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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.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • A.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
  • B.The start of a new calendar year
  • C.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
  • D.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • Labor Day (first Monday in September)
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • A.American workers and what they have built
  • B.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • C.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  • D.Members of the military who died serving the country

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — C (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 2. New Year's Day (January 1) — B (The start of a new calendar year) 3. Christmas Day (December 25) — A (A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus) 4. Independence Day (July 4) — D (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776)
  2. 2.1. Juneteenth (June 19) — C (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865) 2. Labor Day (first Monday in September) — A (American workers and what they have built) 3. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — B (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 4. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — D (Members of the military who died serving the country)

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