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What Each Federal Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the people and events federal holidays honor, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.3-5. It prints 2 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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What Each Federal Holiday Honors

D2.His.3.3-5

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Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • A.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • B.Members of the military who died serving the country
  • C.The first President of the United States
  • D.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • A.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  • B.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
  • C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
  • D.The start of a new calendar year

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — A (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 2. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — B (Members of the military who died serving the country) 3. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — C (The first President of the United States) 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — D (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights)
  2. 2.1. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — B (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 2. Independence Day (July 4) — A (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 3. New Year's Day (January 1) — D (The start of a new calendar year) 4. Christmas Day (December 25) — C (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.