Four Seasons — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Maya rakes leaves and picks pumpkins. Which season is it?
A) Fall
B) Winter
C) Spring
D) Summer
Pumpkin picking and raking colorful leaves happen in fall, when trees drop leaves and gardens grow pumpkins.
2. It is fall now. What season comes next in the cycle?
A) Spring
B) Winter
C) Summer
D) Fall again
Winter follows fall in the seasonal cycle, bringing colder air, snow, and bare trees after the leaves drop.
3. Sam wears a coat, hat, and mittens. Which season is it?
A) Summer
B) Spring
C) Winter
D) Fall
Coats, hats, and mittens are needed in winter because the air is freezing and hands lose heat fast.
4. Tulips bloom and baby birds hatch. Which season is it?
A) Winter
B) Fall
C) Summer
D) Spring
Tulips and baby birds appear in spring, when warmer days and rain wake up plants and animals everywhere.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If today is summer, last season was spring.
The cycle goes spring then summer, so the season before summer is always spring with its rains.
2. If today is winter, the next season will be spring.
Winter is followed by spring in the cycle, when the air warms and plants begin growing again.
3. Snow on the ground tells us it is winter.
Snow only forms when temperatures freeze, which happens during winter when the air is at its coldest.
4. A garden full of red tomatoes ripens in summer.
Tomatoes need long, hot summer days to turn red and sweet, so they ripen during summer's warm weather.
5. The four seasons together make one whole year.
Spring, summer, fall, and winter add up to twelve months, which equals one full year on Earth.