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Katê Festival

Cultural diversity is a vital aspect of any society, and festivals of ethnic groups play an essential role in preserving the cultural identity of a community. Embracing cultural values through festivals is an important way of staying connected with one community as well as its history and traditions, and a well-known Katê Festival of the Chăm people in Vietnam is an example to prove so.

The Katê Festival, also known as Mbăng Katê, is the biggest yearly festival for the Chăm people in Vietnam. It is a special time of year when they honour important figures in their history and the dead in their families. The Kate Festival takes place on the first day of the seventh month in the Chăm calendar, usually in September or October. It lasts for three days and takes place around three important ancient structures in Ninh Thuận Province: the Po Klaung Yăgrai Tower, the Po Romé Tower and the Po Inû Nagar Temple. All of these places are very important to Champa culture and history.

On the morning of the first day, Cham families take part in processions as they travel to the towers and temple, bringing gifts of fruit, meat and rice. In a special ceremony, the Cham people receive the costumes of the Goddess Po Nagar from the Raglai people, a cultural group with close connections to Champa culture. The Chăm carry the costumes to the temple to celebrate Po Nagar, then they open the gates. Inside the temple, they start bathing the statues of important figures and watching sacred dances. After those performances, people enjoy lively parties until the evening of the festival's second day.

On the last day, people make special offerings to their gods at community houses in their villages and pray for luck and good health for the coming year. Once this is over, there are traditional music performances, and then people do fun activities like playing football and participating in weaving competitions.

(Adapted from Bright 12)

Question 23: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the key locations where the Katê Festival is celebrated?

A. Po Klaung Yăgrai Tower                        B. Po Romé Tower

C. Po Inû Nagar Temple                        D. Cham Museum in Da Nang

Question 24: The word “diversity” in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to:

A. variety                        B. similarity                        C. difference                        D. multiplicity

Question 25: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to:

A. The Chăm people                B. The Raglai people                C. The important figures        D. The costumes

Question 26: The word “lively” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by:

A. cheerful                        B. noisy                        C. boring                        D. dull

Question 27: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The Katê Festival is only celebrated at the Po Inû Nagar Temple.

B. The festival is held at the beginning of the seventh month in the Gregorian calendar.

C. The Chăm people receive costumes from the Raglai people during the festival.

D. The last day of the festival is focused on sacred dances and bathing statues.

Question 28: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?

"Cultural diversity is a vital aspect of any society, and festivals of ethnic groups play an essential role in preserving the cultural identity of a community."

A. Festivals are important for maintaining cultural identity and society’s diversity.

B. Societies depend on ethnic groups to preserve their own cultural diversity.

C. Cultural festivals are the only way to preserve a community’s identity.

D. Ethnic groups organize festivals to improve society’s cultural identity.

Question 29: In which paragraph does the passage describe how the festival begins?

A. Paragraph 1         B. Paragraph 2                 C. Paragraph 3         D. Paragraph 4

Question 30: In which paragraph does the passage mention activities that take place in villages on the last day of the festival?

A. Paragraph 1         B. Paragraph 2                 C. Paragraph 3         D. Paragraph 4

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