2b. Daily Article Answers - Leaves Falling Off Trees Early - UKS2 (9-11).pdf

1、Answers1.According to Leigh Hunt,what could help trees with yellow leaves to recover?rainfall2.Read the sentence beginning:He says that with plenty of rainfall What is meant by the phrase growth spurt?Accept any answer which reasonably defines the phrase,e.g.It means the trees grow quickly in a shor

2、t period of time.3.Using information from the article,fill in the missing words to complete the sentence.Some trees are losing their leaves early because of heat waves/extreme heat and droughts/lack of water or rainfall.Young trees are more likely to die but older trees have more roots which could h

3、elp them survive/live.4.Why do you think some trees produce extra seeds as an emergency measure?Explain your answer.Accept any reasonable answer with an explanation,e.g.I think they produce extra seeds because the trees might die so they produce extra seeds so that more trees can thrive.5.Read the f

4、inal sentence of the article.What does the word adverse mean?(tick two)happy and positive negative and detrimental little and unsubstantial damaging and poor6.Summarise the events in the article using 15 words or fewer.Accept any summary of the article using 15 words or fewer,e.g.False autumn causing leaves to turn brown and fall off trees early.Leaves Falling Off Trees Earlyvisit