2nd Grade Unit 5 Lesson 1 Assessments.pdf - McAllen ISD

1. What are the seasons?
2 nd Grade
Unit 5 Lesson 1 Assessment
The Importance of Weather Information
a. sun, fall, summer, winter
b. spring, summer, fall, winter
c. winter, heat, fall, spring
2. What changes happen in autumn?
a. The sun is very hot.
b. The flowers grow bigger.
c. The leaves fall from the tree.
3. When the Earth is facing away from the sun, it is __________.
a. summer
b. fall
c. winter
4. Seasonal changes that can happen are ________________.
a. weather changes
b. animal-plant changes
c. all of the above
5. Which is the correct order of the seasons?
a. Fall, Spring, Winter, Summer
b. Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
c. Fall, Summer, Winter, Spring
6. Seasons change as the Earth orbits the _____________.
a. moon
b. sun
c. mars

7. A heavy rain is causing a river near a house to flood. What
should the people in the house do?
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8. The main reason students must come inside if it is thundering is
a. the danger of heavy rain.
b. the danger of lightning strikes.
c. the danger from high temperatures.
9. Julie was preparing her clothes for school for the next day.
It was January 18 and the forecast high temperature was 43 °F.
She was going to have to wait outside at least 10 minutes with
her brother at the bus stop. Explain what her best choice for clothing
should include and why.
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10. One of the main reasons we have tornado drills in school is
a. to know what to do and where to go to be safe if there is a
tornado.
b. to call our friends to let them know a tornado may be coming.
c. to keep tornadoes from happening.

1. What are the seasons?
2 nd Grade Key
Unit 5 Lesson 1 Assessment
The Importance of Weather Information
a. sun, fall, summer, winter
b. spring, summer, fall, winter
c. winter, heat, fall, spring
2. What changes happen in autumn?
a. The sun is very hot.
b. The flowers grow bigger.
c. The leaves fall from the tree.
3. When the Earth is facing away from the sun, it is __________.
a. summer
b. fall
c. winter
4. Seasonal changes that can happen are ________________.
a. weather changes
b. animal-plant changes
c. all of the above
5. Which is the correct order of the seasons?
a. Fall, Spring, Winter, Summer
b. Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
c. Fall, Summer, Winter, Spring
6. Seasons change as the Earth orbits the _____________.
a. moon
b. sun
c. mars

7. A heavy rain is causing a river near a house to flood. What
should the people in the house do?
_answers will vary
_______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
8. The main reason students must come inside if it is thundering is
a. the danger of heavy rain.
b. the danger of lightning strikes.
c. the danger from high temperatures.
9. Julie was preparing her clothes for school for the next day.
It was January 18 and the forecast high temperature was 43 °F.
She was going to have to wait outside at least 10 minutes with
her brother at the bus stop. Explain what her best choice for clothing
should include and why.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
10. One of the main reasons we have tornado drills in school is
a. to know what to do and where to go to be safe if there is a
tornado.
b. to call our friends to let them know a tornado may be coming.
c. to keep tornadoes from happening.