Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Quiz
Authored by Sherri Scudero
English
3rd Grade
13 Questions
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, covering its history, traditions, and cultural significance as an American holiday celebration. Designed for third-grade students, the questions assess reading comprehension and factual recall about this iconic event, requiring students to understand chronological sequences, identify key features and characteristics, and recognize cultural traditions. Students need foundational knowledge about American holidays, basic understanding of historical timelines, and the ability to distinguish between factual details and distractors. The questions progress from historical origins through specific parade elements like balloons and floats, concluding with the parade's broader cultural impact and meaning for families and communities during the holiday season. Created by Sherri Scudero, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 3. This quiz serves as an excellent supplement to holiday-themed reading units, helping students build cultural literacy while practicing reading comprehension skills. Teachers can implement this as a pre-reading activity to activate prior knowledge before studying Thanksgiving traditions, as guided practice during a unit on American holidays, or as an assessment tool to evaluate student understanding of informational texts. The quiz works effectively for homework assignments that connect classroom learning to family discussions about holiday traditions, and provides valuable formative assessment data about students' ability to extract key details from expository content. This material aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1 for asking and answering questions about key details in texts, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.7 for using information from illustrations and text to demonstrate understanding of characters, setting, or plot.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade first start?
1924
1934
1944
1954
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.2.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was featured in the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade instead of giant balloons?
Live animals from the Central Park Zoo
Giant balloons
Fireworks
Helicopters
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.4.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When were the first giant helium balloons introduced in the parade?
1927
1937
1947
1957
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.4.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the giant balloons in the parade often shaped like?
Popular characters from cartoons and movies
Famous landmarks
Animals from the zoo
Musical instruments
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.2.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How tall can the balloons in the parade be?
40 feet
20 feet
60 feet
80 feet
Tags
CCSS.2.MD.A.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a special feature of the floats in the parade?
Bright colors and creative designs
Simple wooden structures
Black and white themes
Silent displays
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.2
CCSS.RI.4.2
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.4.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last?
About three hours
One hour
Two hours
Four hours
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