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As the sky went dark, they lit the pile, and giant orange flames leaped up into the night. This was a bonfire for a festival the Irish called Oiche Shamhna, which means \"the night of Samhain. \" Believe it or not, the Halloween you celebrate today grew from nights just like that one.  \nThose hilltop fires were only the start of the fun, because families also carved glowing faces to carry through the dark. Long before pumpkins, people in Ireland and Scotland hollowed out turnips, which are hard, round vegetables about the size of your fist. They scooped out the inside, cut a spooky face, and placed a burning ember or candle within to make a lantern. When Irish and Scottish families later sailed to America, they found big, soft pumpkins that were far easier to carve, so pumpkins took over the job.  \nCarrying a lantern was just one way to have a good time, and knocking on doors was another. In Scotland, children took part in a custom called \"guising,\" which comes from the word \"disguise. \"Dressed in costumes, they went from house to house, but they could not simply ask for a treat. First they had to earn it by performing a song, a poem, or a joke, and only then did they receive nuts, fruit, or coins.  \nAfter all that singing and knocking, everyone was ready for something to eat, and one special bread waited on the table. It is called barmbrack, a sweet Irish loaf packed with raisins and other dried fruit. Here is the surprising part: a small ring was baked right inside the bread, and people said whoever found the ring in their slice would be married within the year. Families also played apple games, such as trying to grab a floating apple from a tub of water using only their teeth.  \nThose bobbing apples show how much of today's Halloween began in these two countries long ago. When millions of people left Ireland and Scotland in the 1800s, they carried their customs across the ocean to America. There the old turnip lanterns became grinning pumpkins, and guising slowly turned into the trick-or-treating you know now. So the next time you knock on a door in costume, remember that children were doing almost the same thing on a Scottish street a very long time ago!  \nHalloween in Ireland and Scotland  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What does the Irish name Oiche Shamhna mean?\u003Cbr>A. The day of the dead B. The night of Samhain\u003Cbr>C. The feast of the harvest D. The season of lanterns |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) According to the passage, how did the customs reach America?\u003Cbr>A. People who left Ireland and Scotland brought them across the ocean\u003Cbr>B. American farmers invented them on their own hilltops\u003Cbr>C. Sailors mailed turnips and bread to families overseas\u003Cbr>D. Children in Scotland taught them over the telephone |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did pumpkins replace turnips for making lanterns?\u003Cbr>A. Immigrants found pumpkins that were bigger and easier to carve\u003Cbr>B. People decided turnips tasted much better in bread\u003Cbr>C. Pumpkins glowed brighter than any turnip could\u003Cbr>D. Turnips could not be found anywhere in America |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) What overall structure does the passage mostly follow?\u003Cbr>A. It compares two foods to decide which is better\u003Cbr>B. It tells events in time order, from long ago to today\u003Cbr>C. It lists problems and then offers solutions\u003Cbr>D. It explains a single event and its many causes |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) How were the old turnip lanterns made?\u003Cbr>A. People filled them with raisins and fruit\u003Cbr>B. People painted faces on the outer skin\u003Cbr>C. People stacked them high on a hilltop\u003Cbr>D. 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