Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 9 + 5 = 14
The setting tells the reader when and where the story takes place, like a foggy graveyard at midnight on Halloween.
2. A black bat flies at night.
The protagonist is the hero the story follows. Readers usually cheer them on as they work to solve the main problem.
3. 13 - 6 = 7
Conflict is the main challenge a character faces. Without a conflict, there would be nothing to push the story forward.
4. Trick or treat!
The climax is the story's peak moment when everything comes to a head, like the hero finally facing the haunted mirror.
5. 8 + 7 = 15
The resolution wraps up the story by showing how the problem was solved and what happens to the characters afterward.
6. A spider has eight legs.
Foreshadowing drops tiny hints early on so readers can sense something big is coming, like an old creaking door that matters later.
7. 16 - 9 = 7
A flashback pauses the present story to show something from earlier, helping readers understand a character's memory or history.
8. Jack-o-lanterns are carved pumpkins.
The antagonist blocks the protagonist's path and creates the conflict. Without an antagonist, the hero would have no one to oppose.
9. 11 + 4 = 15
First-person point of view uses pronouns like 'I' and 'me,' so readers feel like they are inside the narrator's head.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
ghost
→ says boo
flies at night
witch
→ casts spells
casts spells
bat
→ flies at night
says boo
spider
→ spins a web
spins a web
Correct matches: A dark stormy graveyard at midnight → setting; The ghost discovers the treasure is cursed → climax; A creaking door hints something lurks inside → foreshadowing; The villain who haunts the old castle → antagonist.