Culture and Traditions
What is a tradition?
A. A type of food
B. Something people do again and again over time
C. A country
D. A language
Answer: B. Something people do again and again over time
What does diversity mean?
A. Everyone being exactly the same
B. Having many different kinds of people, ideas, and cultures
C. Only speaking one language
D. A kind of dance
Answer: B. Having many different kinds of people, ideas, and cultures
What is language?
A. A way people communicate using words, symbols, or signs
B. A kind of food
C. A building
D. A game
Answer: A. A way people communicate using words, symbols, or signs
What does geographic mean?
A. Related to land, places, or locations on Earth
B. Related to sports
C. Related to music
D. Related to cooking
Answer: A. Related to land, places, or locations on Earth
Chinese New Year is a celebration that:
A. Marks the beginning of the lunar new year
B. Celebrates summer vacation
C. Happens every week
D. Is only about sports
A. Marks the beginning of the lunar new year
Which sentence best describes culture?
A. The weather in a place
B. The clothes people wear only at school
C. The beliefs, foods, languages, and customs shared by a group of people
D. A map of the world
Answer: C. The beliefs, foods, languages, and customs shared by a group of people
A culturally-diverse community is one that:
A. Has only one language
B. Has people from many different backgrounds and cultures
C. Has no traditions
D. Has only children
Answer: B. Has people from many different backgrounds and cultures
What is a dialect?
A. A kind of celebration
B. A different form of a language spoken by certain groups or regions
C. A country
D. A type of music
Answer: B. A different form of a language spoken by certain groups or regions
What is environment?
A. The people in a school
B. The natural surroundings where people, plants, and animals live
C. A type of celebration
D. A language
Answer: B. The natural surroundings where people, plants, and animals live
Mardi Gras is best known for:
A. Snowstorms
B. Colorful parades, music, and celebrations
C. Farming crops
D. Building pyramids
B. Colorful parades, music, and celebrations
What are customs?
A. Special ways people behave or celebrate in their culture
B. Large cities
C. Musical instruments
D. Mountains and rivers
Answer: A. Special ways people behave or celebrate in their culture
What is an ethnic group?
A. A sports team
B. A group of people who share the same culture, language, or ancestry
C. A type of animal
D. A weather pattern
B. A group of people who share the same culture, language, or ancestry
What is a generation?
A. A mountain range
B. A group of people born around the same time
C. A holiday celebration
D. A type of transportation
Answer: B. A group of people born around the same time
What is an ancient civilization?
A. A modern shopping mall
B. A long-ago organized society with government, culture, and traditions
C. A sports league
D. A classroom club
Answer: B. A long-ago organized society with government, culture, and traditions
Holi is a festival from India that celebrates:
A. Winter weather
B. Colors, joy, and the arrival of spring
C. Only food
D. Ancient wars
B. Colors, joy, and the arrival of spring
Which example shows a celebration?
A. Reading quietly
B. A birthday party with family traditions
C. Doing homework
D. Driving a car
Answer: B. A birthday party with family traditions
Which word means “special or different from others”?
A. Geographic
B. Society
C. Unique
D. Environment
Answer: C. Unique
Approximately how many languages are spoken around the world?
A) 50
B) 500
C) 6,500
D) 20,000
Answer: C 6, 500
Which is not an example of a contribution from ancient civilizations?
A. Writing system hieroglyphics by the Egyptians
B. Calendar by the Mayans
C. Irrigations systems
D. Airplanes
D. Airplanes
Dumplings and chow mein are examples of:
A. Sports activities
B. Chinese foods connected to cultural traditions
C. Musical instruments
D. Ancient buildings
B. Chinese foods connected to cultural traditions
Which statement best explains multicultural?
A. Having only one culture in a community
B. Learning math at school
C. Including many different cultures together
D. Living alone
Answer: C. Including many different cultures together
Which example best shows diversity?
A. A classroom where everyone celebrates different holidays and speaks different languages
B. A classroom with only one student
C. A classroom with no books
D. A classroom where everyone wears blue shirts
Answer: A. A classroom where everyone celebrates different holidays and speaks different languages
Which example shows dialect?
A. Two people speaking English with different regional words and accents
B. Two people speaking different language that share same words
C. Two people drawing pictures
D. Two people reading silently
Answer: A. Two people speaking English with different regional words and accents
Which sentence best explains a civilization?
A) People who move around to hunt animals
B) People living in small temporary groups
C) A society with cities, government, jobs, and social classes
D) A small village with no farming or trade
C) A society with cities, government, jobs, and social classes
Which statement best explains why celebrations and foods are important in cultures?
A. They help people share traditions, values, and history
B. They are only for tourists
C. They replace language
D. They are the same in every culture
Answer: A. They help people share traditions, values, and history