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Celebrating Holidays and Traditions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Families and communities celebrate many different _______ and special traditions. (Fill in the blank)

a)

holidays

b)

buildings

c)

vehicles

d)

animals

2.

These celebrations help people remember important people or events and are part of a _______ heritage.

a)

cultural

b)

physical

c)

natural

d)

personal

3.

What do the celebrations mentioned in the passage help people remember?

a)

A) Important people or events

b)

B) Only holidays

c)

C) Only food

d)

D) Only games

4.

People often have ______ that they follow on holidays.

a)

traditions

b)

vehicles

c)

recipes

d)

computers

5.

How do people in a culture learn traditions?

a)

From books only

b)

From older family members or people in their community

c)

From television only

d)

From the internet only

6.

The traditions are part of the holiday each year.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

According to the passage, what food is commonly eaten as a tradition on Thanksgiving?

a)

Pizza

b)

Turkey

c)

Fish

d)

Salad

8.

According to the passage, what activity is a tradition on Independence Day?

a)

Eating cake

b)

Watching fireworks

c)

Going to school

d)

Planting trees

9.

Fill in the blank: Traditions can include eating a certain food, such as ______ on Thanksgiving.

a)

turkey

b)

pizza

c)

sushi

d)

spaghetti

10.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi: Leaders for Peace King followed the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi from _____

a)

India

b)

China

c)

South Africa

d)

United States

11.

Gandhi believed that people should not use _____

a)

violence

b)

money

c)

books

d)

music

12.

Who worked for change in his home country of India?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Nelson Mandela

13.

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a)

An important leader

b)

A famous artist

c)

A scientist

d)

A sports player

14.

Martin Luther King, Jr. worked to get African Americans the same ________ as other Americans.

a)

civil rights

b)

holidays

c)

languages

d)

jobs

15.

How did Martin Luther King, Jr. want to bring about change?

a)

By using force

b)

Peacefully, without force

c)

By writing books

d)

By inventing new laws

16.

What does the word 'observe' mean as used in the passage?

a)

To ignore

b)

To celebrate in an accepted way

c)

To forget

d)

To criticize

17.

According to the passage, on what date do people in the United States celebrate Independence Day?

a)

The Fourth of July.

b)

December 25th.

c)

January 1st.

d)

October 31st.

18.

Name two ways Americans celebrate Independence Day according to the passage.

a)

Hold parades, fly flags, picnic, watch fireworks (any two).

b)

Go to school and study all day.

c)

Stay indoors and do nothing special.

d)

Travel to other countries for work.

19.

Many symbols and landmarks of the United States are part of ________ Day celebrations.

a)

Independence

b)

Thanksgiving

c)

Labor

d)

Memorial

20.

People gather at landmarks such as the ________ Bell in Philadelphia.

a)

Liberty

b)

Freedom

c)

Justice

d)

Honor

21.

What is the name of the landmark shown in the image that people gather at in Philadelphia for Independence Day celebrations?

a)

Liberty Bell

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

Mount Rushmore

d)

Golden Gate Bridge

22.

What do people in India do to celebrate Independence Day?

a)

People fly colorful kites and watch the raising of the Indian flag.

b)

People decorate Christmas trees and exchange gifts.

c)

People carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating.

d)

People set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year.

23.

According to the passage, what do people in both Mexico and the United States celebrate on May 5?

a)

Mexico's independence from Spain

b)

Mexico's victory against French troops

c)

The start of summer

d)

The end of World War II

24.

What does 'Cinco de Mayo' mean in English?

a)

Fifth of May

b)

Fifth of March

c)

Fifth of June

d)

Fifth of July

25.

According to the passage, which of the following activities do people typically do on Cinco de Mayo?

a)

Watch parades

b)

Listen to music

c)

Eat traditional Mexican foods

d)

All of the above

26.

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory against French troops.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

According to the passage, how is Puerto Rican Day celebrated in New York City?

a)

With a big parade

b)

With a quiet dinner

c)

With a sports event

d)

With a movie night

28.

People of Puerto Rican descent express pride by waving ________ flags.

a)

Puerto Rican

b)

Mexican

c)

Cuban

d)

Dominican

29.

People throughout the world celebrate ________.

a)

harvests

b)

traffic lights

c)

computers

d)

umbrellas

30.

A harvest is the crops gathered at the end of the ________.

a)

growing season

b)

rainy day

c)

market week

d)

planting hour

31.

In the United States, some communities' festivals celebrate which of the following crops?

a)

Corn

b)

Cranberry

c)

Strawberry

d)

All of the above

32.

According to the passage, why do people in Japan celebrate rice harvest festivals?

a)

To celebrate the new year

b)

In hopes of a good rice harvest

c)

To honor ancestors

d)

To mark the end of winter

33.

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 _______.

a)

sing, dance

b)

cook, paint

c)

read, write

d)

swim, fish

34.

Thanksgiving began as a _______ celebration when English settlers gathered with American Indians to celebrate their harvest and to give thanks.

a)

harvest

b)

religious

c)

military

d)

political

35.

When is Thanksgiving celebrated today?

a)

October

b)

November

c)

December

d)

January

36.

Who did the English settlers gather with to celebrate the first Thanksgiving?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

American Indians

c)

French settlers

d)

Spanish explorers

37.

Kwanzaa is a celebration that was based on a _______ festival held in parts of Africa.

a)

harvest

b)

music

c)

dance

d)

war

38.

According to the passage, photographs can be primary sources if they show important information about an event or a group of people.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Fill in the blank: Photographs might provide details about how people ______ today.

a)

live

b)

draw

c)

sing

d)

swim

40.

Fill in the blank: Photographs may show what a culture's traditional food, art, or ______ looks like.

a)

clothing

b)

weather

c)

language

d)

transportation