Year 3 Non-Fiction

Which of these is a phrase that some people use to help them remember that the clocks are moved forward in spring?

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    jump forward   

   

• spring forward

• spring back

• spring up

Look at the first paragraph. Which of the following is not a fact about spring? Tick one.

•   Spring is one of the four seasons.

• Spring is when people move their clocks forward one hour.

•   Spring starts in June.

•   Spring begins after winter.

Number the sentences from 1-4 to show the order that they appear in the text.

• Hibernation is not just a long sleep.

• New seedlings begin to grow and the first flowers of the year begin to bloom.

• Spring is a time of new growth.

• Spring is the time of year when animals start to reproduce.

Look at the sentence below. Pick the word which means ‘to lay eggs’.

Frogs   and   toads   begin   to   spawn   in   ponds.

• spawn

• ponds

• toads

• frogs

Look at the section called Animals. Find and copy one word which means ‘to produce young’.

Name one species of bird that migrates to the UK during spring.

• Swallows

• Eagles

• Owls

• Peacocks

Which part of spring do you think is the most interesting? Explain your answer.

Is there something that you would like to know about spring that is not in this text? Write a question.