WorksheetsThe First Thanksgiving Comprehension test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. In what year did the pilgrims sail to America?
2. What dangers did the pilgrims face in coming to the New World?
3. Why did the pilgrims leave England and sail to America?
4. The pilgrims gave up everything they owned and left everyone they knew to come to America.
5. The pilgrims left England in hopes of finding a better life in America.
6. How many passengers were aboard the Mayflower?
7. Most of the pilgrims stayed in really nice cabins while on the Mayflower.
8. Life onboard the Mayflower was easy.
9. The Mayflower never came across any bad weather.
10. How long did it take the Mayflower to reach America?
11. What do the pilgrims name the spot where they land?
12. Why does it take the pilgrims so long to build even one house?
13. What problems to the pilgrims have during the first winter?
14. When the spring comes, a friendly Indian named Samoset comes into Plymouth.
15. Samoset brings a friend who speaks English and helps the pilgrims. This Indian's name is ___________.
16. Squanto teaches the pilgrims how to hunt, how to find berries, and how to plant corn.
17. The Indian King, Massasoit, meets with the governor of Plymouth and they sign a treaty.
19. What do the pilgrims do the next fall to celebrate their friendship with the Indians and all of the their hard work over the summer?
20. In 1863, what president made Thanksgiving Day into a national holiday?
