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One by one, laughing children knelt down, tucked their hands behind their backs, and tried to grab an apple using only their teeth! Water splashed everywhere, and the whole room roared with laughter. This soaking-wet game is called bobbing for apples, and people have played it at fall parties for a very longtime.  \nLong before it splashed into living rooms, that bucket of apples came from ancient harvest festivals in the British Isles. Farmers celebrated the end of the apple harvest, and apples were everywhere, so they became the star of the party. In one version called snap-apple, an apple was tied to a string and hung from the ceiling, and players tried to bite it while it swung and spun away from them. Imagine chasing a wobbling apple around the room with your mouth while your friends cheered!  \nThose swinging apples did more than fill hungry stomachs, because people also used them to tell fortunes. In the 1800s, folks told a story that if you peeled an apple in one long strip and tossed the peel over your shoulder, it would land in the shape of a letter and reveal who you might marry. Others believed the first person to bite the hanging apple would be the next to get married. These were party games, not magic, but they made the night feel full of mystery and giggles.  \nThat sense of fun and mystery sailed across the ocean to America, where Halloween parties became popular in the early 1900s. Families hung streamers, served cider and doughnuts, and setup games like bobbing for apples right in their homes. Newspapers and magazines even printed party guides so hosts could plan the perfect autumn evening. Sharing an apple game with neighbors was a warm, friendly way to welcome the darker days of fall.  \nToday you might still spot a tub of bobbing apples, but many parties use safer, less germy versions of the old favorites. Instead of everyone dunking into the same bucket, some people hang apples on strings or hand out prizes for a doughnut-on-a-string race. The messy, giggly spirit stays the same, even when the rules change. Isn't it wild to think that when you chase an apple on a string, you're playing almost the exact same game as children from hundreds of years ago?  \n Bobbing for Apples and Other Halloween Games Name:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) How did children try to grab the apples when bobbing for apples?\u003Cbr>A. By reaching into the bucket with both of their hands\u003Cbr>B. By using only their teeth with their hands behind their backs\u003Cbr>C. By spearing the apples with a long metal fork\u003Cbr>D. By scooping the apples up with a large wooden spoon |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How is the passage mainly organized?\u003Cbr>A. It describes one Halloween party from beginning to end\u003Cbr>B. It compares Halloween parties to harvest festivals\u003Cbr>C. It follows the apple games from ancient times up to today\u003Cbr>D. It lists problems with games and their solutions |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) In the game of snap-apple, how was the apple set up for players?\u003Cbr>A. It was tied to a string and hung from the ceiling\u003Cbr>B. It was placed on a table beside the cider\u003Cbr>C. It was floated on top of a bucket of water\u003Cbr>D. It was peeled in one long strip and tossed |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) Why do many parties today use different versions of the old apple games?\u003Cbr>A. Because the old games were too quiet\u003Cbr>B. To make the parties more mysterious\u003Cbr>C. Because apples are harder to find now\u003Cbr>D. To make the games safer and less germy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Why did newspapers and magazines print party guides?\u003Cbr>A. So hosts could plan the perfect autumn evening\u003Cbr>B. 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