Jack-o'-Lanterns

What are jack-o'-lanterns commonly used for?

• Christmas decorations

• Halloween decorations

• Easter decorations

• Birthday decorations

Fill in the blank: The focus question asks how the tradition of carving jack-o'-lanterns has ______ over time.

• Started

• Ended

• Changed

• Disappeared

What did people in Europe do to keep away ghosts?

• Sang songs

• Lit huge fires and wore costumes

• Danced around trees

• Built houses

What is an important part of Halloween today?

• Pumpkin carving

• Gift giving

• Fireworks

• Egg hunting

What might happen if the pumpkin tilts to one side?

• It will roll away

• The light inside may fall over

• It will look better

• It will be easier to carve.

What is the event in Los Angeles where professional artists carve more than five thousand pumpkins each year?

• Pumpkin Festival

• Rise of the Jack-o'-Lanterns

• Halloween Under the Sea

• Giant Jack-o'-Lantern

Pumpkins can be carved with a spooky face or ______ art.

• detailed

• simple

• colorful

• plain

The word 'stingy' means not liking or willing to ______.

• A) eat

• B) sleep

• C) spend, give, or share

• D) play