Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 7 + 8 = 15
Adding 8 to 7 gives 15. You can think of it as 7 + 3 = 10, then 10 + 5 = 15.
2. A witch rides a broomstick.
In Halloween stories, witches travel through the sky by riding a broomstick.
3. 14 - 6 = 8
14 take away 6 leaves 8. You can check by adding: 6 + 8 = 14.
4. You say trick or treat at each door.
The full Halloween phrase is trick or treat, so the missing word at the start is trick.
5. 6 + 9 = 15
Adding 9 to 6 gives 15. You can break 9 into 4 + 5, then 6 + 4 = 10 and 10 + 5 = 15.
6. A skeleton is made of bones.
A skeleton is the frame of bones inside a body, so it is made of bones held together at the joints.
7. 17 - 8 = 9
17 minus 8 leaves 9. You can also think 8 + 9 = 17, so 17 - 8 must be 9.
8. Owls come out at night.
Owls are nocturnal birds, which means they sleep during the day and come out to hunt at night.
9. 12 + 5 = 17
Counting up five from 12 gives 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. So 12 + 5 equals 17.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
pumpkin
→ orange fruit
wrapped in cloth
mummy
→ wrapped in cloth
hoots at night
owl
→ hoots at night
sweet treat
candy
→ sweet treat
orange fruit
Each Halloween item matches its description. Pumpkins are an orange fruit, mummies are wrapped in cloth, owls hoot at night, and candy is a sweet treat.