Vocabulary Practice: Halloween (1)

On Halloween, people usually dress up in various and strange .......... These are outfits that people don't usually wear and they do this to celebrate this mysterious holiday.
uniforms
curtains
costumes
shoes

Halloween is celebrated in ......... on the 31st day of the month.
September
November
January
October

Children really like Halloween because they can dress up and take part in an activity where they go from house to house and collect candy from the residents who are home at the time. When the children approach the homes, they yell "Trick or .........!"
Trump
Treat
Trudge
Trim

In order to celebrate Halloween, some people carve .......... These are large, round, orange vegetables that are harvested in autumn.
pumpkins
oranges
potatoes
peaches

People usually use the outer shells of these large vegetables as Halloween dcor. They scoop out the meaty part of the vegetables, carve out faces, put candles inside of them and then place them in a window or on a porch on Halloween. These are called ......... o'Lanterns.
Tom
Jordan
George
Jack

A popular game at Halloween parties is called ......... for apples. This is when people try to grab an apple — that is floating in a tub of water — with only their mouths. Usually, there are many apples floating inside the tub and the participants' must keep their hands behind their backs.
hopping
shoving
licking
bobbing

Sometimes, people will also decorate their houses so that they look like dark, scary, ......... houses. These are meant to look like old houses that ghosts inhabit.
orange
hollow
haunted
cat

Sometimes, children and adults alike will dress up as .......... This costume is simple to make because all you need is a white sheet with cut-out holes for your eyes, nose and mouth. This outfit is meant to symbolize people who have died and are stuck between worlds.
mummies
witches
cats
ghosts

Dracula, an evil ........., is a symbol of Halloween. Legendary stories say that Count Dracula turns into a bat at midnight and sucks humans' blood.
witch
wiccan
ghoul
vampire

Halloween is celebrated in the fall at ......... time. This is when the food, that farmers have planted and grown all summer long, is ready to be picked and eaten.
sow
harvest
yard
place