Weather and Climate — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
In Grade 3 science, spring usual brings warm showers and growing plants.
Corrected: In Grade 3 science, spring usually brings warm showers and growing plants.
Grade 3 grammar: adverbs ending in -ly modify verbs like brings.
2. Fix the sentence:
Grade 3 students learn that a tornado spin quickly across the land.
Corrected: Grade 3 students learn that a tornado spins quickly across the land.
Grade 3 subject-verb agreement: a singular tornado takes the verb spins.
3. Fix the sentence:
During Grade 3 winter lessons, blizzards bringed heavy snow and strong winds.
Corrected: During Grade 3 winter lessons, blizzards brought heavy snow and strong winds.
Grade 3 verb tense: bring is irregular, so its past form is brought.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Grade 3 students learn that summer often brings loud thunderstorms with thunder and lightning.
Grade 3 weather: thunderstorms are common in warm summer months.
2. In Grade 3 science, a huge spinning ocean storm with strong winds is called a hurricane.
Grade 3 vocabulary: a hurricane is a large tropical storm.
3. Grade 3 weather charts show that fall weather usually becomes cooler as days grow shorter.
Grade 3 seasons: temperatures drop in fall as sunlight decreases.
4. Grade 3 readers know that a long period without rain is called a drought.
Grade 3 vocabulary: a drought is an extended shortage of rainfall.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Grade 3 students learn that snow usually falls during the winter season.
True False
Grade 3 seasons: cold winter air freezes precipitation into snow.
2. In Grade 3 science, a tornado is a calm rain shower that lasts five minutes.
True False
Grade 3 weather: tornadoes are dangerous spinning windstorms, not calm rain.
3. Grade 3 weather charts show that spring often brings warm rain showers and new plants.
True False
Grade 3 seasons: spring rain helps plants grow after winter cold.