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.
Veterans Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
Christmas Day (December 25)
A.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
B.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
D.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Juneteenth (June 19)
Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
A.American workers and what they have built
B.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
C.The first President of the United States
D.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Veterans Day (November 11) — A (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 2. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — B (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — D (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 4. Christmas Day (December 25) — C (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus)
2.1. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — A (American workers and what they have built) 2. Juneteenth (June 19) — D (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865) 3. Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February) — C (The first President of the United States) 4. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — B (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.