Spring Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If 7 butterflies each visit 3 flowers, they visit 21 flowers in all.
7 butterflies × 3 flowers = 21 flowers. Skip-counting by 3 seven times gives 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21.
2. A rain barrel collected 24 of a gallon, which simplifies to 12 of a gallon.
Divide both 2 and 4 by 2 to simplify: 24 becomes 12. Two out of four equal parts equals half.
3. There are 6 nests with 4 eggs each, so there are 24 eggs total.
6 nests × 4 eggs = 24 eggs. You can double twice: 6 + 6 = 12, then 12 + 12 = 24.
4. When a story says the ground is wet and worms are crawling out, you can infer it just rained.
Wet ground and worms on the surface are clues that rain just fell. Readers use these details plus background knowledge to infer the weather.
5. A farmer picks 9 baskets with 5 strawberries each, giving 45 strawberries total.
9 baskets × 5 strawberries = 45. Skip-counting by 5 nine times: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45.
6. If 69 of the chicks have hatched, that fraction simplifies to 23.
Divide both 6 and 9 by 3 to simplify: 69 becomes 23. Six out of nine equal parts covers the same amount as two out of three.
7. A butterfly has 4 stages in its life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Butterflies go through exactly four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult. Each stage looks completely different.
8. If 24 seeds are shared equally among 6 pots, each pot gets 4 seeds.
24 ÷ 6 = 4 seeds per pot. Sharing equally always calls for division.
9. A garden has 8 rows with 3 daisies in each row, so it has 24 daisies.
8 rows × 3 daisies = 24 daisies. An equal number per row is a multiplication situation.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each baby animal to its adult name.
Chick
→ Chicken
Cow
Tadpole
→ Frog
Chicken
Lamb
→ Sheep
Sheep
Calf
→ Cow
Frog
Each baby animal grows into a specific adult: chicks become chickens, tadpoles become frogs, lambs become sheep, and calves become cows. Remembering the farm and pond pairs helps you match quickly.