Students fix three Halloween calculation errors — candy bag totals, a division result for candy corns, and a two-step costume and cape purchase. Part B has four fill-in-the-blank problems about spells, chocolate boxes, and costume spending. Part C has two short-answer questions: a two-step haunted house decoration problem and identifying a personification example.
Personification identification alongside two-step math reinforces both figurative language and multi-step problem-solving skills simultaneously.
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Halloween Math & Reading
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A vampire collected 7 bags with 9 candies each. He has 65 candies because 7 × 9 = 65.
Rewrite: A vampire collected 7 bags with 9 candies each. He has 63 candies because 7 × 9 = 63.
2. Fix the sentence:
A ghost divided 108 candy corns equally among 9 bowls. Each bowl has 11 pieces because 108 ÷ 9 = 11.
Rewrite: A ghost divided 108 candy corns equally among 9 bowls. Each bowl has 12 pieces because 108 ÷ 9 = 12.
3. Fix the sentence:
Carlos bought 4 masks at $18 each and a cape for $28. He spent $96 because 4 × 18 = 72 and 72 + 28 = 96.
Rewrite: Carlos bought 4 masks at $18 each and a cape for $28. He spent $100 because 4 × 18 = 72 and 72 + 28 = 100.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Six witches each cast 12 spells. They cast 72 spells in all.
2. A candy factory packs 144 chocolates into boxes of 12. It fills 12 boxes.
3. Eight friends each spend $15 on costumes. Together they spend $120.
4. A pumpkin patch has 132 pumpkins in 6 equal rows. Each row has 22 pumpkins.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. A haunted house has 5 rooms with 18 decorations each. After removing 24 broken ones, how many remain? Show your steps.
Step 1: 5 × 18 = 90 decorations total. Step 2: 90 − 24 = 66 decorations remain.
2. The passage says "The wind howled through the graveyard." Is this personification or a simile? Explain why.
It is personification because the wind is given the human action of howling. A simile would use "like" or "as" to compare.
Halloween Math & Reading
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
A vampire collected 7 bags with 9 candies each. He has 65 candies because 7 × 9 = 65.
Rewrite: A vampire collected 7 bags with 9 candies each. He has 63 candies because 7 × 9 = 63.
2) Fix the sentence:
A ghost divided 108 candy corns equally among 9 bowls. Each bowl has 11 pieces because 108 ÷ 9 = 11.
Rewrite: A ghost divided 108 candy corns equally among 9 bowls. Each bowl has 12 pieces because 108 ÷ 9 = 12.
3) Fix the sentence:
Carlos bought 4 masks at $18 each and a cape for $28. He spent $96 because 4 × 18 = 72 and 72 + 28 = 96.
Rewrite: Carlos bought 4 masks at $18 each and a cape for $28. He spent $100 because 4 × 18 = 72 and 72 + 28 = 100.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Six witches each cast 12 spells. They cast 72 spells in all.
2) A candy factory packs 144 chocolates into boxes of 12. It fills 12 boxes.
3) Eight friends each spend $15 on costumes. Together they spend $120.
4) A pumpkin patch has 132 pumpkins in 6 equal rows. Each row has 22 pumpkins.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) A haunted house has 5 rooms with 18 decorations each. After removing 24 broken ones, how many remain? Show your steps.
Step 1: 5 × 18 = 90 decorations total. Step 2: 90 − 24 = 66 decorations remain.
2) The passage says "The wind howled through the graveyard." Is this personification or a simile? Explain why.
It is personification because the wind is given the human action of howling. A simile would use "like" or "as" to compare.
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