Reading I
Word scramble
Reading II
Vocabulary
Riddles
100
Which country was the last to start Halloween celebrations?
the United States
100
mspkpinu
PUMPKINS
100
Modern traditions of celebrating Halloween
Going trick or treating;
Celebrating with friends and family
100
What kind of tradition is it?
Trick or treat
100
When is it bad luck to see a black cat?
When you’re a mouse. These Halloween movies will scare you senseless.
200
For the ancient Celts, winter was …
a time when life became harder.
200
lehlownea
HALLOWEEN
200
What is the tradition "Trick or treat" today?
Children knock on people’s doors and ask for sweets.
200
What is it?
Squash
200
I am a body with a leg, an arm, and a head but I look like I am naked and bare. What am I?
Skeleton
300
Why did the Irish start carving faces into pumpkins instead of turnips and potatoes?
Pumpkins were less difficult to carve.
300
ynfca smsuctoe
FANCY COSTUMES
300
When was celebrated "Samhain"? Why?
It was celebrated on 1 November, because that was the end of summer and harvest time (life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day.
300
when fruit and vegetables are taken from trees and the ground
a harvest
300
I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and once a year, I make heavy pumpkins light. What am I?
A candle
400
American Halloween today is …
less scary than in the past.
400
hrstvea stvlifea
HARVEST FESTIVAL
400
Past traditions of celebrating Halloween
Going a-souling;
Scaring ghosts and spirits away
400
something people have done for a long time
A tradition
400
Frankenstein’s father has three sons. The names of two of them are Snap and Crackle. What is the third son called?
Frankenstein
500
Which tradition was the earliest?
leaving food outside houses
500
twcihse & sstogh
WITCHES AND GHOSTS
500
What is a jack-o’-lantern?
The Celts carved faces into vegetables like turnips, potatoes and squash (a pumpkin is a kind of squash) to scare the ghosts and other spirits and make them go away.
500
a woman who can do magic
a witch
500
Ghosts and vampires will come looking for me on a dark autumn night and, with a ding and a buzz will eagerly wait with open arms for me. What am I?
Treats