Four Seasons — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Sam sees a bear waking from sleep. What season is starting?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Winter
D) Fall
Bears wake in spring after hibernating through winter to find food again.
2. Tree leaves are deep green and days feel long. The season is:
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Fall
D) Winter
Summer has the longest days and trees with full, deep green leaves.
3. Sam jumps in a leaf pile. The next season will be:
A) Summer
B) Spring
C) Winter
D) Fall again
Leaf piles form in fall, and winter always follows fall in the year.
4. Sam plants a garden after snow melts. Which two seasons just passed?
A) Summer then fall
B) Spring then summer
C) Winter then spring
D) Fall then winter
Before this spring, fall came first and then winter, in that exact order.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Sam sees green buds on trees. The new season is spring.
Green buds open in spring when sunshine and rain wake up sleeping trees.
2. After many hot pool days, the next season is fall.
Fall follows summer as days grow shorter and weather turns cooler.
3. Sam wears mittens and a scarf. The season must be winter.
Mittens and scarves are needed in winter because the air is freezing cold.
4. If today is fall, two seasons ago it was spring.
Two seasons before fall is spring because the order goes spring, summer, fall.
5. Bears sleep in winter and wake in spring.
Bears wake in spring when warm weather and growing food return outdoors.