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Long ago, that is exactly what trick-or-treaters got. Early Halloween treats were homemade, and they looked and tasted like a fall picnic. Kids happily carried home apples, handfuls of nuts, sticky popcorn balls, and slices of cake.  \nThose sticky popcorn balls came from busy kitchens where families made treats by hand. Long ago, people did not run to a store to buy bags of candy. Instead, they baked, popped, and rolled their treats at home because there was no other easy way to get them. So a child's Halloween bag was full of foods a grown-up had made that very day.  \nThat homemade night began to change when candy started coming in shiny wrappers. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, more and more families lived close together in new neighborhoods, and trick-or-treating grew very popular. Companies saw all those knocking doors and began making small, wrapped candies just for handing out. Wrapped candy was easy to give, easy to store, and it slowly took the place of homemade treats.  \nToday those little wrappers are everywhere, and Americans buy a mountain of Halloween candy each fall. A National Retail Federation survey found that people plan to spend billions of dollars on candy for the holiday every year. Did you know candy corn, those tiny orange, yellow, and white kernels, has been made for over 100 years? That means your great-greatgrandparents could have munched the very same candy you do!  \nThe History of Halloween Candy  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea of this passage?\u003Cbr>A. Popcorn balls are the hardest Halloween treat to make at home.\u003Cbr>B. Halloween treats changed from homemade foods to wrapped store candy overtime.\u003Cbr>C. Candy corn is the only candy that Americans buy each year.\u003Cbr>D. Trick-or-treating started because stores had too much candy. |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What did a National Retail Federation survey find about candy spending?\u003Cbr>A. People buy less candy than they did long ago.\u003Cbr>B. People spend only a few dollars each Halloween.\u003Cbr>C. People plan to spend billions of dollars on candy each year.\u003Cbr>D. People plan to bake all their treats at home again. |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did people make Halloween treats at home long ago?\u003Cbr>A. They wanted to win a baking contest.\u003Cbr>B. They thought store candy was too expensive.\u003Cbr>C. Their neighbors asked them to bake cakes.\u003Cbr>D. There was no other easy way to get treats. |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) How does the third paragraph connect to the second paragraph?\u003Cbr>A. It explains how to bake a Halloween cake.\u003Cbr>B. It repeats the same list of homemade treats.\u003Cbr>C. It shows how homemade treats began to change into wrapped candy.\u003Cbr>D. It tells a scary story about trick-or-treating. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) According to the passage, what made wrapped candy replace homemade treats?\u003Cbr>A. It tasted much better than any apple.\u003Cbr>B. It was easy to give and easy to store.\u003Cbr>C. It came in bigger and heavier boxes.\u003Cbr>D. It could only be made in one factory. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) What kinds of treats did early trick-or-treaters carry home?\u003Cbr>A. Candy corn, mints, taffy, and hard candy.\u003Cbr>B. Chocolate bars, gum, lollipops, and jelly beans.\u003Cbr>C. 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