Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Emma found 9 candies and then found 7 more. How many candies does she have in all?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 14
9 + 7 = 16. Emma starts with 9 candies and finds 7 more, giving her 16 candies in all.
2. Which word means a big pot that a witch uses to cook?
A) Costume
B) Cauldron
C) Cobweb
D) Candle
A cauldron is a large round pot associated with witches in Halloween stories. Witches stir magical brews in their cauldrons.
3. There were 18 bats in a cave. 9 flew out. How many bats are still in the cave?
A) 8
B) 10
C) 9
D) 7
18 - 9 = 9. When 9 bats fly out of a cave that had 18, exactly 9 bats remain inside.
4. Which animal is often seen with a witch on Halloween?
A) Dog
B) Parrot
C) Black cat
D) Goldfish
The black cat is the animal most commonly associated with witches in Halloween tradition. Black cats are a classic Halloween symbol.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing number on each line.
1. Tim has 12 candies and gives away 5. He has 7 candies left.
12 - 5 = 7. After Tim gives away 5 of his 12 candies, he has 7 candies remaining.
2. There are 8 ghosts and 6 witches at the party. There are 14 characters in all.
8 + 6 = 14. Adding 8 ghosts and 6 witches together gives 14 monsters at the party in all.
3. A vampire has 6 more legs than a spider. (Hint: a vampire has 2 legs.)
8 - 2 = 6. A spider has 8 legs and a vampire has 2 legs, so a spider has 6 more legs than a vampire.
4. Mia carved 7 pumpkins on Monday and 5 on Tuesday. She carved 12 pumpkins in all.
7 + 5 = 12. Adding the pumpkins Mia carved on Monday and Tuesday gives 12 pumpkins in all.
5. There were 15 trick-or-treaters. Then 6 went home. Now there are 9 trick-or-treaters.
15 - 6 = 9. After 6 trick-or-treaters go home from the original group of 15, there are 9 remaining.