Halloween Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Maya buys 6 Halloween decorations at $24 each and pays with $200. What is her change?
A) $46
B) $56
C) $66
D) $76
First multiply: 6 × $24 = $144. Then subtract: $200 - $144 = $56 in change.
2. Which sentence contains a simile?
A) The pumpkin glowed brightly.
B) The moon was a silver coin.
C) The fog crept like a cat across the yard.
D) Thunder boomed outside.
This sentence uses the word 'like' to compare fog to a cat. That is the signal of a simile.
3. A factory packs 432 candy bars equally into 8 boxes. How many bars are in each box?
A) 48
B) 52
C) 54
D) 58
432 ÷ 8 = 54. Check: 8 × 54 = 432, from (8 × 50) + (8 × 4) = 400 + 32 = 432.
4. In a spooky story, the author writes "a cold chill ran down her spine as she opened the door." This is an example of:
A) flashback
B) foreshadowing
C) alliteration
D) onomatopoeia
A cold chill is a classic hint that something scary or bad is about to happen. That hint-dropping about future events is foreshadowing.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A store sells 7 costumes at $35 each and one wig for $55. Total revenue is $300.
Costumes: 7 × $35 = $245. Total: $245 + $55 = $300.
2. A vampire sorts 360 candy corns into 9 jars. Each jar gets 40 pieces.
360 ÷ 9 = 40. Think 36 ÷ 9 = 4 and add the zero for the tens place.
3. The phrase "her eyes were burning coals" is an example of a metaphor.
The sentence says eyes WERE coals — a direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'. That makes it a metaphor, not a simile.
4. A haunted house has 12 rooms with 15 props each. The total number of props is 180.
12 × 15 = 180. Split as (12 × 10) + (12 × 5) = 120 + 60 = 180.
5. Using surrounding words to figure out an unknown word is called using context clues.
Context clues are hints in nearby sentences that help reveal a word's meaning. Looking at the surrounding 'context' is a key reading strategy.