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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.
  • Veterans Day (November 11)
  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
  • Juneteenth (June 19)
  • A.The start of a new calendar year
  • B.Everyone who has served in the US armed forces
  • C.Members of the military who died serving the country
  • D.The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
  • A.Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • B.A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights
  • C.Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings
  • D.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776

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Answer key — What Each Federal Holiday Honors

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Veterans Day (November 11) — B (Everyone who has served in the US armed forces) 2. New Year's Day (January 1) — A (The start of a new calendar year) 3. Memorial Day (last Monday in May) — C (Members of the military who died serving the country) 4. Juneteenth (June 19) — D (The news of freedom reaching enslaved people in Texas in 1865)
  2. 2.1. Columbus Day (second Monday in October) — A (Columbus's 1492 voyage; many places mark Indigenous Peoples' Day) 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January) — B (A minister who led peaceful protests for civil rights) 3. Independence Day (July 4) — D (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776) 4. Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) — C (Giving thanks for the harvest and the year's blessings)

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