All About Pumpkins!
Explore the life cycle, parts, and uses of pumpkins with this fun and educational worksheet for third graders.
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All About Pumpkins!
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences when asked.
Fill in the blanks to describe the pumpkin life cycle.
1. A pumpkin starts as a tiny .
2. The seed grows into a .
3. After the plant grows, a pumpkin appears.
4. The flower turns into a small green .
5. Finally, the pumpkin grows big and turns or orange.
Choose the best answer for each question.
1. What part of the pumpkin plant grows underground?
Stem
Leaves
Roots
Fruit
2. Pumpkins are a type of...
Vegetable
Fruit
Grain
Nut
1. Name two things that pumpkins are used for.
2. Describe what a pumpkin feels like and what it looks like.
Read each statement and circle True or False.
1. All pumpkins are orange.
True
False
2. Pumpkin seeds can be eaten.
True
False
Use the words in the word bank to complete the sentences below.
1. The stringy inside of a pumpkin is called the .
2. Pumpkins grow on a long plant called a .
3. We often carve pumpkins into a for Halloween.
4. Inside a pumpkin, you can find many flat, white .