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[9-10] Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Bright colors are a wonderful part of spring. In March, there is a
festival of color in India. It is called Holi.
During Holi, people eat lots of sweet foods. They also sing and dance
outside with their families and friends.
People make colorful powders as well. They believe they look like the
colors of spring.
Then, they throw them at each other! They also throw balloons. The
balloons are filled with colored water. Everyone gets messy but has lots of fun.

Holi is a time when Indian people celebrate spring. How do you like to
celebrate spring?

9. What do people NOT throw at each other during Holi?
a. food
b. powders
c. balloons

10. What do Indian people think Holi powders look like?
a. spring foods
b. colored water
c. spring colors

[11-12] Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Many years ago, there was a very long, cold winter in Canada.
A young boy wanted to feel the warm spring wind. He asked his animal
friends, “Where is the spring wind?” Magpie said, “Bear stole the wind.” So the
boy said, “Let’s find it!”

At night, they went to Bear’s den. He was sleeping. Weasel saw the
wind in a bag. Coyote dragged the bag out of the den. Then, Chicken opened
the bag with his beak.
Suddenly, the warm spring wind came out. It woke Bear up. He
promised that he would never steal the wind again. Everybody was happy to get
spring back!

11. How did Weasel help the boy?
a. He saw the wind in a bag.
b. He opened the bag.
c. He dragged the bag outside.
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