Knowing About my Culture (Elementary)

What is the term for the style of cooking or preparing food?

• cuisine

• utensil

• recipe

• garnish

Match the following aspects with what they are considered in a specific country.

• The main form of communication spoken or written

• currency

• What is considered normal and expected about the way people do things

• language

• The type of money used for transactions

• weather

• The typical climate conditions experienced

• traditions

What do you call people of African lineage who are descendants of enslaved Africans brought to our country during the colonial period?

• Afro-Colonial

• Indigenous

• Euro-Asian

• Mestizo

• Creole

Who are the descendants of Antillean workers who migrated to our country, particularly to build the Panama Canal and work on banana plantations?

• Afro-Antillean

• Mestizo

• Indigenous

• Chinese-Panamanian

What is the term for practices that are handed down from the past by tradition?

• heritage

• innovation

• fiction

• experiment

Match each word to its correct description.

• Something that is a fundamental, basic, or key component of something else; an essential part.

• ornament

• Something that is desirable but not necessary; often expensive or rare.

• accessory

• An item added to something else to make it more useful, attractive, or versatile, but not essential.

• luxury

• Something used to decorate or beautify, but not essential.

• staple

Fill in the blank: ______ are shelled corn of either dent or flint varieties.

• corn kernels

• corn stalks

• corn husks

• corn cobs

Fill in the blank: ______ are seasonings; spices. Spanish food is full of ______.

• condiments

• vegetables

• desserts

• beverages

(a)   are clothes, especially of a particular type.

• clothing
• furniture
• vehicles
• utensils

Fill in the blank: A ______ is an article of clothing.

• garment

• banana

• engine

• mountain