Mother’s Day Reading Exercise

Mother’s Day is one of the most popular days around the world. This Mother’s Day reading exercise has questions after the article for you to practice your comprehension.

Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world. Mother’s Day has a long history. Some believe it started with
ceremonies held to honour mother goddesses, specifically Cybele, the Greek mother of gods.

In North America, the holiday started around the end of the 19th century. International Women’s Day was created in
1909. Later, Mother’s Day was created in 1912. The name was created by Anna Jarvis.

An interesting note on English grammar and punctuation was the placement of the apostrophe: Jarvis made the word mother’s, not mothers’. This means that the mother is singular, not plural like in mothers’.  Jarvis wanted it this way to show that each single mother is important, and the holiday is to honour each mother not mothers as a whole. This is an interesting use of apostrophe rules to change the meaning of a word.

Today the holiday is celebrated by many different countries at many different times. However, the most common day is the second Sunday in May. This is true in English speaking countries like the United States, Canada, England, and
Australia.

In these countries Mother’s Day is not a national holiday. However, because it is on a Sunday, families have time to
spend together. People celebrate by giving gifts to their mothers, especially flowers. It is also a common tradition to
take the mother out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Mother's Day Reading Exercise

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   Mother’s Day is celebrated on the same day in all countries.

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   Anna Jarvis created International Women’s Day.

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   Mother’s Day is a holiday in Canada.

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   In the United States Mother’s Day is always on a Sunday.

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   It is common for families to take mothers out for food on Mother’s Day.

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