Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Read each word. Sort it into the correct group: spooky or not spooky.
Spooky
ghostskeletonbat Not Spooky
candycostumepumpkin Ghosts, skeletons, and bats are often used to scare people, so they are spooky. Candy, costumes, and pumpkins are fun, friendly Halloween items that are not meant to scare.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A jack-o-lantern is made from a pumpkin.
People carve pumpkins and put candles inside to make jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkins are the orange fruit used for this Halloween tradition.
2. 5 ghosts plus 3 ghosts equals 8 ghosts.
When you add 5 and 3 together, you get 8 because 5 + 3 = 8. You can count on from 5: 6, 7, 8.
3. On Halloween, children say trick or treat.
'Trick or treat' is the phrase kids say when asking for candy at doors on Halloween. A treat is the candy they hope to get.
4. 9 bats minus 4 bats equals 5 bats.
When you take 4 away from 9, you have 5 left because 9 - 4 = 5. You can count backward from 9: 8, 7, 6, 5.
5. A spider spins a web to catch bugs.
Spiders use silk from their bodies to spin sticky webs. The web traps bugs so the spider can eat them.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Halloween is celebrated on October 31.
True False
Halloween happens every year on October 31st, the last day of October. This is when people dress up and go trick-or-treating.
2. A ghost is a real animal you can find at the zoo.
True False
Ghosts are make-believe — they are not real animals. Zoos only have real animals like lions, tigers, and monkeys.
3. Pumpkins can be orange or white.
True False
Most pumpkins we see are orange, but there are also white pumpkins that grow too. Pumpkins come in a few different colors.
4. 6 plus 4 equals 11.
True False
6 + 4 actually equals 10, not 11. If you count up from 6 by 4, you land on 10.