Which sentence gives the main idea of Reading 1?
The order of names may be different in different countries.
Parents may have many different ideas when they choose their child's name.
There are many different naming customs around the world.
Names have an interesting history.
Most people have more than two names. True or False? (Paragraph 1)
What are the two common origins of family names? (Paragraph 3)
A job
A religious leader
A place
Something beautiful or special
Some parents pay a professional to help them choose a name. True or False? (Paragraph 4)
South Korea does not have a lot of family names. Why is this a problem? (Paragraph 3)
Soon there will not be enough family names.
Koreans prefer not to marry a person with the same last name.
Many Koreans do not like these names.
Koreans must ask their parents if they want to marry.
Why do some parents in China invent new names for their children? (Paragraph 5)
They want a name that is easy to remember.
Many people have the same last name so they want their child's first name to be unusual.
They don't want to give their children the name of anyone who is famous or well known.
They want to honor a member of their family.
Parents may give a name for their child for many different reasons. Which reason is not given in the reading?
They want to give the child the name of a religious leader.
They want to give the child the name of a person in a book.
They want to give the child a name that sounds beautiful.
They want to give the child a name of a family member.
