Why Leaves Change Color

Questions

1. Details What gives summer leaves their green color?

   chlorophyll cool nights rain water red maples
2. Cause and effect Why can we see yellow and orange leaves in autumn?

   The green fades, so the hidden colors show. Trees paint new yellow colors on the leaves. The leaves get wet from rain. The sun turns leaves orange.
3. Main idea What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   Yellow and orange are hidden in leaves all summer. Leaves make food from sunlight. Red maples make new colors. Days get shorter in autumn.
4. Vocabulary "The green slowly fades away." What does fades mean?

   becomes weaker until it's gone gets brighter falls off the tree turns red
5. Inference A town has many sunny days and cool nights one autumn. What will its red maples probably look like?

   an extra bright red mostly green brown and dull pale yellow only
6. Text structure How does the author explain color changes?

   by telling what happens in summer, then in autumn by telling a story about one tree by comparing leaves to flowers by listing tree names

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