13 questions
6th - 6th Grade
Social Studies
This Grade 6 social studies worksheet helps students compare Halloween and Día de los Muertos through 13 multiple-choice questions. Students identify each celebration’s dates, cultural origins, traditions, and purposes; distinguish honoring deceased loved ones from attempts to scare away spirits; and recognize examples of cultural diffusion. The questions also connect Día de los Muertos to Aztec/Maya cultural influences, Halloween to Celtic/Roman influences, and the film Coco to Día de los Muertos. The worksheet builds comparison and cultural-literacy skills by asking students to classify statements, evaluate a true-or-false claim, identify cultural influences, and determine which example does not represent cultural diffusion. It is a free printable worksheet with a complete answer key, making it useful for guided instruction, independent practice, or a quick formative assessment after introducing both celebrations. The focused question format helps teachers see whether students can distinguish the celebrations without treating Día de los Muertos as simply Mexico’s version of Halloween.
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WorksheetsAnswer KeyHalloween
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween
Dia de los Muertos
Halloween
Dia de los Muertos
False
Aztec/Maya
Celtic/Roman
Coco
Hanal Pixal is only celebrated in the Yucatan Peninsula
This Grade 6 social studies worksheet uses 13 multiple-choice questions to compare Halloween and Día de los Muertos. Students classify dates, traditions, purposes, and cultural origins; identify examples of cultural diffusion; and connect Día de los Muertos with Coco. These comparison questions help students distinguish the two celebrations using specific cultural traits rather than assuming they are the same holiday.
Introduce the two celebrations with a side-by-side chart showing their dates, purposes, and practices, then have students complete the multiple-choice items independently or with a partner. Pause to discuss why creating an altar, cleaning a grave, and placing marigolds belong with Día de los Muertos, while asking for candy and focusing on scaring spirits belong with Halloween. Use the cultural-diffusion questions as a closing discussion about how celebrations can spread beyond their places of origin.
Watch for students who reverse the dates—October 31 for Halloween and November 1 and 2 for Día de los Muertos—or treat Día de los Muertos as simply Mexico’s Halloween. Students may also confuse honoring deceased loved ones with scaring spirits away, or select the wrong cultural influences by switching Celtic/Roman and Aztec/Maya. The cultural-diffusion item may reveal confusion between a tradition spreading to new places and one described as remaining only in the Yucatán Peninsula.
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