The Mystery of the Winning Halloween Costume

The Mystery of the Winning Halloween Costume

The disco lights are flashing and the music is blaring – welcome to the Halloween disco!

Everyone has made a special effort with their Halloween costume.

Solve the clues to find out who has won first prize for the best costume.

Good luck!

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NameBoy

or GirlHair Colour Year Group Costume

Amelie Girl Ginger R Bat

Bryan Boy Blonde 2 Bat

Caleb Boy White 1 Skeleton

Delia Girl Black 4 Witch

Eli Boy Blonde 3 Cat

Florence Girl Ginger R Pumpkin

Graham Boy White 5 Ghost

Harvey Boy Blonde 6 Bat

Ingrid Girl Blonde R Spider

Jenny Girl White 4 Skeleton

Kevin Boy Blonde 5 Witch

Leroy Boy Brown 1 Cat

Martin Boy Blonde R Pumpkin

Nigella Girl Ginger 4 Ghost

Ophelia Girl Blonde 2 Bat

Peter Boy White 1 Spider

Qasim Boy Brown 6 Skeleton

Rabiya Girl Blonde 3 Witch

Sheena Girl Black 5 Cat

Trent Boy Ginger 4 Pumpkin

Una Girl Black 2 Ghost

Veronica Girl Blonde 6 Bat

Wanda Girl Blonde 5 Spider

Xavier Boy Black 3 Skeleton

Yasmin Girl Brown 5 Witch

Zach Boy Blonde 1 Bat



Clue 1Find a path through the maze by colouring in the correct number bonds of 20.

The path will reveal the hair colour of the person who has the best costume.

Clue: The winner has hair.

START 6 + 14 = 20 + 0 = 16 + 4 = 12 + 7 =

6 + 6 = 20 + 1 = 4 + 5 = 11 + 9 = 5 + 5 =

0 + 0 = 10 + 0 = 9 + 11 = 15 + 5 = 12 + 3 =

1 + 1 = 50 + 2 = 10 + 10 = 11 + 5 = 13 + 3 =

25 + 5 = 14 + 6 = 12 + 8 = 15 + 9 = 17 + 7=

1 + 9 = 17 + 3 = 16 + 5 = 7 + 13 = 19 + 1 =

ginger blonde white black brown



Clue 2Count in steps of 2, 5 or 10 to find the next three numbers in each sequence.

Find the final number in each sequence in the grid below and colour it in.

The one remaining box will tell you what costume the child is wearing.

Clue: The winning person is dressed as a .

40bat

100spider

60skeleton

12witch

30cat

20pumpkin

2 4 6

5 10 15

10 20 30

10 12 14

50 60 70



Clue 3Order each set of numbers from smallest to biggest. Take the biggest number in each set and colour it in the table below. Re-arrange the words to the answers to find a clue.

50 25 55 45 5

1.

12 16 6 4 20

2.

80 90 10 30 70

3.

22 12 32 52 2

4.

25 65 30 100 5

5.

Clue:

100The

68spider

37girl

55boy

90winner

53pumpkin

20a

140cat

52is



Clue 4Check if these maths statements are true or false. If a calculation is right, put a tick. If it is wrong, put a cross. Count the number of ticks and crosses.

If there are more ticks than crosses, the winner is in the Foundation Stage or KS1 (R, Y1 or Y2).

If there are more crosses than ticks, the winner is in KS2 (Y3, Y4, Y5 or Y6).

Correct Incorrect

15 + 5 = 20

11 + 7 = 16

2 + 2 = 6

10 + 4 = 15

17 + 3 = 20

17 – 7 = 11

20 – 9 = 11

18 – 5 = 13

14 − 7 = 6

Total:

Clue: The person who has won is in the Foundation Stage or KS1 / KS2.(Circle the correct answer)

The person who won first prize for their costume is:

.



The Mystery of the Winning Halloween Costume Answers

Clue 1

Clue 1: The winner has blonde hair.

Clue 2

START 6 + 14 = 20 + 0 = 16 + 4 = 12 + 7 =

6 + 6 = 20 + 1 = 4 + 5 = 11 + 9 = 5 + 5 =

0 + 0 = 10 + 0 = 9 + 11 = 15 + 5 = 12 + 3 =

1 + 1 = 50 + 2 = 10 + 10 = 11 + 5 = 13 + 3 =

25 + 5 = 14 + 6 = 12 + 8 = 15 + 9 = 17 + 7=

1 + 9 = 17 + 3 = 16 + 5 = 7 + 13 = 19 + 1 =

ginger blonde white black brown

2 4 6 8 10 12

5 10 15 20 25 30

10 20 30 40 50 60

10 12 14 16 18 20

50 60 70 80 90 100


40bat

100spider

60skeleton

12witch

30cat

20pumpkin

Clue 2: The winning person is dressed as a bat.

Clue 3

Clue 3: The winner is a boy.

5 25 45 50 55

4 6 12 16 20

10 30 70 80 90

2 12 22 32 52

5 25 30 65 100

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

100The

68spider

37girl

55boy

90winner

53pumpkin

20a

140cat

52is



Clue 4


Correct Incorrect

15 + 5 = 20 ✓

11 + 7 = 16 X

2 + 2 = 6 X

10 + 4 = 15 X

17 + 3 = 20 ✓

17 – 7 = 11 X

20 – 9 = 11 ✓

18 – 5 = 13 ✓

14 − 7 = 6 X

Total: 4 5

Clue 4: The person who has won is in the Foundation Stage or KS1 / KS2.

The person who won first prize for their costume is Harvey.


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