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PRACTICE TEST
UNIT4 : ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIETNAM
A. PHONETICS
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A.receive B. staircase C. communal D. culture
2. A. school B. chemistry C. chaotic D. children.
3. A. keep B. know C. kitchen D. keen
4. A. guest B. tiger C. age D. gathering
5. A. girl B. village C. game D. garden
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the
other in each group.
1. A. village B. enter C. bamboo D. expert
2. A. efficient B. reference C. precaution D. facility
3. A. industry B. character C. charity D. pedestrian
4. A. buffalo B. recognize C. convenient D. cultural
5. A. leisure B. minority C. exciting D. traditional
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. I love the __________ life of the ethnic minorities living in the mountains.
A.noisy B. peaceful C. peace D. noise
2. The ________ helps carry water from streams to the villages.
A. loom B. plants C. waterwheel D. waterfall
3. Minority girls often wear silver ________ things.
A. jewellery B. bracelet C. neck D. scarf
4. The Khmer do farm work and produce __________ .
A. handy products B. handkerchief C. sweater D.handicrafts
5. Khmer men teach their children how to______ fish at an early age.
A. do B. catch C. raise D. eat
6. The elders often pass on their_______ to the young through stories and activities.
A. traditions B. rules C. legends D. music
7. The mountain people in the Central Highlands use natural_______ to build a Rong house.
A. trees B. posts C. leaves D. materials
8. Minority women often go to the mountains to_______ plants for food and medicine.
A. collect B. see C. look D. raise
9. Many minority groups______ cows and buffaloes for a living.
A. feed B. herd C. raise D. milk
10. There are_____ ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
A. 63 B. 45 C. 54 D. 61
11.They mainly live _____ .
A. in the lowlands B. in the mountains
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C. in the Mekong Delta. D. in the highlands
12. The Jrai decorate houses for the dead with a lot of __________ .
A. wood statues B. flowers C. colourful pictures D. masks
13. The Khmer mostly earn their living from weaving and __________ .
A. farming B. hunting C. fishing D. raise cattle
14. The Viet (or Kinh) have_____ number of people, accounting for about 86% of the
population.
A. large B. the largest C.large D. larger
15. _____ ethnic group has a large population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Why C. Which D. Who
16. ____________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
17. _________________ musical instruments are display in the museum? - The Coho’s.
A. Which B. Where C. Whose D. When
18. ____________do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmay festival?
- To celebrate The new year.
A. Which B. What C. Whose D. Why
19. A. “ The Tay in Viet Nam and the Thai in Thai Land speak similar languages.”
B. “________ “.
A. Are They ? B. I like the Tay
C. the same language D. Wow! I didn’t know that
20. How about going fishing next weekend ?
A. Let’s do that B. Why not C. Sure D. Oh, there’s no hurry

II. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
21. Could you take care of our children while I go away?
A. look like B. look after C. look for D. look at
22. He comes from a very wealthy family, so he has a lot expensive cars.
A. rich B. traditional C. expensive D. Normal
23. Playing sports regularly can bring many health benefits.
A. frequently B. rarely C. sometimes D. randomly
III. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
24. Vietnamese people usually gather on New Year’s Eve.
A. meet B. disperse C. join D. collect
25. Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity
organization.
A. hospitable B. honest C. kind D. mean
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IV. Complete each sentence below by filling in each blank with the correct form of the
word provided.
1. Vietnam is one of the most _____ diverse countries in South East Asia. (ETHNIC)
2. The Pa Then believe that the god of fire brings them _______and prosperity.
(PEACEFUL)
3.The Tay community practice ________religious beliefs including ancestorworship.
( TRADITION)
4. The population of Vietnam contains a rich ______of ethnic groups. (DIVERSE )
5. Each time I returned I was struck by the ______ of Sapa and its people. ( UNIQUE)

V. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

1. Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint.
A B C D
2. The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of
A B C D
Vietnam.
3. Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died.
A B C D
4. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories.
A B C D
5. I want to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn for 54 ethnic minority
A B C D
groups.
B. READING
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.
Hill tribal markets are a distinctive feature in northern mountainous provinces in Viet
Nam. Every year, these unique markets attract millions of holidaymakers who love finding out
the culture of ethnic (1)________ groups like the Tay, the Hmong, etc. Most flea markets take
place once a week, from early morning till noon due to the inconvenience of long (2)________
between neighbouring communities. Hence, on the market days, these places are quite bustling
(3)________ trade activities. Visitors can watch and buy a lot of local specialties including
corn wine, soy bean as well as five-colour sticky rice. It’s also a special occasion for the ethnic
people to (4)________ dressed in nice colourful clothes woven by skilled women, which
motivates tourists to purchase brocatelle products for their own use. What’s more,
(5)________ exciting cultural events also happen at the fairs to serve the locals and tourists.
1. A. village B. minority C. country D. highland
2. A. direction B. roads C. ways D. distances
3. A. with B. of C. about D. at
4. A. wash B. wear C. get D. put on
5. A. a lot B. many C. much D. a little
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II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to the questions.
Vietnam is a multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people
account for 87% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the
central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority
groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas spreading from
the North to the South. Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai,
Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung... with a population of around 1 million each; while the
least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.
The main economic activity of most ethnic peoples is wet rice cultivation. A number
of ethnic minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in
swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others go hunting, fishing, collecting
and live a semi-nomadic life. Each group has its own culture that is diverse and special.
Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups are also disparate from
each other.
1. How many ethnic groups are there in Vietnam?
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2. Where do the Kinh people mostly live?
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3. What is the population of the Tay?
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4. Which ethnic groups have the smallest population?
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5. What do most ethnic peoples mainly live on?
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6. Do the ethnic minority groups have the same culture, religion and belief?
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7. How is the culture of each ethnic group?
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C. WRITING
I. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. country/ with/ Vietnam/ 54/ is/ multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.
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2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/ 15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Vietnam 3
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3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous.
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4. Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group.
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5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/
traditions/ their/ of.
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6. people/ a/ The/ Dao/ language/ speak/ Hmong-Dao/ of/ language system.
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7. not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is/ colourful/ of/ the/ as/ that/ of/ ethnic/ other/ groups.
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8. The/ Ede/ built/ on/ live/ in/ stilts/ in/ wooden/ villages/ longhouses/ as/ buon/ known.
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II. Write complete questions using the cues given.
1. Where/ Stieng people/ mainly/ live?
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2. What/ be/ another name/ Hmong group?
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3. How often/ ethnic children/ walk/ their village/ town?
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4. Who/ be/ most respected person/ Xo Dang community?
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5. Which/ place/ you/ like better,/ Dong Van/ Meo Vac?
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6. Whose/ festival/ be/ Kate/ Ninh Thuan province?
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7. Why/ groom/ come to live/ his wife’s house/ after the wedding?
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8. How many/ stilt houses/ there/ be/ Co Ho village?
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III. Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.
1. Stilt house / appear / different size / and style.
A stilt house appears in a different size and style.
B A stilt house appear in different sizes and styles.
C Stilt houses appear in a different size and style.
D. Stilt houses appear in different sizes and styles.
2. Terraced field / attract / lot / visitor.
A. Terraced fields attract a lot of visitors.
B. A terraced field attracts a lot visitor.
C. Terraced fields attract lot visitors.
D. Terraced field attracted a lot of visitors.
3. The Jrai / decorate / house / dead / with / wooden statues.
A. The Jrai decorate the houses for dead with wooden statues.
B. The Jrai decorating the houses for the dead with wooden statues.
C. The Jrai decorate houses for the dead with wooden statues.
D. Jrai decorate houses for the dead with wooden statues.
4. What / the Hoa / wear / special occasion?
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A. What do the Hoa wear on special occasions?
B. What do the Hoa wear on special occasion?
C. What do the Hoa wear special occasions?
D. What the Hoa wear on special occasions?
5. How much / time / minority children / spend / do housework?
A. How much time do minority children spend do housework?
B. How much time do minority children spend doing housework?
C. How much time do minority children spend doing houseworks?
D. How much time minority children spend doing housework?

IV. Based on the information below, write a paragraph of about 70- 80 words to
introduce the Hoa:
+ Population: 1 million
+ Living place : all over the country.
+ Economy: planting wet rice, making handicrafts, trading
+ Food and drinks: fried and spicy food, healthy drinks like ginseng and daisy tea
+ Traditional cultural activities: theatrical performances, lion dances, comedies with flute
and stringed instruments.
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