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Essential History and Culture Phrases Exercise

February 28, 2026 - pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
The museum has a special room for ............... from ancient Egypt, like statues and jewelry.
Wrong!
Use the word for old objects kept in a museum.
In our town, the spring festival is a local ............... that families follow every year.
Wrong!
Use the word for a long-standing local way of doing something.
The guide said the castle was built in the ............... to protect the city from attacks.
Wrong!
Use a time period from long ago, not a modern time word.
The story of King Arthur is a famous ............... that many people know, even if it is not fully true.
Wrong!
Use the word for a well-known old story.
The painting is a ............... of the artist's home town, with the river and the bridge.
Wrong!
Use the word for a picture that shows a place.
The national anthem is a ............... that people sing at important events.
Wrong!
Use the word for a formal song for a country.
At the temple, visitors must ............... their shoes before going inside.
Wrong!
Use the verb that means to take something off your body.
The old city wall is a ............... of the past, so the government protects it.
Wrong!
Use the word for an important old building or object that is protected.
The teacher asked us to ............... the date of the battle in our notebooks.
Wrong!
Use a verb that means to write something down for later.
The city is famous for its ............... food, like the soup people have cooked here for centuries.
Wrong!
Use an adjective that means connected to long-held local culture.
During the ceremony, everyone ............... to show respect for the leader.
Wrong!
Use a verb that means to bend your body as a sign of respect.
In the history museum, please ............... the signs and do not touch the displays.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both options mean to do what the rules say in a public place.
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. The museum has a special room for artifacts from ancient Egypt, like statues and jewelry.
  2. In our town, the spring festival is a local tradition that families follow every year.
  3. The guide said the castle was built in the Middle Ages to protect the city from attacks.
  4. The story of King Arthur is a famous legend that many people know, even if it is not fully true.
  5. The painting is a landscape of the artist's home town, with the river and the bridge.
  6. The national anthem is a hymn that people sing at important events.
  7. At the temple, visitors must remove their shoes before going inside.
  8. The old city wall is a monument of the past, so the government protects it.
  9. The teacher asked us to note down the date of the battle in our notebooks.
  10. The city is famous for its traditional food, like the soup people have cooked here for centuries.
  11. During the ceremony, everyone bowed to show respect for the leader.
  12. In the history museum, please follow the signs and do not touch the displays.
    In the history museum, please obey the signs and do not touch the displays.
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