Unit 8 Name:

Reading Comprehension
The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree

A Match the sentences from the story with the pictures and captions.
1 a
My apple tree
now has big, red,
tasty apples.

Arnold’s apple tree

in the spring.
b
2
The branches of
my apple tree are
bare.

Arnold’s apple tree in the summer.

c
3
My apple tree
shades me from
the hot sun.

Arnold’s apple
tree in the fall. d

4
I watch small
buds grow on my
apple tree.

Arnold’s apple tree in the winter.

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 B Read and circle the correct words.

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree is nonfiction  /  realistic fiction.

It can  / can’t happen.

C Read and circle True or False.

1 In the summer, red apples fall to the ground. True   False
2 Small buds grow on the apple tree in the spring. True   False
3 The branches of the apple tree are bare in the fall. True   False
4 Snow falls in the winter. True   False

D Change the underlined words to make the sentences correct.

1 In the fall, Arnold makes a swing for his tree.
2 Arnold hangs strings of apples and berries on the tree
in the winter.
3 In the spring, Arnold watches birds collect nectar.
4 Arnold juggles some green blossoms for his tree friend
in the summer.

Extra  Draw and color

Arnold’s tree in your
favorite season.

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