· Diwali is the festival of lights.
· The word “Diwali” or “Deepawali” means a row of lights.
· Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, is worshipped on Diwali night.
· People wear new clothes on Diwali.
· For this festival people prepare tasty sweets.
· People draw beautiful rangoli on the floor of their houses with colourful powder.
· Houses and markets are decorated with diyas, candles and lights.
· On Diwali people enjoy burning crackers.
· We should be very cautious while burning crackers to avoid accidents.
· The winter sets in with Diwali.
Refer the given composition to answer the following questions:
(1) What does the word “Diwali” stands for?
(A) Decorated houses (B) Goddess Lakshmi
(C) Row of lights (D) Starting of winter season
(2) Diwali is the festival of ___________.
(A) colours (B) lights (C) food (D) season
(3) Which season sets in with Diwali?
(A) Summer (B) Autumn (C) Spring (D) Winter
(4) Who is the Goddess of wealth?
(A) Goddess Lakshmi (B) Goddess Saraswati
(C) Goddess Durga (D) Goddess Parwati
(5) What is rangoli?
(A) sweet (B) traditional dress
(C) drawing (D) cracker
(6) People wear ____________ on Diwali.
(A) woollens (B) old clothes (C) hats (D) new clothes
(7) If we burn crackers cautiously, we can avoid _______________.
(A) sweets (B) accidents (C) new clothes (D) worship
(8) For Diwali people prepare tasty ___________.
(A) sweets (B) lights (C) crackers (D) clothes
(9) What is rangoli made up of?
(A) crackers (B) colourful sweets
(C) new clothes (D) colourful powder
(10) Houses and markets are decorated with ______________.
(A) stars (B) colours (C) lights (D) balloons
Answer keys
1. (C)
2. (B)
3. (D)
4. (a)
5. (C)
6. (D)
7. (B)
8. (A)
9. (D)
10. (C)
