Thanksgiving Fill In The Blanks

Fill in the blank with a word from the word bank that means the same as the word (or
words) in parenthesis.

Banner Scroll Prospered Assumption

Conquered Reluctantly Summoned
Narrated Tribes Conflict

1. The Pilgrims and the Indians __________ (overcame by force) their fears of each other
and enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal together.

2. Amy and her classmates decorated a special _____________ (flag with a special
desing on it) with a big turkey on it to hang on the flagpole over Thanksgiving weekend.

3. The music teacher __________(ordered to appear) all the fifth graders to the cafeteria
after school to rehearse for the Thanksgiving pageant.

4. Sam’s teacher wrote all the things his students were thankful for on a _____________
(roll of paper with writing on it, sometimes attached to rods) and hung it on the door to
the classroom for all to see.

5. Because he did not want to look like rude in front of the company, Jimmy
___________ (not willingly) declined a third slice of pumpkin pie, even though it was his
favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner.

6. Although their first winter in America was difficult, in the harvest of 1621 the Pilgrims
_________ (were successful; thrived) and they celebrated with the first Thanksgiving
feast.

7. Timmy dressed as a Pilgrim and ___________(told the story) of the first

Thanksgiving to his classmates as part of his social studies presentation.

8. When they left for the New World, the Piglrims made the _________ (a fact taken for
granted) that life there would be easier and so they were surprised when it was so difficult
for them to adjust to their new surroundings.

9. Many different _________ (social groups made up of many families) of Indians lived
in the area where the Pilgrims settled after the Mayflower landed.

10. Alice and Timmy had a __________(sharp disagreement) about who would get the
last piece of pecan pie after Thanksgiving dinner.

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Answer Key
1. Conquered
2. Banner
3. Summoned
4. Scroll
5. Reluctantly
6. Prospered
7. Narrated
8. Assumption
9. Tribes
10. Conflict

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