Halloween Math and Reading Fun — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Tom has 5 candies. He eats 2 and gives 1 away. How many does he have left?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
The correct answer is B) 2.
2. Which is NOT true about bats?
A) Bats can fly
B) Bats come out at night
C) Bats have feathers
D) Bats sleep upside down
The correct answer is C) Bats have feathers.
3. There are 3 ghosts on the left and 4 ghosts on the right. How many ghosts in all?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 1
The correct answer is B) 7.
4. A pumpkin, a ghost, a pumpkin, a ghost. What comes next?
A) bat
B) ghost
C) pumpkin
D) witch
The correct answer is C) pumpkin.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Read each sentence. Write the missing word or number on the line.
1. Sara has 4 treats. She gets 3 more, then eats 1. She has 6 treats now.
The correct answer is '6'. Sara has 4 treats. She gets 3 more, then eats 1. She has 6 treats now.
2. There are 9 bats in a cave. 5 fly out and 2 come back. Now there are 6 bats.
The correct answer is '6'. There are 9 bats in a cave. 5 fly out and 2 come back. Now there are 6 bats.
3. A spider has 8 legs. Two spiders have 16 legs in all.
The correct answer is '16'. A spider has 8 legs. Two spiders have 16 legs in all.
4. Halloween is on October 31.
The correct answer is '31'. Halloween is on October 31.
5. A jack-o-lantern is made from a pumpkin.
The correct answer is 'pumpkin'. A jack-o-lantern is made from a pumpkin.