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What Each National Holiday Honors is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on what each national holiday honors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.8.3-5. 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 National Holiday Honors

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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Draw a line from each holiday to what it honors.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • New Year's Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities)
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • A.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
  • B.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • C.The first day of the calendar year
  • D.The histories and cultures of Native peoples
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Veterans Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • Columbus Day
  • A.The first president, and for many people all presidents
  • B.Military members who died serving the nation
  • C.Everyone who has served in the armed forces
  • D.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. New Year's Day — C (The first day of the calendar year) 2. Christmas Day — B (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday) 3. Indigenous Peoples' Day (many states and cities) — D (The histories and cultures of Native peoples) 4. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — A (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests)
  2. 2.1. Veterans Day — C (Everyone who has served in the armed forces) 2. Memorial Day — B (Military members who died serving the nation) 3. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — A (The first president, and for many people all presidents) 4. Columbus Day — D (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.