Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1The museum has a special room for ............... from ancient Egypt, like statues and jewelry.
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Old objects from history kept in a museum are called "artifacts".
2In our town, the spring festival is a local ............... that families follow every year.
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A long-standing local custom is a "tradition".
3The guide said the castle was built in the ............... to protect the city from attacks.
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The historical period between ancient and modern times is the "Middle Ages".
4The story of King Arthur is a famous ............... that many people know, even if it is not fully true.
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A famous old story that may not be fully true is a "legend".
5The painting is a ............... of the artist's hometown, with the river and the bridge.
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A picture showing natural or city scenery is a "landscape".
6The national anthem is a ............... that people sing at important events.
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A formal song sung at important events can be a "hymn".
7At the temple, visitors must ............... their shoes before going inside.
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To take shoes off before entering a place is to "remove" them.
8The old city wall is a ............... from the past, so the government protects it.
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An important old structure protected because of history is a "monument".
9The teacher asked us to ............... the date of the battle in our notebooks.
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To write information for later is to "note down" the information.
10The city is famous for its ............... food, like the soup people have cooked here for centuries.
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Food connected with long-held local culture is "traditional" food.
11During the ceremony, everyone ............... to show respect for the leader.
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To bend your body to show respect is to "bow"; the past tense in this sentence is "bowed".
12In the history museum, please ............... the signs and do not touch the displays.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "follow" and "obey" mean to do what the museum signs tell you to do.
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- The museum has a special room for artifacts from ancient Egypt, like statues and jewelry.
- In our town, the spring festival is a local tradition that families follow every year.
- The guide said the castle was built in the Middle Ages to protect the city from attacks.
- The story of King Arthur is a famous legend that many people know, even if it is not fully true.
- The painting is a landscape of the artist’s hometown, with the river and the bridge.
- The national anthem is a hymn that people sing at important events.
- At the temple, visitors must remove their shoes before going inside.
- The old city wall is a monument from the past, so the government protects it.
- The teacher asked us to note down the date of the battle in our notebooks.
- The city is famous for its traditional food, like the soup people have cooked here for centuries.
- During the ceremony, everyone bowed to show respect for the leader.
- In the history museum, please follow / obey the signs and do not touch the displays.