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Halloween Conversation Questions

Although its history and origin are not widely understood, Halloween has become a popular celebration around the world. You can use these Halloween conversation questions for a good discussion at this time of year.

The most difficult terms on this speaking worksheet include: dressed up, trick-or-treat, carve, Jack-o’-Lantern, haunted, celebrate, costume, cemetery, decorate, associate, commercial, and relate.

 

The Halloween conversation questions are –

 

1 – What does Halloween mean to you and your family members?

2 – Do people in your country celebrate Halloween? What things do people do?

3 – Have you ever dressed up for a Halloween party? What did you dress as?

4 – Do you know much about the history of Halloween? Where did it come from?

5 – Is it safe for children to go trick-or-treating where you live? Why or why not?

6 – Have children ever come to your home to trick-or-treat? What did you give them?

7 – What season is Halloween in where you live? What is the weather usually like?

8 – Have you ever carved a pumpkin into a Jack-o’-Lantern? How did it turn out?

9 – Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever been to a haunted house?

10- What kinds of tricks do children do if they don’t receive any candy or gifts?

11- What kinds of candy have you received as Halloween gifts? Did you like them?

12- Do you have any plans to celebrate Halloween this year? What do you plan to do?

13- Have you ever felt afraid during Halloween? Why did you feel scared?

14- What is the best Halloween costume you have ever seen? What was it made of?

15- Would you be willing to spend a night sleeping in a cemetery? Why or why not?

16- Why do you think that some people around the world are afraid of witches?

17- What is your favorite thing about Halloween? Is there anything that you dislike?

18- Do people in your neighborhood decorate their homes for Halloween? In what ways?

19- Has anyone ever played a trick on your home? What did they do to it?

20- What kinds of animals are associated with Halloween? Why do you think they are?

21- Are there any Halloween festivals where you live? What happens at them?

22- Do you think that Halloween has become too commercial, or is it just good fun?

23- What are the most common colors that you think relate to Halloween?

24- Do schools in your country have Halloween activities? What do students get to do?

25- Are there any dangerous things that can happen during Halloween? What are they?

crows on a tree for a Halloween scene

Further Halloween Discussion questions

26- What is a movie that you would show to visitors if they visited during Halloween, and why?

27- Have you ever grown a pumpkin patch? What size would you say is the largest pumpkin that you have ever seen?

28- What is something that you would really like to do next Halloween?

29- Have you ever tried to assemble a skeleton made out of paper or any other material?

30- Do you believe in magic? What kind of spell would you expect a person to cast on Halloween?

31- What are some interesting kinds of food that people eat during Halloween or fall where you live?

32- What would you give to children for trick-or-treating at your doorstep this year? What would you expect to receive as a child?

33- What is the funniest Halloween trick that you have ever heard of?

34- Do you know of any haunted houses? Have you ever been to one? What happened there?

35- What would you do if you needed to dress up as a vampire?

36- What, to you, is the scariest Halloween character and why?

37- What Halloween costume could you make if you only had paper and crayons? How would you make it?

38- Is there anything you dislike about Halloween or something that other people make complaints about?

39- Do you think that Halloween celebrations have changed since you were younger? If so, in what ways?

40- What is apple bobbing, and how can a person do it successfully?

Related Halloween activities

Once you have completed discussing the Halloweeen conversation questions there are some good activities here at ESL Vault. Check out the Halloween worksheets, they include anagrams, vocabulary matching worksheets, a crossword, and a word search puzzle.

a Halloween Jack-o'-Lantern

Interesting Halloween facts

Here are some interesting facts that you can inform your students about if they are unaware of the origins of Halloween.

Depending on the sources you read its origin is different. Halloween can be said to be a Celtic holiday that originated in Ireland and was called Samhain. It is also claimed to be originally a Christian holiday.

Originally Jack-o’-Lanterns were carved into potatoes and turnips. In the early days of the USA when people from Ireland migrated to America, pumpkins became the vegetable of choice.

Jack-o’-Lanterns were meant to ward off evil spirits and help the good spirits find their homes.

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