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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
.
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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
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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
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Clue 4
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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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