Spring Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. It rained 4 inches each day for 3 days, so the total rainfall was 12 inches.
4 inches × 3 days = 12 inches. Same amount each day over several days is a multiplication problem.
2. A flower has petals, a stem, leaves, and roots.
Roots complete the four main parts of a flowering plant. They anchor the plant and pull water and nutrients up from the soil.
3. If 30 raindrops are split equally into 5 puddles, each puddle has 6 drops.
30 ÷ 5 = 6 raindrops per puddle. Splitting equally always means dividing.
4. A passage that describes dark clouds and rumbling sounds is giving clues that a storm is coming.
Dark clouds and rumbling thunder are strong clues a storm is on the way. Readers combine these details to infer what is happening outside.
5. A garden has 5 rows of 6 roses, which equals 30 roses.
5 × 6 = 30 roses. An array of equal rows and columns is solved with multiplication.
6. If 39 of the flowers are yellow, that simplifies to 13.
Divide both 3 and 9 by 3 to simplify: 39 becomes 13. Three out of nine parts matches one out of three equal parts.
7. A bird feeder holds 36 seeds and 4 birds share equally, so each gets 9 seeds.
36 ÷ 4 = 9 seeds per bird. Equal sharing is a division situation.
8. The part of a plant that makes food using sunlight is called a leaf.
Leaves use sunlight, water, and air to make food through photosynthesis. That is why most leaves are green — the color of the chlorophyll they use.
9. If 7 caterpillars each eat 4 leaves, they eat 28 leaves altogether.
7 × 4 = 28 leaves. Double twice: 7 + 7 = 14, then 14 + 14 = 28.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each flower part to its job.
Roots
→ Soak up water from the soil
Attract bees and butterflies
Stem
→ Hold up the flower
Soak up water from the soil
Petals
→ Attract bees and butterflies
Make food using sunlight
Leaves
→ Make food using sunlight
Hold up the flower
Each part of a plant has one main job: roots take up water, the stem holds it up, petals attract pollinators, and leaves make food. Knowing each part's job makes the match easy.