SFL/METU Dept.of B.E.

Testing Office Pop-Quiz 107 Reading Class: EL

October, 2010 Time: 20 mins.

ELEMENTARY GROUP Name:________________________

Read the following text and answer the questions that follow. GIFT-GIVING IN BRITAIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In Britain, there are two occasions each year when people usually receive, or get, presents: on Christmas Day and on their birthday. In the past, the 21st birthday was the most important since it symbolized becoming an adult. People traditionally received a silver key on that day to symbolize opening the door to the adult world. Today, people in Britain legally become adults at the age of eighteen, so they often have the biggest celebration on that birthday. The custom of giving gifts on 25 December only dates back to Victorian times. Before that it was more common in Britain to exchange presents on New Years Eve (31 December) or Twelfth Night (5/6 January). Today, on Christmas Eve parents put presents for young children in 'stockings' and leave them in their bedrooms while they are asleep. When the children wake up the next morning, many of them believe that Santa Claus visited them during the night and brought them their presents. Gifts for older children and adults are put around the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Then, on Christmas morning, everyone sits around the tree and opens their presents. Easter and Mother's Day are also important days. Young children usually receive chocolate eggs at Easter, and people often give presents (usually chocolates or flowers) to their mothers on Mothers Day, which is usually celebrated every second Sunday in May, but some other countries celebrate it on different days. For example, people in France and Sweden celebrate it on the last Sunday of May. People also receive gifts on important occasions in their lives. For example, all the guests at a wedding traditionally bring a gift for the bride and groom. These days, students sometimes get presents from their parents if they do well in their exams!

Santa Claus

A. What do the following words refer to in the text? 1. Line 3, it: ______________________________________. 2. Line 5, they: ____________________________________. 3. Line 11, them: ___________________________________. 4. Line 18, their: ___________________________________.

Christmas Tree

B. Mark the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the information in the text. For each statement, write the line number(s) of the text which helps you to decide it is true or false. T F 1. In the past, getting a silver key as a 21st birthday present symbolized being an adult. Line (s) :________________________________________________________________.

F 2. It was a custom to give and take presents on 25 December before Victorian times. Line (s) :________________________________________________________________.

F 3. Only children open their presents on Christmas morning. Line (s) :________________________________________________________________.

F 4. All couples receive gifts during their wedding. Line (s) :________________________________________________________________.

C. Answer the following questions according to the text. You can give SHORT ANSWERS where possible. 1. On what two occasions do people in Britain receive gifts? a.____________________________________ b.____________________________________ 2. When do people in Britain become adults in legal terms? ______________________________________________________________________.

3. Whose gifts are placed around the Christmas tree? ______________________________________________________________________. 4. When is Mothers Day celebrated in France? ______________________________________________________________________.

SFL/METU Dept.of B.E. Testing Office Pop-Quiz 107 Reading ELEMENTARY GROUP ANSWER KEY A. 1. (the) 21st birthday

October, 2010 Time: 20 mins.

2. people in Britain (at the age of eighteen) / British people / British adults at the age of 18 3. (the) (young) children many of the children 4. students B. 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T C. Lines : 3-4 Line : 6 OR Lines 6-8 Line : 12-13 Lines 18-19

1. a. (on) Christmas Day b. (on) (their/the) Birthday 2. (They become adults) At the age of eighteen. / When they are 18 years old. 3. Older childrens and adults(gifts are placed around the Christmas tree.) Gifts for older children and adults 4. (It is celebrated on the) Last Sunday of/in May