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The practice evolved into guising, with costumes and mini-shows, then spread to America through families. Early 1900s towns responded to pranks with parties and treats, World War II reduced candy access, and the 1950s brought sweets back, expanding trick-or-treating nationwide. 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When you go to a door on Halloween night and shout \"Trick or treat!\", you are doing something children have done for hundreds of years. Long ago in Britain and Ireland, kids went door to door too, but they were not asking for candy. They sang songs and said little prayers, and people gave them small round cakes called soul cakes.  \nThose soul cakes came with a fun rule: sing first, then eat! This custom was called souling, and children carried lanterns and knocked on doors to get their treats. Some kids even dressed up in costumes and put on a little show, which people called  \nguising.  \nGuising crossed the ocean and came to America with families who moved here. In the early 1900s, some kids played tricks and pranks on Halloween, so towns started giving parties and treats to keep everyone happy. By the 1930s and 1940s, kids all over the country were saying the words\"trick or treat. \"  \nDuring World War II, there was not much candy because sugar was hard to get, so trick-or-treating slowed down for a while. Then in the 1950s, sweets came back and trick-or-treating grew bigger than ever. Can you believe your candy bag is part of a game that started with singing children and little round cakes?  \nThe History of Trick-or-Treating  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What did people long ago give to children who came to their doors?\u003Cbr>A. Paper lanterns to carry B. Small round cakes called soul\u003Cbr>cakes\u003Cbr>C. Costumes to wear for shows D. Bags of chocolate candy bars |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) What happened to trick-or-treating in the 1950s?\u003Cbr>A. Children stopped wearing costumes\u003Cbr>B. Sweets came back and it grew bigger than ever\u003Cbr>C. Towns began giving soul cakes again\u003Cbr>D. People started singing at every door |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) In the passage, what does the word \"guising\" mean?\u003Cbr>A. Playing tricks and pranks on B. Singing songs to get soul cakes\u003Cbr>people\u003Cbr>C. Dressing up in costumes and D. Carrying lanterns to a door\u003Cbr>putting on a show |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) How did guising get from Britain and Ireland to America?\u003Cbr>A. Children sang it across the ocean\u003Cbr>B. Candy makers shipped it in boxes\u003Cbr>C. Towns mailed it in party invitations\u003Cbr>D. Families who moved here brought it with them |  |  |  |  | 9.  \u003Cbr>10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) What is the rule that came with soul cakes?\u003Cbr>A. Knock three times only B. Wear a costume to the door\u003Cbr>C. Bring your own lantern D. Sing first, then eat |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) What is this whole passage mostly about?\u003Cbr>A. The best costumes to wear today B. Why sugar was hard to get\u003Cbr>C. How trick-or-treating began and D. How to bake soul cakes at home\u003Cbr>changed over time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) Where did souling and guising first begin?\u003Cbr>A. On Halloween night today B. In Britain and Ireland\u003Cbr>C. In American towns D. At a candy factory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) Why did towns start giving parties and treats in the early 1900s?\u003Cbr>A. To sell more soul cakes B. To teach children new songs\u003Cbr>C. To keep everyone happy and stop D. To bring lanterns to every door pranks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) When were kids all over the country saying \"trick or treat\"?\u003Cbr>A. By the 1930s and 1940s B. Right after World War II\u003Cbr>C. During the early 1900s D. 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