Halloween Around the World - Reading Worksheet - Answer Questions

Sep 30, 2026

Halloween Around the World reading passage describes Halloween traditions and compares how children celebrate in different places. It explains door-knocking customs, costumes, and the “Trick or treat!” call, then traces early candy carving roots in Ireland and the modern use of orange pumpkins in the United States. It also highlights that children in Japan and Germany dress up, emphasizing Halloween’s fun presence around the world. The worksheet format asks comprehension questions about vocabulary, details, and overall main idea.

LanguageEnglish

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Reading Time13 min

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Reading Passage

Comprehension Questions

Knock knock! Do you hear kids at the door on Halloween night? They wear fun costumes and call out"Trick or treat!" Then they get sweet candy to fill their bags. That candy fun started far away in a place called Ireland long ago. People there carved big turnips and put alight inside. Kids in the United States use round orange pumpkins now. Pumpkins are not the only new thing about Halloween. Today kids in Japan and Germany dress up too. Can you imagine? Halloween is fun in so many places around the world! Halloween Around the World Name: | Solve each problem.
Use the article to answer the question.
1) What does the word "costumes" mean in the story?
A. Round orange pumpkins. B. Sweet candy in a bag.
C. Fun clothes kids wear to dress up. D. Big turnips with a light inside.
2) Where did Halloween start long ago?
A. It started in Ireland. B. It started in Germany.
C. It started in Canada. D. It started in Japan.
3) What do kids get to fill their bags?
A. They get orange pumpkins. B. They get new costumes.
C. They get sweet candy. D. They get big turnips.
4) What do kids in the United States use now?
A. They use door knocks. B. They use round orange pumpkins.
C. They use big turnips. D. They use candy bags.
5) What is this passage mostly about?
A. How Halloween is fun in many B. How to carve a big turnip.
places.
C. How to make sweet candy. D. How to knock on a door.
6) What do kids call out on Halloween night?
A. "Time for bed!" B. "Trick or treat!"
C. "Let's go home!" D. "Happy new year!"
7) What did people carve long ago in Ireland?
A. They carved big turnips. B. They carved fun costumes.
C. They carved sweet candy. D. They carved round pumpkins.
8) In what two new places do kids dress up too?
A. Kids in Japan and Germany. B. Kids in Canada and the United
States.
C. Kids in the United States and D. Kids in Ireland and Canada.
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Use the article to answer the question.
1) What does the word "costumes" mean in the story?
A. Round orange pumpkins. B. Sweet candy in a bag.
C. Fun clothes kids wear to dress up. D. Big turnips with a light inside.
2) Where did Halloween start long ago?
A. It started in Ireland. B. It started in Germany.
C. It started in Canada. D. It started in Japan.
3) What do kids get to fill their bags?
A. They get orange pumpkins. B. They get new costumes.
C. They get sweet candy. D. They get big turnips.
4) What do kids in the United States use now?
A. They use door knocks. B. They use round orange pumpkins.
C. They use big turnips. D. They use candy bags.
5) What is this passage mostly about?
A. How Halloween is fun in many B. How to carve a big turnip.
places.
C. How to make sweet candy. D. How to knock on a door.
6) What do kids call out on Halloween night?
A. "Tim

FAQs

What does the word "costumes" mean in the story?

In the story, "costumes" means fun clothes kids wear to dress up.

Where did Halloween start long ago?

Halloween started long ago in Ireland.

What do kids in the United States use now for Halloween?

Kids in the United States use round orange pumpkins now.

Sep 30, 2026

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