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Chinese Zodiac Exploration

Explore the history and characteristics of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac in this Grade 5 social studies worksheet.

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Chinese Zodiac Exploration

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The Chinese Zodiac is a repeating cycle of 12 years, with each year represented by an animal and its reputed attributes. It is a traditional classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a 12-year cycle.

Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

1. How many animals are in the Chinese Zodiac cycle?

a

10

b

12

c

14

d

8

2. The Chinese Zodiac is based on the   calendar.

3. Each year in the Chinese Zodiac is represented by an  .

4. The Chinese Zodiac cycle repeats every 10 years.

T

True

F

False

5. Name three animals that are part of the Chinese Zodiac.