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A Global New Year - New Year Reading Comprehension

New Year's traditions in Japan, Spain, Brazil and Australia are the subject of a short passage, followed by comprehension questions, vocabulary matching, verb-agreement blanks, gapped sentences and a drawing task.
Grades
Pre-K–4, Elementary
Pages
2
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PDF
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Holiday & Seasonal, Holidays, Seasons, Chinese New Year, New Year's Day, Winter
Topic
reading comprehension, new year reading comprehension
Resource types
Teacher Tools, Assessments, Lesson Plans, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation
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What's inside this resource

Start the year with a fun and educational journey around the world! The A Global New Year activity lets students explore how different cultures celebrate the new year, all while improving their reading, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary skills.

Activity 1: Answer two questions based on a short reading about New Year traditions across the globe.
Activity 2: Match four important words to their meanings to help build your vocabulary.
Activity 3: Work on grammar by filling in the blanks with the right words.
Activity 4: Test your understanding by completing sentences with the missing words.
Activity 5: Use your creativity to draw a picture representing a New Year celebration from any of the traditions in the reading.

Why you’ll love it:

  • Discover new cultures and learn how people around the world celebrate the new year.

  • Improve your reading and comprehension skills.

  • Expand your vocabulary and get better at grammar.

  • Challenge yourself with word-matching and gap-filling exercises.

  • Get creative with a fun drawing task.

  • Interactive and enjoyable, keeping you engaged while learning about different traditions!

Enjoy!

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Learning objectives

  • Answer questions about how different countries celebrate the new year
  • Match vocabulary words from the New Year passage to their meanings
  • Choose the verb form that agrees with the subject

Skills covered

  • Subject-verb agreement — picking the correct verb to complete two sentences
  • Using context — filling missing words into gapped sentences

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