Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. We picked 8 big pumpkins and 6 small ones. We have 14 pumpkins in all.
8 + 6 = 14. You can split 6 into 2 + 4: add 2 to 8 to make 10, then add 4 more to get 14.
2. A goblin is a small, mischievous creature.
Goblins are make-believe little beings that like to play tricks. 'Creature' is a general word for any living thing, real or imaginary.
3. 17 candy corns minus 9 candy corns equals 8 candy corns.
17 - 9 = 8. If 9 of 17 candy corns are eaten, 8 remain.
4. People bob for apples at Halloween parties.
Bobbing for apples is a fun Halloween party game where you try to grab floating apples from water using only your mouth. Apples float because they have air inside.
5. 6 goblins plus 7 goblins equals 13 goblins.
6 + 7 = 13. You can split 7 into 4 + 3: add 4 to 6 to make 10, then add 3 more to get 13.
6. A skeleton is made up of many bones.
A skeleton is the hard inner frame of a body, made up of many bones connected together. Humans have 206 bones in their bodies.
7. 12 pumpkins minus 5 pumpkins equals 7 pumpkins.
12 - 5 = 7. Taking 5 away from 12 leaves 7.
8. Frankenstein's monster was brought to life by lightning.
In the famous Frankenstein story, a huge lightning bolt from a storm gave the monster its first spark of life. Lightning is a powerful flash of electricity.
9. 8 vampires plus 5 vampires equals 13 vampires.
8 + 5 = 13. You can think: 8 + 2 makes 10, then 3 more makes 13.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each Halloween activity to where it happens.
Carve a pumpkin
→ In the kitchen
At a party
Go trick-or-treating
→ In the neighborhood
At the pumpkin patch
Bob for apples
→ At a party
In the kitchen
Pick a pumpkin
→ At the pumpkin patch
In the neighborhood
Carving happens at the kitchen table where you have tools, trick-or-treating happens on neighborhood streets, bobbing for apples happens at parties, and picking pumpkins happens at the pumpkin patch where they grow.