Grammar Theme Park: Easter (Upper-Inter)

Easter ________ a pagan goddess of spring, Eostre.

1. are called from
2. has been named from
3. have been called after
4. is named after

The holidays are celebrated by ________ religious and non-religious people alike.

1. ---
2. both
3. either
4. every

The Easter Bunny is ________ symbol of Easter.

1. ---
2. a
3. an
4. the

Christians believe that on Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from ________.

1. dead
2. dying
3. the dead
4. the death

The first week of the Easter season is known ________ Holy Week.

1. alike
2. as
3. for
4. like

Some Christian denominations do not ________ Easter.

1. abide
2. follow
3. maintain
4. observe

In the English speaking countries, people decorate Easter eggs ________ the evening before Easter Sunday.

1. at
2. by
3. in
4. on

Morris dancers perform a special dance which is ________ to frighten away the spirits of winter.

1. allowed
2. meaned
3. purposed
4. supposed

In the traditional egg-rolling, the first egg ________ to the foot of the hill is the winner.

1. getting
2. that would get
3. to get
4. which got

Many British people are religious and ________ during Lent.

1. fast
2. quick
3. rapid
4. swift