Halloween history – Listening Test

B1 Listening Test

Watch a video about the history of Halloween. For questions 1 to 6, choose the correct answer.

Listening comprehension test

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1 For the Celts, 31st October was...

a.the last day of the year.

b.a day to be with their families.

c.the day they celebrated their music festival.

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2 That day, the villagers lit big bonfires...

a.to communicate with the spirits from the spirit world.

b.to attract ghosts.

c.to send the ghosts back to their world.

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3 All Saints Day...

a.appeared after the Catholic Church had eliminated Samhain (the Celtic celebration).

b.was used to transform Samhain into a catholic celebration.

c.was used to eliminate the belief in reincarnation.

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4 When the Irish arrived in America, they...

a.introduced Halloween there for the first time.

b.changed the way Halloween was celebrated.

c.invented some new traditions, such as bobbing the apple or playing tricks.

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5 The children wore masks...

a.to scare people.

b.to pretend they were ghosts.

c.to hide their identity.

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6 The neirhgbours gave candy to the youngsters...

a.so that they didn't vandalise their houses.

b.in exchange for help with the cleaning.

c.because they were poor.

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