Holidays Then and Now is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how a holiday began and how it is kept now, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.2.K-2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Juneteenth remembers news that reached Texas in 1865. What was the news?
A.A war had started
B.A new state had joined
C.Enslaved people there were free
2.Labor Day began in the 1880s to honor…
A.soldiers
B.working people
C.Presidents
3.When did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
A.In 2021
B.In 1865
C.In 1776
4.How do many people celebrate Independence Day today?
A.With parades and fireworks
B.With a visit from Santa
C.With costumes and candy
5.Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first kept as a national holiday in…
A.1865
B.1776
C.1986
6.Long ago on Decoration Day, people put flowers on…
A.school desks
B.soldiers' graves
C.front doors
7.How do many people keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day today?
A.By setting off fireworks
B.By helping others in their community
C.By hunting for eggs
8.How do many people keep Memorial Day today?
A.They remember people who died serving in the military
B.They wear green
C.They give presents to teachers
LessonPrint · D2.His.2.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Holidays Then and Now
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Enslaved people there were free
2.working people
3.In 2021
4.With parades and fireworks
5.1986
6.soldiers' graves
7.By helping others in their community
8.They remember people who died serving in the military
Questions about Holidays Then and Now
What does the Holidays Then and Now worksheet cover?
It practices how a holiday began and how it is kept now — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.2.K-2: Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Holidays Then and Now practice?
D2.His.2.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare life in the past to life today.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Holidays Then and Now is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.2.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Holidays Then and Now come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Holidays Then and Now can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Holidays Then and Now free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Holidays Then and Now, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.His.2.K-2
Compare how people lived in the past with how we live now.