Holi Hai! Worksheets

by Chitra Soundar

Lexile AD560L · ATOS 3.4

It is two more sleeps to Holi, and Gauri's family is making gulal, the colors they will splash and smear to celebrate spring, from leaves, spices and flowers. But when everyone pulls a color from Grandma's bowl and Gauri gets red instead of her favorite yellow, she won't help anyone. That night by the bonfire, Grandpa tells one of the legends of Holi, about Prahlada, whose love was stronger than his aunt Holika's anger, and Gauri wonders if she can let her own anger go. A warm, colorful story about Holi, family and letting go of anger.

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Holi Hai! vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include gulal, celebrate, smear, scrunch, grind, legend, gloated, unharmed, blooms, pestle, forgive, quench.

Sample questions

What will the family make the Holi colors from?
Why does Gauri get upset when the family picks colors?
What does Gauri do when Dad asks her to help make blue?

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