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Long before store costumes, kids in Scotland and Ireland went\"guising,\" which means going out in disguise. They wore old clothes and painted faces so nobody could tell who they were!  \nThose sneaky disguises came all the way across the ocean to America. At early Halloween parties, families made costumes at home from things they already had, like bedsheets, old hats, and mom's scarves. A child might become a ghost with one white sheet and two eye holes cut out.  \nHomemade costumes were fun, but in the 1930s something new appeared in stores. Companies began making costumes and masks you could buy in a box, so you no longer had to sew your own. Soon kids could dress up as clowns, cowboys, and later their favorite movie and TV characters, like superheroes and princesses.  \nToday you can be almost anything you can dream up for Halloween! Some people spend months building costumes, and others still make theirs from a simple sheet, just like long ago. Isn't it neat that a costume you wear this year began with kids in disguise hundreds of years ago?  \nThe History of Halloween Costumes  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What does the word \"guising\" mean in the passage?\u003Cbr>A. Singing at a party B. Sewing new clothes\u003Cbr>C. Cooking a big meal D. Going out in disguise\u003Cbr>2) What is the focus of the last paragraph?\u003Cbr>A. What Halloween costumes are like B. How guising began in Ireland today\u003Cbr>C. Why families held early parties D. How the first store masks were\u003Cbr>made\u003Cbr>3) How did kids in Scotland and Ireland hide who they were?\u003Cbr>A. They wore old clothes and painted B. They spoke in a funny voice faces\u003Cbr>C. They bought masks from a store D. They stayed inside all night\u003Cbr>4) What could a child turn into with one white sheet?\u003Cbr>A. A cowboy with a big hat B. A clown with a red nose\u003Cbr>C. A ghost with two eye holes D. A princess with a crown\u003Cbr>5) Why did kids no longer have to sew their own costumes?\u003Cbr>A. Because companies made costumes you could buy in a box\u003Cbr>B. Because bedsheets became too costly\u003Cbr>C. Because guising had stopped in America\u003Cbr>D. Because parties were no longer allowed\u003Cbr>6) Where did kids go guising long ago?\u003Cbr>A. In Italy and France B. In Mexico and Spain\u003Cbr>C. In Japan and China D. In Scotland and Ireland\u003Cbr>7) What is this passage mostly about?\u003Cbr>A. Where the best candy comes from\u003Cbr>B. How to sew a costume from a sheet\u003Cbr>C. How Halloween costumes changed over many years\u003Cbr>D. Why parties happen in America\u003Cbr>8) How did families make costumes at early American parties?\u003Cbr>A. By ordering them from a box B. By buying them at a big store\u003Cbr>C. From things they already had at D. By painting only their faces\u003Cbr>home\u003Cbr>9) Which event happened first in the story of costumes?\u003Cbr>A. Stores sold costumes in boxes B. Kids went out guising in disguise\u003Cbr>C. People spent months building D. Kids dressed as superheroes\u003Cbr>costumes |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1-10 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\nReading [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) Page 2 of 3  \n10) When did store-bought costumes and masks first appear?  \nA. In the 1930s B. Last year C. In the year 2000 D. In the 1830s  \nDid you know people have dressed up for Halloween for hundreds of years? Long before store costumes, kids in Scotland and Ireland went\"guising,\" which means going out in disguise. 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