FRANKENSTEIN

 

SECTION 1: VOCABULARY

1. annual
2. bonfire
3. broom
4. to carve
5. cloak
6. creepy
7. custom
8. to donate
9. to engage
10. generation
11. to howl
12. parade
13. to pretend
14. pumpkin
15. spirit
16. spooky
17. treat
18. to treat
19. undesirable
20. witch

SECTION 2: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT 

Part A: Matching Definitions. Match each bold word from the passage with its correct English definition (write the letter A–F).

1. annual (adj)                      A. Unpleasant, unattractive, or not wanted.

2. undesirable (adj)              B. Strange and frightening in a mysterious way.

3. frighten off (phr v)           C. Happening once every year; recurring yearly.

4. spooky (adj)                     D. To give money, food, or goods to help a cause or deity.

5. pretend (verb)                  E. To scare a person or animal away by making them afraid.

6. donate (verb)                   F. To behave as if something is true when you know it is not.

Part B:Complete each sentence with the correct form of a word from Part A.

1. The school hosts an __________________ Halloween parade every October thirty-first.

2. Villagers put out their home fires so their houses would feel cold and __________________ to wandering spirits.

3. When the children knocked on the front door, Mrs. Gable __________________ to scream in terror.

4. People carved scary pumpkin faces hoping the bright candlelight would __________________ evil spirits.

SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION 

Answer the questions in complete sentences:

1. What is the etymological origin of the name 'Halloween'? What did 'Hallow' originally mean?

2. Why did ancient Celtic villagers extinguish their hearth fires and wear disguises on Halloween night?

3. Describe how the tradition of carving faces into pumpkins originated. Where was this done, and why?

4. Contrast the ancient door-to-door tradition with modern 'trick-or-treating'. What was collected, and why?

SECTION 4: TRUE, FALSE, OR NOT MENTIONED

Indicate whether each statement is True (T), False (F), or Not Mentioned (NM). Quote a short phrase from the text to justify your answer.

1. Celts believed that the souls of deceased friends returned in the form of black cats.

2. Ancient villagers carved pumpkin lanterns while sitting around the hilltop bonfire.

3. Modern children only receive fruit and homemade pies when they visit houses.

4. Parents allow young people to stay out late because there is no school the following day.