Let's solve the fill-in-the-blank worksheet about
Mexican Independence Day. We'll use the words from the word bank on the right to complete the passage correctly.
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Word Bank:
- firework
- president
- parade
- bell
- learn
- country
- independence
- fight
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Now, let’s go step by step and fill in each blank with the most appropriate word.
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1. Today we are going to ________ about the holiday Mexican Independence Day.
→ The sentence is about learning something.
✔ "learn" fits best.
👉 *Today we are going to
learn about the holiday Mexican Independence Day.*
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2. Every September 16th people from Mexico celebrate their ________ from Spain.
→ This refers to gaining freedom from Spain.
✔ "independence" is the correct word.
👉 *celebrate their
independence from Spain.*
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3. In 1810 Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the ________ from the church of the small town of Dolores...
→ He rang a
bell to start the revolution.
✔ "bell" fits perfectly.
👉 *rang the
bell from the church...*
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4. ...to ask all Mexicans to ________ for their freedom.
→ He called for people to take action — to
fight for freedom.
✔ "fight" is correct.
👉 *to
fight for their freedom.*
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5. After 11 years of fighting, Mexico finally became an independent ________.
→ Mexico became an independent
country.
✔ "country" fits.
👉 *became an independent
country.*
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6. Since then, during the night before September 16th the ________ of Mexico yells: "Viva Mexico"
→ This is a tradition where the
president makes the cry.
✔ "president" is the correct answer.
👉 *the
president of Mexico yells: "Viva Mexico"*
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7. ...and people enjoy food, music and ________.
→ Celebrations include fireworks.
✔ "firework" (though it should be plural: *fireworks*, but since the word bank says "firework", we use it as given).
👉 *music and
firework* (Note: grammatically, "fireworks" would be better, but based on options, we use "firework").
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8. The next day they finish their celebration with a military ________.
→ A military
parade is common on Independence Day.
✔ "parade" fits.
👉 *a military
parade*
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✔ Final Completed Passage:
> Today we are going to
learn about the holiday Mexican Independence Day.
> Every September 16th people from Mexico celebrate their
independence from Spain. Let's learn about the history.
> In 1810 Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the
bell from the church of the small town of Dolores to ask all Mexicans to
fight for their freedom.
> After 11 years of fighting, Mexico finally became an independent
country.
> Since then, during the night before September 16th the
president of Mexico yells: "Viva Mexico" and people enjoy food, music and
firework.
> The next day they finish their celebration with a military
parade.
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📝 Summary of Answers:
1. learn
2. independence
3. bell
4. fight
5. country
6. president
7. firework
8. parade
All answers come from the provided word bank and fit contextually and historically.
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