Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What is 8 + 9?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 17
D) 18
8 + 9 equals 17. You can split 9 into 2 + 7, then 8 + 2 = 10 and 10 + 7 = 17.
2. Which animal is a Halloween symbol?
A) dog
B) bat
C) fish
D) cow
Bats are linked with Halloween because they fly silently at night and live in dark caves, which makes them a classic spooky symbol.
3. What is 15 - 7?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
15 minus 7 equals 8. You can check by adding: 7 + 8 = 15.
4. What do you carve on Halloween?
A) apple
B) watermelon
C) pumpkin
D) cake
Pumpkins are the orange fruit that people scoop out and carve faces into to make jack-o-lanterns each Halloween.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. 13 + 6 = 19
Counting up six from 13 gives 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. So 13 + 6 equals 19.
2. A haunted house is scary.
A house that is said to have ghosts inside is called a haunted house, and they are a common Halloween theme.
3. 18 - 9 = 9
18 take away 9 leaves 9. You can think of it as the doubles fact 9 + 9 = 18.
4. Vampires come out at night.
Vampires in stories sleep all day and only come out at night, when it is dark.
5. 7 + 6 = 13
Adding 6 to 7 gives 13. You can use the doubles fact 7 + 7 = 14, then take one away to get 13.