Halloween is a day celebrated in many countries, especially in North America. This Halloween reading exercise gives you a chance to practice your reading skills while you learn about this special day.
Read about Halloween below and test your understanding with the comprehension quiz.
Halloween
Halloween is a special day celebrated on October 31st. It is popular with children because of the costumes and candy.
The most common activity on Haloween is trick or treating. This is when children go from house to house asking for candy. When people open the door, the children say, “Trick or treat?” The children receive candy and put it in
their bags. The children do this in costumes.
There are special types of food on Halloween. Candy is the most popular food because of trick or treating. But there are other Halloween foods. The candy apple is common around this time of year. This is an apple covered in syrup or caramel. Also, many foods are created with Halloween themes. This includes cupcakes, cookies, and many others. At Halloween parties, it is possible to see a sandwich that looks like a pumpkin or a cookie shaped like a ghost.
Other than trick or treating, there are other Halloween activities and games. One popular game is bobbing for apples. In this game, apples are placed in a bucket of water. The players try to take an apple using only their mouths. Haunted houses are also very popular activities for Halloween. Some people also like to watch scary movies or television shows.
There are many symbols of Halloween. They include the jack-o-lantern, black cat, witch, and spider. Perhaps the
jack-o-lantern is most popular. This is a carved pumpkin filled with a candle. The pumpkins have scary faces, and may people put them in their windows or at the front of the house.
Halloween is a fun day of the year. It is a time for monsters, ghosts, zombies, and everything scary. With parties, trick or treating, and Halloween games, there is lots for children and adults to do.
Now answer the reading comprehension questions.
Answer the questions based on the reading.
Halloween Reading Exercise