Newsela Most Popular Halloween Candy

Read the paragraph from the section “America's Top 10 Halloween Candies.”

This year, people will spend about $10 billion on Halloween stuff. About $3 billion of that will be on candy. Ben George works at CandyStore. He says candy is the center of Halloween. It is the reason why kids love to dress up.

Which question is answered in this paragraph?

• Which candy do people in America spend the most money on?

• How much money will people spend on candy this Halloween?

• When did Ben George decide to start working at Candystore?

• What types of candies does Candystore sell on Halloween?

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Read the section "What About Gum?” Select the detail from the section that explains how a certain candy won twice.

• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is the most popular candy over, but it did not win most states.

• Reese's and M&M’s won five states each. Tootsie Pops were the most popular in four states.

• Reese's scored a double victory this year. It was ranked the most popular and best candy.

• M&M's were voted second-best. Skittles came in third. Gum did not make the list.

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If readers want information on why last year’s Halloween differed from most years, which section should they read?

• Introduction [paragraphs 1-2]

• “What About Gum?”

• “The 10 Best Halloween Candies”

• “But Candy Corn Is So Cute!”

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What information will the reader find in the section "The 10 Worst Halloween Candies"?

• the steps that people take to find the best Halloween candy

• the steps that people take to avoid some types of candies

• a list of candies that people in the survey liked the most

• a list of candies that people in the survey liked the least

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Which candy was the most popular in America's Top 10 Halloween Candy?

• Skittles

• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

• M&M's

• Hot Tamales