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WorksheetsCelebrating Holidays and Traditions
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Families and communities celebrate many different _______ and special traditions. (Fill in the blank)
holidays
buildings
vehicles
animals
These celebrations help people remember important people or events and are part of a _______ heritage.
cultural
physical
natural
personal
What do the celebrations mentioned in the passage help people remember?
A) Important people or events
B) Only holidays
C) Only food
D) Only games
People often have ______ that they follow on holidays.
traditions
vehicles
recipes
computers
How do people in a culture learn traditions?
From books only
From older family members or people in their community
From television only
From the internet only
The traditions are part of the holiday each year.
True
False
According to the passage, what food is commonly eaten as a tradition on Thanksgiving?
Pizza
Turkey
Fish
Salad
According to the passage, what activity is a tradition on Independence Day?
Eating cake
Watching fireworks
Going to school
Planting trees
Fill in the blank: Traditions can include eating a certain food, such as ______ on Thanksgiving.
turkey
pizza
sushi
spaghetti
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi: Leaders for Peace King followed the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi from _____
India
China
South Africa
United States
Gandhi believed that people should not use _____
violence
money
books
music
Who worked for change in his home country of India?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mohandas Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
An important leader
A famous artist
A scientist
A sports player
Martin Luther King, Jr. worked to get African Americans the same ________ as other Americans.
civil rights
holidays
languages
jobs
How did Martin Luther King, Jr. want to bring about change?
By using force
Peacefully, without force
By writing books
By inventing new laws
What does the word 'observe' mean as used in the passage?
To ignore
To celebrate in an accepted way
To forget
To criticize
According to the passage, on what date do people in the United States celebrate Independence Day?
The Fourth of July.
December 25th.
January 1st.
October 31st.
Name two ways Americans celebrate Independence Day according to the passage.
Hold parades, fly flags, picnic, watch fireworks (any two).
Go to school and study all day.
Stay indoors and do nothing special.
Travel to other countries for work.
Many symbols and landmarks of the United States are part of ________ Day celebrations.
Independence
Thanksgiving
Labor
Memorial
People gather at landmarks such as the ________ Bell in Philadelphia.
Liberty
Freedom
Justice
Honor
What is the name of the landmark shown in the image that people gather at in Philadelphia for Independence Day celebrations?
Liberty Bell
Statue of Liberty
Mount Rushmore
Golden Gate Bridge
What do people in India do to celebrate Independence Day?
People fly colorful kites and watch the raising of the Indian flag.
People decorate Christmas trees and exchange gifts.
People carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating.
People set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.
According to the passage, what do people in both Mexico and the United States celebrate on May 5?
Mexico's independence from Spain
Mexico's victory against French troops
The start of summer
The end of World War II
What does 'Cinco de Mayo' mean in English?
Fifth of May
Fifth of March
Fifth of June
Fifth of July
According to the passage, which of the following activities do people typically do on Cinco de Mayo?
Watch parades
Listen to music
Eat traditional Mexican foods
All of the above
Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory against French troops.
True
False
According to the passage, how is Puerto Rican Day celebrated in New York City?
With a big parade
With a quiet dinner
With a sports event
With a movie night
People of Puerto Rican descent express pride by waving ________ flags.
Puerto Rican
Mexican
Cuban
Dominican
People throughout the world celebrate ________.
harvests
traffic lights
computers
umbrellas
A harvest is the crops gathered at the end of the ________.
growing season
rainy day
market week
planting hour
In the United States, some communities' festivals celebrate which of the following crops?
Corn
Cranberry
Strawberry
All of the above
According to the passage, why do people in Japan celebrate rice harvest festivals?
To celebrate the new year
In hopes of a good rice harvest
To honor ancestors
To mark the end of winter
What activities do people in Japan do during the rice planting celebration? (Fill in the blank with the correct activities from the passage) They plant rice seedlings in the fields, _______, and _______.
sing, dance
cook, paint
read, write
swim, fish
Thanksgiving began as a _______ celebration when English settlers gathered with American Indians to celebrate their harvest and to give thanks.
harvest
religious
military
political
When is Thanksgiving celebrated today?
October
November
December
January
Who did the English settlers gather with to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?
Pilgrims
American Indians
French settlers
Spanish explorers
Kwanzaa is a celebration that was based on a _______ festival held in parts of Africa.
harvest
music
dance
war
According to the passage, photographs can be primary sources if they show important information about an event or a group of people.
True
False
Fill in the blank: Photographs might provide details about how people ______ today.
live
draw
sing
swim
Fill in the blank: Photographs may show what a culture's traditional food, art, or ______ looks like.
clothing
weather
language
transportation
