National Holidays: Then and Now is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how national holidays began and how they are kept today, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.3-5. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.How did people observe the first national Decoration Day in 1868?
A.By setting off fireworks
B.By decorating soldiers' graves with flowers
C.By eating a turkey dinner
2.In what year did Labor Day become a federal holiday?
A.1776
B.1894
C.2021
3.In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. Day first observed as a federal holiday?
A.1986
B.1776
C.1863
4.Why was Armistice Day renamed Veterans Day in 1954?
A.Because World War I was forgotten
B.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
C.To move it to the spring
5.On the second Monday of October, many states and cities also or instead observe which day?
A.Flag Day
B.Indigenous Peoples' Day
C.Veterans Day
6.What does Columbus Day, the federal holiday, mark?
A.The founding of Jamestown
B.The first Thanksgiving
C.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
7.Juneteenth was celebrated in Black communities for generations. When did it become a federal holiday?
A.1865
B.2021
C.1931
8.Why was Labor Day created?
A.To celebrate the end of a war
B.To honor workers, after years of campaigning by labor unions
C.To mark the first day of school
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — National Holidays: Then and Now
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.By decorating soldiers' graves with flowers
2.1894
3.1986
4.To honor veterans of all wars, not only World War I
5.Indigenous Peoples' Day
6.Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492
7.2021
8.To honor workers, after years of campaigning by labor unions
Questions about National Holidays: Then and Now
What does the National Holidays: Then and Now worksheet cover?
It practices how national holidays began and how they are kept today — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.2.3-5: Compare life in a particular period with life today. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does National Holidays: Then and Now practice?
D2.His.2.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Compare life in specific historical time periods to life today.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
National Holidays: Then and Now is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.2.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does National Holidays: Then and Now come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of National Holidays: Then and Now can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is National Holidays: Then and Now free to print and photocopy?
Yes. National Holidays: Then and Now, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.2.3-5
Compare life in a particular period with life today.