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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)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • A.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  • B.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • C.The first President of the United States
  • D.Members of the military who died serving the country
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • A.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
  • B.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
  • C.A Christian holiday for the birth of Jesus
  • D.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

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  1. 1.1. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — B (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 2. Juneteenth (June 19) — A (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. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — D (Members of the military who died serving the country)
  2. 2.1. Veterans Day (November 11) — A (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 2. Independence Day (July 4) — B (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 3. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — D (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings) 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.