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WorksheetsBrainPOP Jr - Winter Holidays
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is a kinara?
a special candle holder used during
Hanukkah
a special candle holder used during Kwanzaa
a special candle holder used during
Christmas
a special candle holder used during New
Year’s
When do many people play games with a
dreidel?
during Hanukkah
on New Year's Day
on the day after Christmas
on the last day of Kwanzaa
What happens during Kwanzaa?
People celebrate and learn about African
culture and heritage.
People watch fireworks and celebrate
American independence.
People spin dreidels and give out gelt, or gold
coins.
People dress up in costumes and go door to
door for candy.
Mia wants to help people in need during the
Christmas holiday. What can she do to help?
She can count down the seconds until the
New Year.
She can learn more about playing the dreidel.
She can make a New Year's resolution to
read more.
She can collect food and clothing to donate
to people.
On New Year's Eve, Grandpop counts downs
the seconds until January 1st. When is New
Year's Eve?
January 2nd
December 31st
December 25th
December 24th
For his New Year's resolution, Moby makes a
PLEDGE to do his chores on time. What is a
PLEDGE?
a candle
a festival
a culture
a promise
Which activity is part of a Hanukkah
celebration?
planting and decorating trees
making goals for the New Year
lighting candles on a menorah
talking about African culture
Why do some people stay up late on New
Year's Eve?
to stay warm in the cold winter
to decorate their Christmas trees
to count down until the New Year
to fight off bad spirits and ghosts
Hanukkah COMMEMORATES a time when
Jews saved a temple and its candle burned for
eight days. What does COMMEMORATE mean?
to forget
to honor
to burn
to create
How are Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza
alike?
Spending time with family is important.
Decorating trees and wreaths is important.
Celebrating a plentiful harvest is important.
Cooking potato pancakes, or latkes, is
important.
