Winter Holiday Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Skip count by 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
Skip counting by 2s means adding 2 each time. After 8 comes 8 + 2, which is 10.
2. Emma wrapped 9 gifts and then wrapped 6 more. She wrapped 15 gifts total.
9 + 6 = 15. 'Total' means add: 9 gifts plus 6 more makes 15 wrapped gifts in all.
3. Skip count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
Skip counting by 5s adds 5 each time. After 20 comes 20 + 5, which is 25.
4. 16 candy canes minus 7 candy canes equals 9 candy canes.
16 - 7 = 9. You can count back 7 from 16 or use the fact 7 + 9 = 16.
5. The season after fall is winter.
The four seasons go in order: winter, spring, summer, fall, and then back to winter. So after fall comes winter.
6. Skip count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40.
Skip counting by 10s adds 10 each time. After 30 comes 30 + 10, which is 40.
7. Jack hung 8 ornaments and his sister hung 5. They hung 13 ornaments in all.
8 + 5 = 13. 'In all' tells you to add: 8 ornaments plus 5 more makes 13 total.
8. A reindeer has two big antlers on its head.
Antlers are the bony, branch-like horns that grow out of a reindeer's head. They shed and regrow every year.
9. 13 stockings minus 4 stockings equals 9 stockings.
13 - 4 = 9. Taking 4 stockings away from 13 leaves 9.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Hibernate
→ To sleep through the winter
Frozen water hanging from a roof
Blizzard
→ A heavy snowstorm with strong wind
A glove that keeps your hand warm
Mitten
→ A glove that keeps your hand warm
A heavy snowstorm with strong wind
Icicle
→ Frozen water hanging from a roof
To sleep through the winter
Each winter word has a clear meaning: hibernate is a long winter sleep, a blizzard is a fierce snowstorm, a mitten is a type of glove, and an icicle is the pointed frozen drip you see on roofs.