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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.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Independence Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
  • A.The adoption of the Declaration of Independence
  • B.Military members who died serving the nation
  • C.A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests
  • D.The first president, and for many people all presidents
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Labor Day
  • New Year's Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Christmas Day
  • A.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas
  • B.A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday
  • C.American workers and the labor movement
  • D.The first day of the calendar year

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Answer key — What Each National Holiday Honors

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — C (A civil rights leader who led nonviolent protests) 2. Independence Day — A (The adoption of the Declaration of Independence) 3. Memorial Day — B (Military members who died serving the nation) 4. Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) — D (The first president, and for many people all presidents)
  2. 2.1. Labor Day — C (American workers and the labor movement) 2. New Year's Day — D (The first day of the calendar year) 3. Columbus Day — A (Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage to the Americas) 4. Christmas Day — B (A Christian holiday that is also a federal holiday)

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