Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Jake has 11 pieces of candy. His sister gives him 8 more. How many pieces does he have now?
A) 18
B) 19
C) 17
D) 20
11 + 8 = 19. Jake starts with 11 pieces of candy and receives 8 more, giving him 19 pieces in all.
2. What do you call the night before Halloween?
A) Ghost Night
B) Mischief Night
C) Candy Night
D) Pumpkin Night
The night before Halloween (October 30th) is called Mischief Night, also known as Devil's Night in some areas. It is traditionally associated with pranks and mischief.
3. There are 20 skeletons dancing. 11 stop dancing. How many are still dancing?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 9
D) 11
20 - 11 = 9. When 11 skeletons stop dancing from the original group of 20, there are 9 skeletons still dancing.
4. Which Halloween creature is known for spinning webs?
A) Bat
B) Ghost
C) Spider
D) Witch
Spiders spin webs to catch their prey. Spider webs are a classic Halloween decoration that symbolizes spookiness.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing number on each line.
1. Lily has 14 candy corns. She eats 6. She has 8 candy corns left.
14 - 6 = 8. After Lily eats 6 of her 14 candy corns, she has 8 candy corns remaining.
2. There are 9 witches and 8 vampires at the haunted house. There are 17 characters in all.
9 + 8 = 17. Adding 9 witches and 8 vampires together gives 17 monsters at the haunted house in all.
3. Ben visited 6 houses and then visited 7 more. He visited 13 houses in all.
6 + 7 = 13. Adding the 6 houses Ben visited first and the 7 more he visited gives 13 houses in all.
4. There were 16 jack-o-lanterns on the street. 8 candles blew out. Now 8 are still lit.
16 - 8 = 8. After 8 candles blow out from the 16 jack-o-lanterns, exactly 8 jack-o-lanterns are still lit.
5. A haunted house had 13 spiders. 4 crawled away. Now there are 9 spiders.
13 - 4 = 9. After 4 spiders crawl away from the haunted house's original 13, there are 9 spiders remaining.