Thanksgiving Fill in the Blank Flashcard

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Thanksgiving (or Thanksgiving Day) is (1)_____ that is celebrated both in Canada and in the U.S.A. It has been a holiday in many places in Canada since 1957 and in all of the American states since 1863.

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the holiday

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In Canada it (2)_____ celebrated on the second Monday in October, while in the U.S. it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.

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is

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No one is sure exactly when (3)_____ first Thanksgiving was celebrated, but many Americans think it was in 1621 – in a small town called Plymouth.

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the

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No one is sure exactly when the first Thanksgiving was celebrated, but many Americans (4)_____ it was in 1621 – in a small town called Plymouth.

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think

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It was celebrated (5)_____ one of the Native American people. (A) and (B) because (C) so (D) but

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so

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It was celebrated so one of the Native American people (people (6)_____ first lived in North America) taught them how to catch fish and how to grow corn.

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who

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It was celebrated so one of the Native American people (people (6)_____ first lived in North America) taught them how to catch fish and how to grow corn.

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taught

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This man’s name (8)_____ Squanto.

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was

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The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted for three days and it (9)_____ fifty English men, women and children and about ninety Native Americans.

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included

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In both Canada and the U.S., turkey (10)_____ the main part of the traditional Thanksgiving meal.

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is