All About Summer

This season comes after spring and before autumn/fall.

What season is it?

• Summer

• Dry

• Monsoon

• Winter

In the summer, even though it's the evening, it can still be bright outside.

True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There is more sunlight in the summer, so even though it's the evening (for example 6 PM), it can still be bright outside.

If you have sunglasses on, you can look directly at the sun.

True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It's usually not a good idea to look at the sun unless you have special equipment (like eclipse glasses).

We can do all these things in the summer, except...

• Pile up fallen leaves with a rake

• Play in a paddling pool

• Go to the seaside

• Go camping in a tent

Answer explanation

Tree leaves usually fall to the ground in the autumn/fall.

In the Southern Hemisphere, when does summer happen?

• From December to February

• From March to May

• From June to August

• From September to November

In Brazil, you can experience a "midnight sun".

True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Brazil is on the equator. You can't see a midnight sun there, but you can see it in places that are close to the North/South Poles (like Antarctica or the Arctic).

In which country do people eat paletas in the summer?

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This is an insect you can hear very loudly in China in the summer.

What is this insect called?

• A cicada

• A grasshopper

• A beetle

• A praying mantis

All of these are items we need to protect ourselves from the sun's harmful rays, except...

• A thick coat

• A pair of sunglasses

• A sun hat

• Some sun cream

These foods are usually eaten in the summer, except...

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Answer explanation

Because hotpots are hot, they're usually eaten in the winter.