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:
Grade 3 maps show that the tropical rainforest get rain almost every day.
Corrected: Grade 3 maps show that the tropical rainforest gets rain almost every day.
Grade 3 subject-verb agreement: singular rainforest takes the verb gets.
2. Fix the sentence:
In Grade 3 science books, deserts is very dry and have little rainfall.
Corrected: In Grade 3 science books, deserts are very dry and have little rainfall.
Grade 3 grammar: plural deserts uses the verb are, not is.
3. Fix the sentence:
Grade 3 students learns that the tundra stays cold for most of the year.
Corrected: Grade 3 students learn that the tundra stays cold for most of the year.
Grade 3 subject-verb agreement: plural students uses learn, not learns.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Grade 3 climate maps show that hot, sandy regions with very little rain are called deserts.
Grade 3 biomes: deserts receive very little yearly precipitation.
2. In Grade 3 science, the cold, treeless biome near the Arctic is called the tundra.
Grade 3 biomes: the tundra has freezing winters and short summers.
3. Grade 3 explorers learn that warm, wet forests near the equator are tropical rainforests.
Grade 3 biomes: rainforests get heavy rain and stay warm all year.
4. Grade 3 students learn that forests with four seasons are called temperate forests.
Grade 3 biomes: temperate forests have warm summers and cold winters.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Grade 3 maps show that tropical rainforests are warm and rainy throughout the year.
True False
Grade 3 biomes: rainforests stay hot and wet because of equator sunlight.
2. In Grade 3 science, the tundra has tall palm trees and warm sunny weather year-round.
True False
Grade 3 biomes: tundras are cold and treeless, not tropical.
3. Grade 3 students learn that deserts can be very hot in the day and cold at night.
True False
Grade 3 biomes: dry desert air loses heat quickly after sunset.