Columbus Day Discovery
A Grade 3 social studies worksheet exploring the history and significance of Columbus Day.
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Columbus Day Discovery
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is Columbus Day?
A day to celebrate explorers
A holiday to remember Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas
A day for parades and fireworks
A day to plant trees
2. What country was Christopher Columbus from?
Spain
Italy
Portugal
England
3. Christopher Columbus sailed across the Ocean.
4. The names of his three ships were the Niña, the Pinta, and the .
5. Why is Columbus Day celebrated in some places?
6. Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover America.
True
False
7. Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
True
False
8. Look at the image of the ship below. This is similar to the type of ship Christopher Columbus used. What was one of his ships called?
