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The Four Seasons — Answers

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The Four Seasons — Answers

Part A: The four seasons

Read the box. Then circle the best answer.

A year has four seasons: summer, autumn, winter and spring. Then summer comes again.

Summer is hot. The days are long. Autumn gets cooler. Many leaves fall. Winter is cold. The days are short. Spring gets warmer. Many flowers grow.

The seasons change what plants and animals do. They change what we wear and do too.

1.Which season is usually the hottest?
  1. Awinter
  2. Bsummer
  3. Cautumn
  4. Dspring

Answer: summer

Summer is the hottest season. The days are long and warm.

2.Which season is usually the coldest?
  1. Asummer
  2. Bspring
  3. Cwinter
  4. Dautumn

Answer: winter

Winter is the coldest season. The days are short.

3.In which season do many trees lose their leaves?
  1. Aautumn
  2. Bsummer
  3. Cspring

Answer: autumn

In autumn, many trees drop their leaves. The leaves often turn red, orange or yellow first.

4.In which season do many baby animals and new flowers appear?
  1. Awinter
  2. Bautumn
  3. Cspring

Answer: spring

In spring the weather warms up. Many plants flower and many baby animals are born.

Part B: Match and fill

5.Match each season to something you might see.
  • summer
  • autumn
  • winter
  • spring
  • people in warm coats
  • new flowers
  • people swimming at the beach
  • falling leaves

Answer: summer → people swimming at the beach; autumn → falling leaves; winter → people in warm coats; spring → new flowers

6.After winter comes (answer space).

Answer: spring

The seasons go summer, autumn, winter, spring, and then summer again.

Part C: True or false?

Write True or False.

7.The seasons come in the same order every year.

Answer: True

Every year the seasons go summer, autumn, winter, spring.

8.We wear warm coats in summer.

Answer: False

Summer is hot. We wear light clothes and a sun hat.

9.Some animals grow thicker fur for winter.

Answer: True

Thick fur keeps them warm when it is cold.

Part D: Working scientifically: my season

Go outside with a grown-up. Look at the trees, the sky and the people around you.

10.What season is it now? Tell one thing you see outside and one thing you wear.

Model answer: It is autumn. I see brown leaves on the ground. I wear a long-sleeved top because it is cooler.

Success criteria:

  • Names the season
  • Describes something they observed
  • Links clothing to the weather
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