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Alex's Halloween Adventure

Questions: 5

Grade: 4

Words: 104

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Once upon a time, there was a curious 4th grader named Alex. One autumn day at school, his teacher Ms. Grace decided to tell the class the story of Halloween. Alex discovered that Halloween originated from an ancient festival called Samhain, where people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. After school, Alex was excited to choose his costume. Remembering the story, he decided to follow the tradition and dressed as a ghost. Equipped with his white sheet and a big smile, he went trick-or-treating around his neighborhood, repeating the phrase, 'Trick or treat, give me something good to eat!'

Question 1

What is the name of the ancient festival Halloween originated from?

Harvest festival

Day of the Dead

All Saints Day

Samhain

Explanation. According to the story, Halloween originated from an ancient festival called Samhain.

Mardi Gras

Question 2

What did Alex decide to dress as for Halloween?

Vampire

Witch

Pumpkin

Ghost

Explanation. Remembering the story, Alex decided to follow the tradition and dressed as a ghost

Zombie

Question 3

What does the term 'Samhain' refer to in context of the story?

A type of candy

A famous ghost

A Halloween costume

A type of bonfire

An ancient festival

Explanation. In the context of the story, 'Samhain' is the name of an ancient festival where people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Question 4

What action did people take during Samhain to ward off ghosts?

They would carve pumpkins

They would tell ghost stories

They would light bonfires and wear costumes

Explanation. During Samhain, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

They would hide in their homes

They would throw a big party

Question 5

What phrase did Alex repeat while trick-or-treating?

'Happy Halloween!'

'Boo!'

'Trick or treat, give me something good to eat!'

Explanation. While trick-or-treating, Alex was repeating the phrase, 'Trick or treat, give me something good to eat!'.

'Candy, please!'

'I'm a ghost!'

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