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WorksheetsHalloween Comprehension Informational Text
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Word Meaning:
Vampire bats search for food at night. They drink the blood of other animals to survive, and prefer to feed from cows, horses, pigs, and birds. They do not really suck an animal's blood. A vampire bat will make a small cut with its teeth, and then lap up the blood using its tongue.
What does the underlined word mean?
a place between the knees and torso
a distance around a track
to drink in small sips
a section of a journey
Cause and Effect
Scientists believe that running out of regular bat food caused vampire bats to adapt to a liquid diet. They developed very sharp front teeth. Heat sensors in their noses helped them find a perfect spot on an animal to feed. Bats now had a special "thumb" to help them fly away quickly.
Why did vampire bats begin to drink blood?
They ran out of regular bat food to eat.
They discovered they enjoyed the taste.
They had a special sensor that helped them find blood.
Fangs made drinking blood easier.
Drawing Conclusions
A Missouri family discovered their new home was infested with thousands of spiders. A pest control company was hired to spray inside and outside. Parts of some walls were opened up to remove the spiders. Nothing worked. The family had to move out.
What can you conclude about the spiders in the text?
The spiders were bigger than regular spiders.
Pest control poisons finally killed the spiders.
The spiders were carried out of the house.
Pest control poisons did not kill the spiders.
Making Inferences
King Tut is a famous mummy. His tomb was discovered in 1922. An exhibition of some of the tomb's treasures was first seen in London in 1972. This show came to the United States in 1976. Millions of people came to see it.
Based on the text, which of the following is most likely true?
King Tut didn't live very long.
The King Tut Exhibition was very popular.
More people came to see King Tut in London than in the United States.
The most valuable treasures were in King Tut's tomb.
Cause and Effect
The Egyptians believed that they would begin a new life after death. Because of this belief, rich people paid a lot of money to have their bodies turned into mummies. Mummies were buried in large tombs with things like furniture and food that could be used in a new life.
Why were mummies buried with furniture?
The tombs were like giant storage sheds.
No one wanted the furniture anymore.
It was believed they would soon be living a new life.
The rich people did not want to give away their furniture.
Supporting Details
Some animal bones look like human bones. Raccoon paw bones are similar in shape to a child's hand. Bear paw bones look like an adult's hand. However, the animal bones are thicker and look fatter. Also, humans have a much larger thumb bone than a raccoon or a bear.
What is one way to tell an animal bone from a human bone?
Animal thumb bones are much larger.
The bones must be measured by an expert.
You really cannot tell them apart.
Animal bones are thicker and flatter.
Main Idea
Carving a pumpkin is a Halloween tradition. First, cut a hole in the top and scoop out all the seeds. Second, draw the eyes and mouth on the pumpkin with a permanent marker. Third, cut out along the pattern with a sharp knife. Last, put a flickering LED light inside to make it look spooky.
Which of the following choices makes the best title for the text?
How to Carve a Pumpkin
How to Make Your Pumpkin Look Spooky
Being Careful with sharp Knives
The Traditions of Halloween
Compare and Contrast
October 31 is Halloween in the United States. November 1 is Day of the Dead in Mexico. Children in the United States wear costumes and go trick-or-treating to ask for candy. Children in Mexico dress up as skeletons and visit graves to honor the dead.
How can Halloween and Day of the Dead be compared?
They are both celebrated in Mexico.
Children ask for candy on both days.
Children wear special clothing on both days.
They are both celebrated in the same month.
Making Inferences
Here are some fun facts about Halloween candy. People buy about 600 million pounds of candy each year to give to trick-or-treaters. More money is spent on chocolate candy than other kinds of sweets. Candy corn is the bestseller.
Based on information in this text, what can the reader infer about Halloween candy?
Chocolate candy and candy corn are equally popular.
A large amount of candy is given away on Halloween.
Halloween candy is very heavy.
Too much candy makes a person sick.
Sequence
You can be a kid zombie on Halloween using an old shirt and pair of jeans. First, cut holes in the shirt and make jagged edges at the bottom. Then, rip the jeans and let threads hang down. Put some stain and dirt on the clothes. Last, get ready to put makeup on for a zombie face!
What should you do right after you get your zombie clothes dirty?
Go trick or treating.
Put more holes in your shirt and jeans.
Put your face makeup on.
Find another old shirt.
Making Inferences
Vampires are not real, but many stories have been written about them. In these stories, it is always a problem to keep them away. However, they cannot come into a house unless invited. They are allergic to garlic. Garlic could be hung up on a porch or carried in a pocket.
What can the reader infer about garlic?
Garlic must be small in size.
Garlic is the only food that can kill a vampire.
No one likes the smell of garlic.
Garlic must be kept outside the house.
Supporting Details
It can be difficult to go to sleep after watching a scary movie, but many things can help. Turn on a nightlight. Make sure the bed is comfortable and has lots of pillows. Drink a glass of warm milk or warm water to relax. Close your eyes and slowly count backwards from 100.
What might help someone who is having trouble going to sleep?
relaxing in a cool bath
drinking some warm liquid
counting to 100
making sure the room is dark
Compare and Contrast
Vampire bats are different from other kinds of bats. Their sharp front teeth are used to make a puncture wound on an animal for drinking blood. Other bats feed on ripe fruit or insects. Vampire bats are able to walk, run, jump, and fly. Other species of bats can only fly.
According to the text, how are vampire bats like other bats?
Vampire bats have sharp teeth.
Vampire bats drink blood.
Vampire bats eat insects and fruit.
Vampire bats can fly.
Text Structure
Both the brown recluse spider and the black widow spider are poisonous. The brown recluse has an upside-down violin marking down its back. The black widow has a red hourglass shape on the underside of its stomach. Black widows are more likely to bite.
How is the text organized?
The author describes brown recluse spiders.
The author compares and contrasts two kinds of spiders.
The author explains what to do about spider bites.
The author tells what happens after a spider bite.
Word Meaning
Some people keep tarantulas as pets. These spiders can live up to 30 years. They are large, with hairy legs and bodies. Most of them are burrowers that live in the ground. Tarantulas like to eat insects, but have been known to eat frogs, toads, and mice.
Which words from the text help the reader know the meaning of the word burrowers?
live in the ground
like to eat insects
hairy legs and bodies
eat frogs, toads, and mice
Cause and Effect
People like to feel afraid. This idea is not new, of course. Spooky stories have terrified people for centuries. Haunted houses are different, though. They are part of Halloween. This holiday would not be the same without the haunted house.
Why do people like Haunted Houses?
Because they are evil.
Because they like to feel afraid.
Because it's Halloween.
Details
Pumpkins were originally grown in Mexico. Pumpkins are not only orange but can grow to be blue, white, or green. The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed in at 2,032 pounds.
What colors can pumpkins be?
Orange
Blue, White, or green
Orange, blue, white
Blue, white, green, orange
2,032 pounds
