and February 20th
2. Paragraph 1 gives ___.
- a. General details of festivals
- b. Specific details of the Chinese New Year
- c. General details of New Year celebration
3. It is customary for families to thoroughly clean their house ___ .
- a. Before the first day of the New Year
- b. On the first day of the New Year
- c. On the second day of the New Year
4. Hanging up signs and posters on doors and windows means ___ .
- a. Love and sincerity
- b. Care and affection
- c. Luck and happiness
5. Envelopes are not to be opened until ___ .
- a. The giver has left the home of the recipient
- b. The recipient has left the home of the giver
- c. The giver has gone to sleep
B. Answer the following questions.
Q1. When does Chinese New Year start?
Ans. The Chinese New Year starts between January 21st and February 20th.
Q2. Why do Chinese families do thorough cleaning of their houses before New Year’s Day?
Ans. Chinese families do thorough cleaning of their houses before New Year’s Day to clean out any bad luck from previous year and make the house ready to accept good luck for coming year.
Q3. Which colour is not allowed and which colour is encouraged on Chinese New Year’s Day?
Ans. Wearing black is not allowed due to its association with death. However, wearing red is encouraged as the colour is associated with warding off bad spirits.
Q4. What do decoration on doors and windows symbolize?
Ans. The decoration on doors and windows symbolize the coming of spring and a new beginning with luck and happiness.
Q5. What is the significance of New Year’s Eve Dinner?
Ans. The New Year’s Eve dinner has great significance. It is typical for a Chinese family to make eight to nine dishes for the New Year’s Eve Dinner because in Chinese language the word “eight” means prosperity and the word “nine” means “long-lasting”.
Q6. What do the little red envelopes filled with money symbolize?
Ans. The little red envelopes filled with money symbolize wealth and prosperity for the coming year.
Q7. What is the importance of Chinese New Year for Chinese families?
Ans. The Chinese New Year is very important for Chinese families because it is a time when the families should come together in order to give thanks for the year that has passed and reinvigorate themselves for the coming year.
Box / Additional Questions
Q1. Why is Chinese New Year never on the same day each year?
Ans. Since the lunar calendar is based on the phases of moon which has shorter cycle that the sun. That is why; Chinese New Year is never on the same day each yea.
Q2. What is Chinese belief about cleaning houses before New Year day?
Ans. Chinese families thoroughly clean their houses before New Year’s Day because they believe it will clean out any bad luck from the previous year. It will also make house ready to accept good luck for the coming year.
Q3. Why does this dinner consist of eight or nine dishes?
Ans. It is typical for a Chinese family to make eight to nine dishes for the New Years Eve dinner because in Chinese language the word “eight” means “prosperity” and the word “nine” means “long-lasting”.
Q4 Is Chinese belief about people having character traits of animals a fact or an opinion?
Ans. The Chinese belief about people having character traits is not a fact. It is only an opinion because there is no concrete evidence regarding this belief.
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