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A group of children shuffle up to a neighbor's door wearing old coats, painted faces, and masks made of paper. Before they get a single treat, they have to sing a song, tell a joke, or recite a little poem. This custom was called \"guising,\"a short word for disguising, and it is one of the great-great-grandparents of the Halloween costume.  \nLong before guising, people wore disguises for a very different reason. At  \nan ancient festival called Samhain, folks in Ireland and Scotland told a story that spirits could wander the earth on that night, so some people dressed in disguises hoping to blend in and not be noticed. When immigrants carried these autumn traditions across the ocean to America, the costumes came along in their suitcases and their memories.  \nOnce Halloween took root in America, families made their costumes right at home. In the early 1900s, there were no costume stores, so children raided closets and rag bags for old sheets, hats, and mother's dresses. A bedsheet with two eye holes became a ghost, and a burnt cork rubbed on the cheeks turned a kid into a hobo or a clown. Every costume was one of a kind because no two families owned exactly the same junk!  \nHomemade fun ruled until companies spotted a chance to sell something new. In the 1930s, businesses such as the Ben Cooper company began making costumes and masks you could buy ina box. These early store-bought outfits often had a shiny printed smock and a stiff plastic mask held on by a thin rubber band. Suddenly a child could become a witch or a cat without a single stitch of sewing.  \nThose boxed costumes really took off when they started to look like characters kids already loved. After movies and TV arrived, children wanted to dress as superheroes, cartoon stars, and space adventurers they saw on the screen. Today you can be almost anything, from a dinosaur to a taco, and according to a National Retail Federation survey, superheroes and princesses are among the most popular children's costumes year after year. Not bad for a tradition that began with kids in old coats singing for a treat at the door!  \nThe History of Halloween Costumes  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What did children in Scotland have to do during guising before they received a treat?\u003Cbr>A. Knock three times and say a password\u003Cbr>B. Sing a song, tell a joke, or recite a poem\u003Cbr>C. Leave a coin on the doorstep |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| D. Trade one of their own toys away\u003Cbr>2) Which structure does the author mainly use to organize this passage?\u003Cbr>A. A problem and its single solution\u003Cbr>B. A list of directions for making a costume\u003Cbr>C. Time order, tracing costumes from long ago to today\u003Cbr>D. A comparison of two different countries |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) Why did some people wear disguises at the ancient festival of Samhain?\u003Cbr>A. They needed to stay warm on the cold night\u003Cbr>B. They hoped to blend in and not be noticed by wandering spirits\u003Cbr>C. They were copying costumes from movies\u003Cbr>D. They wanted to win a prize for the best outfit |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) What caused children to want to dress as superheroes and cartoon stars?\u003Cbr>A. They saw these characters in movies and on TV\u003Cbr>B. Their parents told them stories about Samhain\u003Cbr>C. Schools required matching costumes for parties\u003Cbr>D. Costume stores ran out of ghost sheets |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) What did the early store-bought costumes of the 1930s usually include?\u003Cbr>A. A bedsheet with two eye holes\u003Cbr>B. A shiny printed smock and a stiff plastic mask\u003Cbr>C. A cloth cape and a wooden mask\u003Cbr>D. An old coat and a painted paper mask |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) According to the passage, the word \"guising\" is a short form ","cbCaieIEjxnZzX7n","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieIEjxnZzX7n","pdf",107058,"English","# The History of Halloween Costumes\n## Guising and early Scottish traditions\n## Samhain and the purpose of disguises\n## Halloween in America: homemade costumes\n## Store-bought costumes in the 1930s\n## Movie and TV influences on costume choices\n## Reading questions","[{\"question\":\"What did children have to do in Scotland during guising before receiving a treat?\",\"answer\":\"They had to sing a song, tell a joke, or recite a little poem.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did some people wear disguises at the festival of Samhain?\",\"answer\":\"They hoped to blend in and not be noticed by wandering spirits.\"},{\"question\":\"What helped boxed costumes become more popular in America?\",\"answer\":\"They started to look like characters children already loved, especially after movies and TV arrived.\"}]","The History of Halloween Costumes - Answer Questions | PDF",1790809682,11]