Winter Holiday Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Five ornament sets cost $14 each. Total: $70.
5 × $14 = $70. Split as (5 × 10) + (5 × 4) = 50 + 20 = 70.
2. A bakery made 80 cookies and sold 55. It has 25 cookies left.
Subtract: 80 - 55 = 25 cookies left. You can think 80 - 50 = 30, then 30 - 5 = 25.
3. An ice rink is 4.8 km from town. Adding a 1.2 km detour makes 6 km total.
4.8 + 1.2 = 6.0 = 6 km. Eight tenths plus two tenths equals one whole, added to 4 + 1 = 5, giving 6.
4. A thermos held 68 of cocoa. After pouring out 28, it has 48 left.
Subtract numerators when denominators match: 68 - 28 = 48.
5. 96 candy canes shared equally among 8 stockings: 12 per stocking.
96 ÷ 8 = 12 candy canes. Split 96 into 80 + 16: 80 ÷ 8 = 10 and 16 ÷ 8 = 2, giving 12.
6. 3,000 meters equals 3 kilometers.
There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer, so 3,000 ÷ 1,000 = 3 kilometers.
7. A word that means the same as another word is called a synonym.
Synonyms have similar meanings, like big and large. The prefix 'syn-' means 'same'.
8. Rosa has $50. She spends $33.75 on gifts. She has $16.25 left.
$50.00 - $33.75 = $16.25. Line up the decimals and borrow across columns when subtracting.
9. Each gift bag holds 8 treats. Six bags hold 48 treats.
6 × 8 = 48 treats. You can double: 8 doubled is 16, plus 16, plus 16 = 48.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
migrate
→ to move to a warmer place for the season
the imaginary line around the middle of Earth
solstice
→ the day with the shortest sunlight hours
inactive or resting during winter
equator
→ the imaginary line around the middle of Earth
the day with the shortest sunlight hours
dormant
→ inactive or resting during winter
to move to a warmer place for the season
Each science term has a specific meaning: migration means seasonal movement, the winter solstice has the least daylight, the equator is Earth's middle line, and dormant means resting.