Spring Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A nursery sells 6 fruit trees at $25 each. Total sales are $150.
6 × $25 = $150. A quick way: 4 × $25 = $100, so 6 × $25 = $100 + $50 = $150.
2. A guess about what will happen later in a story is called a prediction.
A prediction is a smart guess about what will happen next in a story, based on clues in the text and the reader's experience.
3. A gardener divides 168 bulbs into 8 equal beds. Each bed gets 21 bulbs.
168 ÷ 8 = 21. Check: 8 × 21 = 168, from (8 × 20) + 8 = 160 + 8.
4. The lesson or message of a spring story is its theme.
Theme is the big life lesson or message a writer wants readers to take away. It is different from the plot, which is what happens.
5. A rectangular plot is 11 m long and 9 m wide. Its area is 99 square meters.
Area = length × width = 11 × 9 = 99 square meters. Use (11 × 10) - 11 = 110 - 11 = 99.
6. A short summary of the main events in a passage is called a summary.
A summary retells the most important events of a passage in a few sentences, without small details or opinions.
7. Nine butterflies lay 16 eggs each. They lay 144 eggs in all.
9 × 16 = 144. Split as (9 × 10) + (9 × 6) = 90 + 54 = 144.
8. Reading between the lines to understand hidden meaning is called making an inference.
Inferences use both text clues and prior knowledge to find meaning that the author hinted at but didn't say directly.
9. Five gardeners each spend $32 on tools. Together they spend $160.
5 × $32 = $160. Split as (5 × 30) + (5 × 2) = 150 + 10 = 160.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
main idea
→ the most important point of a passage
the order events happen in a story
detail
→ a small fact that supports the main point
a small fact that supports the main point
sequence
→ the order events happen in a story
a judgment made after reading all clues
conclusion
→ a judgment made after reading all clues
the most important point of a passage
These reading terms work together: the main idea is the big point, details support it, sequence is the order of events, and a conclusion is drawn from the clues.