Festivals and celebrations

All the men wore traditional ____________ consisting of green jackets and white trousers.

• dresses

• cloth

• dress

• clothe

Answer explanation

Dress is an uncountable noun when it refers to a style of clothing (e.g. traditional dress, formal dress). Don’t say traditional dresses; this would mean dresses for women only.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The festival _______ the beginning of the Celtic summer.

• makes

• marking

• marke

• marks

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The festival is part of the region’s cultural ________.

• heritage

• inheritance

• inherits

• heritaging

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Hundreds of people, locals and tourists, join ______ the festivities.

• in

• on

• up

• with

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The annual ‘Day of the Horse’ _____ on 30 March this year.

• happened

• falls

• drops

• fell

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Everyone in the village was in ____________ mood as the annual celebrations began.

• festiving

• festive

• feast

• festives

The average age at which couples tie the _________ is rising.

• string

• strings

• knotes

• knot

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

This region has a _____ tradition of folk singing and dancing.

• rich

• ripe

• enriched

• riped

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Getting joined _____ matrimony is a significant reason for celebration.

• on

• in

• with

• up

Answer explanation

be joined in marriage/matrimony

(idiom) (formal): to become a married couple in an official ceremony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

The area is famous for observing a number of ________ traditions.

• standing-long

• age-old

• long-standing

• old-age

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4