Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1On November 11, many people in Japan eat thin chocolate sticks called Pocky. Why this day? Just look at the date, 11/11. The four ones look like four little sticks in a row. So the snack company Ezaki Glico named it Pocky & Pretz Day.
2Pretz came first. It is a long, thin, salty biscuit stick, and it went on sale in 1963. Three years later, in 1966, the company covered Pretz with chocolate. But they left one end plain, so people could hold it with clean fingers. The name comes from pokkin, the sound a stick makes when it breaks.
3The first Pocky & Pretz Day was on November 11, 1999. In the Japanese calendar, that year was Heisei 11. So the date had six ones in a row! Today, Pocky is sold in many countries. In parts of Europe, it has a different name, Mikado, after a game with thin sticks. In 2020, Guinness World Records called it the top-selling chocolate-covered biscuit in the world.
4Japan is not alone. In South Korea, November 11 is Pepero Day, and friends give each other chocolate sticks. In China, the same date is Singles' Day, a huge day for online shopping. One simple shape, the number one, gives three countries three different ways to have fun. Next November 11, try counting the sticks in your box before you eat them.
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of the passage?
When did Pocky go on sale?
Why did the company leave one end of Pocky plain?
Why did the date November 11, 1999 have six ones in a row?
In the dialogue, what does Olivia want to do at the end?
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Ken's Snack Day
Today is November (1) . Ken looks at the (2) on the board. "It looks like four (3) !" he says. After school, he buys a (4) of Pocky. He gives some to his (5) . They all eat together in the park. The chocolate is sweet, and the (6) of each stick is plain. Ken says, "Let's (7) again next year!"
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 7
If I made a snack day, it would be on ______ because ______.
To explain Pocky Day to a friend, I would say, "______."
Pocky & Pretz Day · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your Pocky & Pretz Day! ポッキー＆プリッツの日の絵を描こう。