Home / Worksheets / Grade 3 / Social studies / Ash Wednesday Basics

Ash Wednesday Basics

A worksheet for 3rd graders to learn about the basic traditions and meaning of Ash Wednesday.

Grade 3 Social studies Community & CulturesAsh Wednesday
Use This Worksheet

Includes

Multiple ChoiceFill in the BlanksTrue / FalseShort Answer

Topics

Ash WednesdayLentChristianityReligionGrade 3
6 sections · Free to use · Printable
← More Social studies worksheets for Grade 3

Ash Wednesday Basics

Name:

Date:

Score:

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

1. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of what Christian season?

a

Christmas

b

Easter

c

Lent

d

Halloween

2. What do people receive on their foreheads on Ash Wednesday?

a

A sticker

b

A cross of ashes

c

A flower

d

A gold star

3. Ash Wednesday is always on a  .

4. The ashes remind us that we are all   and will return to dust.

5. Lent is a time of feasting and celebration.

T

True

F

False

6. The ashes used on Ash Wednesday come from burning palm branches.

T

True

F

False

7. What is one thing people might do during Lent?