Spring Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A garden has 9 pink roses and 7 white roses. How many roses are there in all?
A) 15
B) 16
C) 2
D) 17
9 + 7 = 16. You can think: 9 + 1 makes 10, then 6 more makes 16 roses total.
2. Read: "The gentle breeze carried petals across the yard." What does breeze mean?
A) A strong storm
B) A loud noise
C) A light wind
D) A heavy rain
A breeze is a soft, gentle wind. The sentence clue 'gentle' matches with light wind, not a storm, a noise, or rain.
3. Sam picked 14 strawberries. He ate 5. How many strawberries does he have left?
A) 19
B) 10
C) 8
D) 9
14 - 5 = 9. Eating 5 of the 14 strawberries leaves 9 behind.
4. Why do farmers plant seeds in spring?
A) The ground is frozen solid
B) The soil is warm and rain helps seeds grow
C) There is no sunlight in spring
D) Animals eat all the seeds in summer
Seeds need warm soil and water to sprout, and spring provides both. Frozen ground, no sunlight, or seed-eating animals would stop seeds from growing.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. 6 plus 7 plus 4 equals 17.
Add in order: 6 + 7 = 13, then 13 + 4 = 17. You could also see 6 + 4 = 10, then 10 + 7 = 17.
2. Puddles form on the ground when it rains.
Rain falls faster than the ground can soak it up, so water collects in low spots. These low pools of water are called puddles.
3. 18 minus 9 equals 9.
18 - 9 = 9. This is a doubles fact because 9 + 9 = 18, so half of 18 is 9.
4. A garden tool used to dig in the soil is a shovel.
A shovel has a flat metal blade and a long handle for digging. Gardeners use shovels to dig holes for planting seeds and bulbs.
5. 4 plus 8 plus 3 equals 15.
Add in order: 4 + 8 = 12, then 12 + 3 = 15. You could also notice 4 + 3 = 7, then 7 + 8 = 15.