Labor Day worksheet for classroom use, featuring illustrations of workers and vocabulary related to the holiday.

Let's solve this Labor Day vocabulary and comprehension exercise step by step.

We are given a list of words to choose from:

- summer
- workers
- work
- hour
- hours
- week
- weekend
- Monday
- off
- September
- day

And we need to fill in the blanks (1) through (11) using these words appropriately. The passage is about Labor Day, so we’ll use context clues and general knowledge.

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Here’s the passage with blanks:

> Labor Day is on the first ________ (1) in ________ (2). It is the last long ________ (3) of ________ (4). Labor Day is a day ________ (5) for ________ (6). Before, many workers worked 14 ________ (7) a ________ (8) and 7 days a ________ (9). Labor Day celebrates the 8-hour work ________ (10) and the 5-day ________ (11) week.

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Now, let’s go through each blank:

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(1) *Labor Day is on the first ________*
→ We know Labor Day is on the first Monday in September.
So, answer: Monday

(2) *in ________*
→ Labor Day is in September.
Answer: September

(3) *It is the last long ________*
→ Labor Day is a long weekend (because it's a holiday, often observed over a three-day weekend).
Answer: weekend

(4) *of ________*
→ The last long weekend of summer.
Answer: summer

(5) *a day ________*
→ A day off – meaning a day when people don’t have to work.
Answer: off

(6) *for ________*
→ A day off for workers.
Answer: workers

(7) *worked 14 ________*
→ Workers used to work 14 hours a day.
Answer: hours

(8) *a ________*
→ 14 hours a day
Answer: day

(9) *7 days a ________*
→ 7 days a week
Answer: week

(10) *the 8-hour work ________*
→ The 8-hour work day
Answer: day

(11) *and the 5-day ________ week.*
→ The 5-day work week
Answer: work

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Final Filled-In Passage:

> Labor Day is on the first Monday (1) in September (2). It is the last long weekend (3) of summer (4). Labor Day is a day off (5) for workers (6). Before, many workers worked 14 hours (7) a day (8) and 7 days a week (9). Labor Day celebrates the 8-hour work day (10) and the 5-day work (11) week.

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Summary of Answers:

| Number | Answer |
|--------|------------|
| (1) | Monday |
| (2) | September |
| (3) | weekend |
| (4) | summer |
| (5) | off |
| (6) | workers |
| (7) | hours |
| (8) | day |
| (9) | week |
| (10) | day |
| (11) | work |

✔ All answers are consistent with the word bank and the historical and cultural context of Labor Day in the United States.

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