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It describes how families adapted at candy time, why costumes were layered over snowsuits, and how communities dug out for days while schools closed and plows worked nonstop. The text also details the weather “ingredients” that stalled warm, wet Gulf air over freezing air, producing massive snowfall and a lasting record still compared by Minnesotans.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/the-great-halloween-blizzard-record-1991-halloween-snowstorm-reading-questions/486523/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-great-halloween-blizzard-record-1991-halloween-snowstorm-reading-questions/486523.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"ahduag","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-31","2026-09-30",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":44},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What is the main idea of the passage?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"The passage explains how the Great Halloween Blizzard surprised Minnesota and became an unforgettable record-setting event.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How did neighbors and towns cope while the snow piled up?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Neighbors pushed stuck cars, kids built forts, schools stayed closed, and plows worked around the clock.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"Why did children end up wearing their costumes over snowsuits?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Because the heavy snow arrived right as trick-or-treating began, families needed warm layers underneath costumes.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},486523,1790829734,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":44,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":34,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},3985747870414,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_9964176cb1d06d4a9deccf72a44ae3dc","Picture yourself dressed as a superhero, ready to knock on doors for candy, when the sky suddenly fills with heavy snow. That is exactly what happened to kids in Minnesota on Halloween night in 1991. Instead of a crisp autumn evening, they trick-or-treated in swirling white while snow piled up around their boots. This was the beginning of one of the biggest snowstorms the state had ever seen.  \nBecause the snow arrived right at candy time, families had to get creative fast. Children pulled costumes over puffy snowsuits, so a princess might wear a coat  \nunder her sparkly dress and a ghost might have mittens peeking out. Parents held flashlights and shoveled paths between houses just so kids could reach the doorbells. By the time the youngest goblins headed home, the wind was howling and the flakes were coming down thick and fast.  \nThose thick flakes did not stop when Halloween ended, which is what made this storm so unforgettable. The snow kept falling for about three days, and in some parts of Minnesota more than two feet piled up. In the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the storm dropped more than two feet, burying cars and swallowing mailboxes. Can you imagine a snow pile taller than a first-grader stacked up in a single storm?  \nA storm that huge needs the right ingredients, a little like a recipe for winter. Warm, wet air from the Gulf of Mexico rode north and crashed into freezing cold air already sitting over Minnesota. When that moist air was forced up and over the cold air, it turned into snow, and the two masses stalled instead of moving along. A storm that parks in one spot dumps far more snow than one that hurries past, which is why the totals climbed so high.  \nAll that stalled snow left towns digging out for days, and it gave families stories they still trade today. Neighbors helped push stuck cars, kids built forts as tall as they were, and schools stayed closed while plows worked around the clock. People in Minnesota often measure other storms against this one, saying a blizzard is bad but\"not as bad as '91 . \" Here is the strangest part: a night meant for spooky fun became a record no October in the state has beaten since.  \nThe Great Halloween Blizzard  \nName:  \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. Warm Gulf air always brings gentle autumn weather to the north.\u003Cbr>B. Trick-or-treating is safer when children wear warm snowsuits at night.\u003Cbr>C. A record Halloween snowstorm surprised Minnesota and became an unforgettable event.\u003Cbr>D. Minneapolis and Saint Paul are the two largest cities in Minnesota. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) How did neighbors and towns cope while the snow piled up?\u003Cbr>A. They pushed stuck cars, built forts, and closed schools while plows worked nonstop.\u003Cbr>B. They stopped measuring snow because the totals were too confusing.\u003Cbr>C. They canceled all holidays and stayed indoors for the rest of the year.\u003Cbr>D. They moved to warmer states until the snow finally melted away. |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did children end up wearing their costumes over snowsuits?\u003Cbr>A. Because stores had run out of thin costume fabric that year.\u003Cbr>B. Because the heavy snow arrived right as trick-or-treating began.\u003Cbr>C. Because parents wanted the costumes to look bigger and scarier.\u003Cbr>D. Because the schools required warm clothes for the holiday. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) Why did the storm produce such high snow totals?\u003Cbr>A. Because the cold air over Minnesota was much drier than usual.\u003Cbr>B. Because a storm that parks in one place dumps far more snow than one that hurries past.\u003Cbr>C. Because the Gulf air was warmer than any air ever recorded before.\u003Cbr>D. Because the plows could not clear the roads fast enough that week. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  ","cbCairkeYhDpNFZj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairkeYhDpNFZj","pdf",86168,"English","# Reading Comprehension Questions\n## Main idea of the passage\n## Community coping during the snowfall\n## Why children wore costumes over snowsuits\n## Causes of the high snow totals\n## Meaning of “stalled”\n## Night the storm began\n## Duration of the snowfall\n## Snow total in the Twin Cities\n## Evidence people remember the storm\n## Two air masses that created the storm","[{\"question\":\"What is the main idea of the passage?\",\"answer\":\"The passage explains how the Great Halloween Blizzard surprised Minnesota and became an unforgettable record-setting event.\"},{\"question\":\"How did neighbors and towns cope while the snow piled up?\",\"answer\":\"Neighbors pushed stuck cars, kids built forts, schools stayed closed, and plows worked around the clock.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did children end up wearing their costumes over snowsuits?\",\"answer\":\"Because the heavy snow arrived right as trick-or-treating began, families needed warm layers underneath costumes.\"}]","The Great Halloween Blizzard - Record 1991 Halloween Snowstorm Reading Questions | PDF",1790806561,18]