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THANKSGIVING

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long was the feast of the first Thanksgiving?

a)

three days

b)

four days

c)

five days

d)

six days

2.

When was the first feast of the first Thanksgiving?

a)

early autumn in 1620

b)

early autumn in 1621

c)

during autum in 1620

d)

during autum in 1621

3.

"Many of them did not survive the brutal winter" (line 6)

the owrd "them" refers to....

a)

Mayflower

b)

Two Indians

c)

The Pilgrim

d)

The Pilgrim and Indians

4.

What did the Indian teach to the Pilgrim?

a)

how to cultivate corn

b)

how to catch fish in river

c)

how to warm their body during winter

d)

how to cultivate corn and catch the fish

5.

Why did the Governor William Bradford invite the Indians?

a)

to ask how to catch fish

b)

to ask them working of Mayflower

c)

to ask them organizing feast

d)

to ask them join the meal

6.

Who did proclaim the first national Thanksgiving?

a)

the Pilgrim

b)

the first president of America

c)

the second president of America

d)

the Indians

7.

What is the purpose of Thanksgiving in 1789?

a)

to express gratitude for the end of the war

b)

to express gratitude for the harvest

c)

to express gratitude for settling the Mayflower

d)

to express gratitude for brutal winter

8.

When did Thanksgiving become a regular holiday in the USA?

a)

in 1683

b)

in 1789

c)

in 1863

d)

in 1879

9.

What day was chosen by Abraham Lincoln as the celebration of Thanksgiving?

a)

the first Thursday in November

b)

the first Thursday in December

c)

the last Thursday in November

d)

the last Thursday in December

10.

"It was started by the arrival of the Mayflower..." (line 5)

the word "it" refers to....

a)

the Pilgrims and Indians

b)

Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts

c)

Thanksgiving

d)

Early autumn

11.

"The families gather together and have a large meal..." (line 1)

the underlined word has the closest meaning with...

a)

assemble

b)

breakup

c)

split up

d)

disperse

12.

"The first national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by President George Washington" (line 10)

the underlined word has the closest meaning with these words, except

a)

declared

b)

announced

c)

known

d)

disclaimed

13.

"In 1863 the tradition became a regular holiday..." (line 12)

the word "regular" is the synonym of....

a)

continual

b)

episodical

c)

unexpected

d)

unusual

14.

“Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelled in the Heavens.” (the last line)

here are the synonyms of the underlined word, except

a)

leaved

b)

stayed

c)

lived

d)

settled

15.

Here are the general meal during the Thanksgiving, except

a)

sweet potato

b)

pumpkin pie

c)

apple pie

d)

potatoes