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Now flip to a photo from today, packed with superheroes, princesses, and glowing space explorers. How did trick-or-treaters go from plain white sheets to whole armies of dazzling characters? The answer is a costume story that stretches across almost a hundred years, changing right alongside the country that wore them.  \nBack when those bedsheet ghosts ruled the neighborhood, most costumes were  \nmade at home from whatever a family had. A witch was easy: an old dress, a broom from the closet, and a hat cut from paper or cardboard. People chose spooky classics like ghosts, witches, skeletons, and black cats because those images were tied to Halloween for centuries. There were no costume aisles at the store yet, so imagination and scissors did most of the work.  \nThose scissors got a rest in the 1950s and 1960s, when store-bought costumes and a new kind of hero took over. Cowboys galloped through the decade, copying the Western movies and TV shows kids watched every week. Then something happened far above the trick-or-treaters' heads: the United States and the Soviet Union raced to reach outer space. Suddenly astronauts and rockets were front-page news, and children begged to dress as spacemen for Halloween.  \nThat leap into space showed how the real world sneaks straight into costumes, and characters soon leaped in too. As comic books and movies grew popular, superheroes with capes and masks became some of the most-wanted costumes of all. Princesses did the same, turning porches into a parade of sparkling gowns and plastic crowns. Instead of only spooky classics, kids now dressed asthe heroes and characters they cheered for on screen.  \nSo which costumes win today? Since the 2000s, a National Retail Federation survey has asked people every year what they plan to wear . Superheroes, princesses, witches, and animal costumes usually crowd the top of the list, mixing brand-new favorites with those centuries-old classics. The survey even tracks pet costumes, because millions of Americans now dress up their dogs and cats too. From a homemade bedsheet ghost to a pug in a tiny superhero cape, Halloween has always let you become anything you can imagine.  \n Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades Name:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of the whole passage?\u003Cbr>A. Superheroes are the only costumes that people wear on Halloween.\u003Cbr>B. The space race was the most important event in American history.\u003Cbr>C. Homemade costumes are always better than store-bought costumes.\u003Cbr>D. Halloween costumes have changed over decades along with the country and its culture. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What does the passage say usually crowds the top of the survey list today?\u003Cbr>A. Cowboys, astronauts, ghosts, and black cats.\u003Cbr>B. Skeletons, spacemen, pirates, and clowns.\u003Cbr>C. Superheroes, princesses, witches, and animal costumes.\u003Cbr>D. Bedsheets, paper hats, brooms, and crowns. |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) What made homemade costumes common in the 1930s?\u003Cbr>A. Superhero costumes had already sold out everywhere.\u003Cbr>B. Families thought store costumes were far too spooky.\u003Cbr>C. Space explorers were the only costume kids wanted.\u003Cbr>D. There were no costume aisles at the store yet. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) How is the overall passage organized?\u003Cbr>A. By listing problems and then giving one big solution.\u003Cbr>B. By comparing two costumes that are the exact same age.\u003Cbr>C. By moving in time order from the 1930s through today.\u003Cbr>D. By describing a single Halloween night from start to finish. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) Why did the writer include the detail about a pug in a tiny superhero cape?\u003Cb","cbCaimVuYDXXSkCy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimVuYDXXSkCy","pdf",80507,"English","# Passage Overview\n## Homemade to Store-Bought Costumes\n## Space Race Influence\n## Comic Books, Movies, and Princesses\n## Today’s Survey Results","[{\"question\":\"What is the main idea of the passage?\",\"answer\":\"Halloween costumes have changed over decades alongside the country and its culture.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did children beg to dress as spacemen in the 1950s and 1960s?\",\"answer\":\"The United States and the Soviet Union raced to reach outer space, making astronauts and rockets major news.\"},{\"question\":\"Where does the passage say people find out today’s most popular costumes?\",\"answer\":\"A yearly National Retail Federation survey that has been running since the 2000s.\"}]","Popular Halloween Costumes Through the Decades - Solve Each Problem | PDF",1790806774,12]