American Culture Vocabulary

At school, you can wear jeans and a t-shirt. The dress code is not formal. It's _________.

• casual

• clique

• formal

• expensive

The friends are very close. They don't let anyone else into their group. They are a __________.

• casual

• slang

• clique

• individual

Food, music, and art are examples of a nation's __________.

• culture

• clique

• holiday

• independence

Houston is a very _________ city because people come from all over the world to live here.

• casual

• individual

• diverse

• slang

A special day on which we celebrate something. Often schools and businesses are closed.

• culture

• diverse

• clique

• holiday

A popular American ideal that says everyone has the freedom to make their own choices is ___________.

• independence

• culture

• Thanksgiving

• individual

The holiday on which Americans celebrate the beginning of their country.

• Independence Day

• Thanksgiving

• Christmas

• Memorial Day

One person who is separate from a group

• clique

• individual

• slang

• freedom

Informal words that people use with friends and family.

• clique

• slang

• holiday

• culture

Which American holiday is this?

• Independence Day

• Thanksgiving

• Halloween

• Veteran's Day