[
{
"title": "Vocabulary Speed Run: History & Culture",
"questions": [
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "Which word means 'having life; not dead'?",
"options": ["alive", "ancient", "authentic", "site"],
"answer": "alive",
"explanation": "**Alive** is the opposite of dead. It means living."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "Luckily, the flowers are still ____ after the cold winter.",
"options": ["alive", "ancient", "institution", "purpose"],
"answer": "alive",
"explanation": "If the flowers survived the winter, they are **alive**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "Which word means 'extremely old'?",
"options": ["ancient", "authentic", "current", "alive"],
"answer": "ancient",
"explanation": "**Ancient** describes something from a very long time ago, like dinosaurs or pyramids."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "The ____ pyramids of Egypt are thousands of years old.",
"options": ["ancient", "alive", "authentic", "experience"],
"answer": "ancient",
"explanation": "We use **ancient** to describe very old history."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "Which word means 'real, true, or genuine'?",
"options": ["authentic", "artificial", "interpret", "site"],
"answer": "authentic",
"explanation": "**Authentic** means it is the real thing, not a copy or fake."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "This restaurant serves ____ Italian pasta made by a chef from Rome.",
"options": ["authentic", "ancient", "demonstration", "purpose"],
"answer": "authentic",
"explanation": "If the food is made in the traditional, real way, it is **authentic**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "An act of showing how something works is a ____.",
"options": ["demonstration", "institution", "preservation", "purpose"],
"answer": "demonstration",
"explanation": "A **demonstration** (or demo) shows you how to do something."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "The salesperson gave us a ____ of the new vacuum cleaner.",
"options": ["demonstration", "site", "experience", "authentic"],
"answer": "demonstration",
"explanation": "The salesperson showed how the machine worked. This is a **demonstration**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "Knowledge or skill gained by doing something is called ____.",
"options": ["experience", "institution", "purpose", "site"],
"answer": "experience",
"explanation": "You get **experience** by practicing or doing a job for a long time."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "She has ten years of ____ working as a nurse.",
"options": ["experience", "ancient", "demonstration", "interpret"],
"answer": "experience",
"explanation": "Working for ten years gives her a lot of **experience**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "A large organization, such as a bank, college, or hospital.",
"options": ["institution", "demonstration", "site", "purpose"],
"answer": "institution",
"explanation": "An **institution** is a large, established organization in society."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "Harvard University is a famous educational ____.",
"options": ["institution", "demonstration", "interpret", "ancient"],
"answer": "institution",
"explanation": "A university is a type of **institution**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "To explain the meaning of something or translate languages.",
"options": ["interpret", "preserve", "experience", "alive"],
"answer": "interpret",
"explanation": "To **interpret** means to understand or explain what something means."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "It is difficult to ____ the meaning of this confusing poem.",
"options": ["interpret", "preserve", "institution", "site"],
"answer": "interpret",
"explanation": "We try to **interpret** (understand/explain) art or poems."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "To keep something safe or in its original state.",
"options": ["preserve", "interpret", "demonstration", "purpose"],
"answer": "preserve",
"explanation": "To **preserve** means to protect something so it stays the same."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "We must help ____ the forest so animals have a home.",
"options": ["preserve", "interpret", "experience", "authentic"],
"answer": "preserve",
"explanation": "We want to save and **preserve** nature."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "The reason why something is done or used.",
"options": ["purpose", "site", "institution", "alive"],
"answer": "purpose",
"explanation": "The **purpose** is the 'why' behind an action or object."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "What is the ____ of this button on the remote?",
"options": ["purpose", "site", "ancient", "authentic"],
"answer": "purpose",
"explanation": "Asking what the button does is asking for its **purpose**."
},
{
"category": "Definition",
"question": "A specific place or location.",
"options": ["site", "purpose", "demonstration", "interpret"],
"answer": "site",
"explanation": "A **site** is a location where something happens or is located."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "The workers are building a house at the construction ____.",
"options": ["site", "purpose", "institution", "experience"],
"answer": "site",
"explanation": "A place where building happens is a construction **site**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "This museum is located at a historic ____ where a battle happened.",
"options": ["site", "alive", "purpose", "demonstration"],
"answer": "site",
"explanation": "A place with history is a historic **site**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "The guide can ____ what the foreign tourists are saying.",
"options": ["interpret", "preserve", "authentic", "ancient"],
"answer": "interpret",
"explanation": "Translating language is one way to **interpret**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "Old photographs help to ____ memories of our family.",
"options": ["preserve", "alive", "site", "institution"],
"answer": "preserve",
"explanation": "Keeping memories safe is a way to **preserve** them."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "My main ____ in life is to be happy.",
"options": ["purpose", "institution", "site", "demonstration"],
"answer": "purpose",
"explanation": "A life goal is a **purpose**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "That dinosaur bone is ____; it is millions of years old!",
"options": ["ancient", "alive", "authentic", "interpret"],
"answer": "ancient",
"explanation": "Something very old is **ancient**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "After the bad car accident, the driver was luckily still ____.",
"options": ["alive", "ancient", "authentic", "site"],
"answer": "alive",
"explanation": "Because he did not die in the accident, he is **alive**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "You need a lot of ____ to drive a big truck safely.",
"options": ["experience", "institution", "purpose", "demonstration"],
"answer": "experience",
"explanation": "Doing something difficult safely requires practice, or **experience**."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "I bought an ____ kimono while I was visiting Japan.",
"options": ["authentic", "ancient", "alive", "interpret"],
"answer": "authentic",
"explanation": "Because it was bought in Japan, it is likely a real, or **authentic**, kimono."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "Please watch the safety ____ before the plane takes off.",
"options": ["demonstration", "site", "experience", "authentic"],
"answer": "demonstration",
"explanation": "The flight attendants show (give a **demonstration** of) how to be safe."
},
{
"category": "Fill-in-the-Blank",
"question": "A bank is a financial ____ where people save money.",
"options": ["institution", "purpose", "ancient", "site"],
"answer": "institution",
"explanation": "Banks and schools are examples of an **institution**."
}
]
}
]
