CONSEJO PROVINCIAL DE PICHINCHA HIGH SCHOOL

READING PRACTICE NO 2
NAME: CLASS:..
Date : . School Year 2016 - 2017

HALLOWEEN (SAMHAIN)
ORIGIN
We can trace Halloween back to Celtic festivals which celebrated the new
year on the 1st of November (not 1st of January). One thread that runs
through all Halloween legends is the belief that the night of October 31st was
the time when ghosts of the dead returned to earth. The ancients name for
this festival Samhain** and its role was to mark the boundary between the old
year and new. Autumn leaves, cornstalks, apples, and nuts are a big part of
the Halloween season. And they are reminders of the druids' autumn festival
in honor of the harvest.

Much later the Roman Catholic Church set aside the first day of November
to honor all the saints who had no special days of their own. Saints were
known as the hallowed, or holy, ones. Their special day was known as All
Saints' or All Hallows' Day. The night before was called All Hallows' Even. All
Hallows' Even was shortened to Halloween.
 HOW DO AMERICANS CELEBRATE
HALLOWEEN?

This is one of the favorite celebrations that

Americans have through the year. The reason for
this is that it allows people to dress up in costumes
and go to fun parties and events, but the ones that
enjoy Halloween the most are usually the children.
They will dress up and go out with their parents to
ask for candy. Trick or treating has been the main
way to celebrate
Halloween for everyone in the US. Halloween is also celebrated by many
adults who throw costume parties at their homes. There are also locations
that hold contests for the most amazing looking costumes that come out to
participate and the celebration in general is quite fun for most people,
except those who are not interested having to open their door every five
minutes to give candy to kids. There are usually pumpkin pies that are
made during this celebration because a lot of people make lanterns out of
pumpkins and they are called Jack-o-lanterns. People remove the insides
of the pumpkin and they carve different shapes and faces on the outside.
A candle is then placed inside of the pumpkin in order to give it a spooky
glow that lights up the carved figures and can be seen from a long
distance.

1.- READ THE STATEMENT AND UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER 5 points

1. -The expression the ones can be replaced by:

1. The people
2. The Halloween
3. The celebrations
2.-What do parents do on Halloween?
1. They sell candy to children
2. They make candy for their children.
3. They take their children to ask for candy
3. -How do some adults celebrate Halloween?
1. They drink beer with their families
2. They throw parties
3. They make costumes
4. Who doesnt enjoy Halloween?
1. People that do not have five minutes because they are busy
2. The children who have a stomachache
3. People who do not like opening their doors to give candy to
children
5. -What is NOT mentioned about pumpkins?
1. They are used as make costumes
2. They are used to make pies
3. They are used to make Jack-o-lanters
3. UNSCRAMBLE THESE PUMPKINS TO FIGURE OUT THE HIDDEN MESSAGE: 14 points

h a u n t __ __ __ __ __
18 11 25 2 9

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 23 19 17 10 15 20 3 5 12

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
16 8 22 7

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4 1 13 14 21 24
Halloween Riddle: Use the numbers above to fill in the riddle.
What do monsters have for breakfast on Halloween morning?
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

3. LABEL THE PICTURE WITH THE CORRESPONDING NOUN: 9 points

Vampire, Allien, devil, ghost, Skeleton, mummy, Vampire, werewolf ,

zombie, witch, pumpkin.

1devil . 2

3.... 4.

5 6..

7.. 8..

9. 10pumpkin
4- FIND OUT THE WORDS IN THE HALLOWEEN WORDSEARCH 12 points

Ilustracin 1

bat broom candy Cat

cobweb ghost Halloween pumpkin

scary spider spooky Witch

5. HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU MAKE OUT OF
JACK-O- LANTERN? 10 points

J A C K-O-L A N T E R N
__eat_________
1 __________
2 ___________
3 ___________
4 __________
5 ___________
6 ___________
7 ___________
8 ___________
9 ___________
10___________