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Holidays Then and Now is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a holiday began and how it is kept now, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Holidays Then and Now

D2.His.2.K-2

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1.Veterans Day began as Armistice Day. What did it first remember?
  • A.The first Thanksgiving
  • B.The first moon landing
  • C.The end of the fighting in World War I
2.How do many people keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day today?
  • A.By helping others in their community
  • B.By hunting for eggs
  • C.By setting off fireworks
3.How do many people keep Memorial Day today?
  • A.They wear green
  • B.They give presents to teachers
  • C.They remember people who died serving in the military
4.When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
  • A.In 1776
  • B.In 2021
  • C.In 1865
5.Labor Day began in the 1880s to honor…
  • A.working people
  • B.Presidents
  • C.soldiers
6.Today, who do we honor on Veterans Day?
  • A.Only teachers
  • B.Only Presidents
  • C.All people who have served in the armed forces
7.Juneteenth remembers news that reached Texas in 1865. What was the news?
  • A.A new state had joined
  • B.Enslaved people there were free
  • C.A war had started
8.Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first kept as a national holiday in…
  • A.1865
  • B.1986
  • C.1776

LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Holidays Then and Now

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The end of the fighting in World War I
  2. 2.By helping others in their community
  3. 3.They remember people who died serving in the military
  4. 4.In 2021
  5. 5.working people
  6. 6.All people who have served in the armed forces
  7. 7.Enslaved people there were free
  8. 8.1986

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.2.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.