“ CONSEJO PROVINCIAL DE PICHINCHA” HIGH SCHOOL”

READING PRACTICE NO 2
NAME: ………………………………………… CLASS:
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HALLOWEEN (SAMHAIN)
Date : …………………………………………. School Year 2016 -
ORIGIN
We can trace Halloween back to Celtic festivals which celebrated the new
year on the 1st of November (not 1st of January).  One thread that runs
through all Halloween legends is the belief that the night of October 31st
was the time when ghosts of the dead returned to earth.  The ancients
name for this festival Samhain** and its role was to mark the boundary
between the old year and new.  Autumn leaves, cornstalks, apples, and
nuts are a big part of the Halloween season. And they are reminders of
the druids' autumn festival in honor of the harvest.

Much later the Roman Catholic Church set aside the first day of
November to honor all the saints who had no special days of their own.
Saints were known as the hallowed, or holy, ones. Their special day was
known as All Saints' or All Hallows' Day. The night before was called All
Hallows' Even. All Hallows' Even was shortened to Halloween.

HOW DO AMERICANS CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?

This is one of the favorite celebrations that Americans have through the
year. The reason for this is that it allows people to dress up in costumes
and go to fun parties and events, but the ones that enjoy Halloween
the most are usually the children. They will dress up and go out with
their parents to ask for candy. Trick or treating has been the main way
to celebrate
Halloween for everyone in the US. Halloween is also celebrated by many
adults who throw costume parties at their homes. There are also
locations that hold contests for the most amazing looking costumes that
come out to participate and the celebration in general is quite fun for
most people, except those who are not interested having to open their
door every five minutes to give candy to kids. There are usually
pumpkin pies that are made during this
celebration because a lot of people make lanterns
out of pumpkins and they are called “Jack-o-
lanterns”. People remove the insides of the
pumpkin and they carve different shapes and
faces on the outside. A candle is then placed
inside of the pumpkin in order to give it a spooky
glow that lights up the carved figures and can be
seen from a long distance.
 1.- READ THE STATEMENT AND UNDERLINE THE CORRECT
ANSWER 5 points

1. -The expression “the ones” can be replaced by:

1. The people
2. The Halloween
3. The celebrations
2.-What do parents do on Halloween?
1. They sell candy to children
2. They make candy for their children.
3. They take their children to ask for candy
3. -How do some adults celebrate Halloween?
1. They drink beer with their families
2. They throw parties
3. They make costumes
4. Who doesn’t enjoy Halloween?
1. People that do not have five minutes because they are busy
2. The children who have a stomachache
3. People who do not like opening their doors to give candy to
children
5. -What is NOT mentioned about pumpkins?
1. They are used as make costumes
2. They are used to make pies
3. They are used to make Jack-o-lanters

3. UNSCRAMBLE THESE PUMPKINS TO FIGURE OUT THE HIDDEN MESSAGE: 14 points

h a u n t __ __ __ __ __
18 11 25 2 9

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 23 19 17 10 15 20 3 5 12
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
16 8 22 7

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
4 1 13 14 21 24
Halloween Riddle: Use the numbers above to fill in the riddle.
What do monsters have for breakfast on Halloween morning?
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

3. LABEL THE PICTURE WITH THE CORRESPONDING NOUN: 9 points

Vampire, Allien, devil, ghost, Skeleton, mummy, Vampire,

werewolf , zombie, witch, pumpkin.

1…devil ………. 2……………………

3………………….... 4…………………….
 5…………………… 6……………………..

7…………………….. 8……………………..

9………………………. 10…pumpkin……

4- FIND OUT THE WORDS IN THE HALLOWEEN WORDSEARCH 12 points

Ilustración 1

bat broom candy Cat

cobweb ghost Halloween pumpkin

scary spider spooky Witch

5. HOW MANY WORDS CAN YOU MAKE OUT OF

JACK-O’- LANTERN? 10 points

J A C K-O’-L A N T E R N
__eat_________
1 __________
2 ___________
3 ___________
4 __________
5 ___________
6 ___________
7 ___________
8 ___________
9 ___________
10___________