Measures and time · Ages 7–8

Long and short months, common and leap years worksheet

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Measures and time · Ages 7–8

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1.How many days are there in July?
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2.How many days are there in December?
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3.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. How many days does the year 2039 have?
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4.In a common year, how many days are there in July and October together?
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5.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. How many days does the year 2042 have?
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6.In a common year, how many days are there in May and August together?
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7.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. How many days does the year 2041 have?
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8.Which of these is a short month (30 days)?
- A. October
- B. March
- C. August
- D. November
Choose the right answer
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9.May has 31 days.
True or false?
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10.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. 2039 is a leap year.
True or false?
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11.December has 31 days.
True or false?
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12.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. 2042 is a leap year.
True or false?
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13.Ka-lok skips every day from 16 November to the last day of the month, both ends counted. How many days is that?
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14.In a common year, how many days are there in January, February and March together?
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15.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. Ka-yee plans to write a diary entry every day of February 2040. How many days does that February have?
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16.A leap year comes every 4 years, and 2024 is one. Ming plans to write a diary entry every day of February 2024. How many days does that February have?
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17.Ka-yan skips every day from 25 November to the last day of the month, both ends counted. How many days is that?
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18.In a common year, how many days are there in June, July and August together?
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Long and short months, common and leap years worksheet: Answers and working

1. 31 days
First decide whether July is a long or a short month: April, June, September and November are short; the others, apart from February, are long.
April, June, September and November have 30; the others (not February) have 31: July has 31.
2. 31 days
First decide whether December is a long or a short month: April, June, September and November are short; the others, apart from February, are long.
April, June, September and November have 30; the others (not February) have 31: December has 31.
3. 365 days
First decide whether 2039 is a leap year: counting from 2024 in fours, do you land on it?
Counting from 2024 in fours lands on the leap years, with 366 days; any other year has 365: 2039 has 365.
4. 62 days
Work out how many days July and October each have, then add them.
July has 31 and October 31: 31 + 31 = 62.
5. 365 days
First decide whether 2042 is a leap year: counting from 2024 in fours, do you land on it?
Counting from 2024 in fours lands on the leap years, with 366 days; any other year has 365: 2042 has 365.
6. 62 days
Work out how many days May and August each have, then add them.
May has 31 and August 31: 31 + 31 = 62.
7. 365 days
First decide whether 2041 is a leap year: counting from 2024 in fours, do you land on it?
Counting from 2024 in fours lands on the leap years, with 366 days; any other year has 365: 2041 has 365.

8. D. November
The short months, with 30 days, are April, June, September and November. Check each month.
The short months are April, June, September and November, 30 days each: November.
9. True
Is May a long month, a short month or February? Only the long months have 31 days.
Long months have 31; May (in a common year) has 31.
10. False
Start at 2024 and count on or back in fours. Do you land exactly on 2039?
Counting on or back from 2024 in fours gives the leap years: 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040… See whether 2039 is one of them.
11. True
Is December a long month, a short month or February? Only the long months have 31 days.
Long months have 31; December (in a common year) has 31.
12. False
Start at 2024 and count on or back in fours. Do you land exactly on 2042?
Counting on or back from 2024 in fours gives the leap years: 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040… See whether 2042 is one of them.

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13. 15 days
First work out how many days November has. Count from the 16th to the end of the month, both ends included.
November has 30 days: 30 − 16 + 1 = 15.
14. 90 days
Take each month in turn: is January, February or March a long month, a short month or February?
Decide for each month whether it is long, short or February, then add: 90 days.
15. 29 days
First decide whether 2040 is a leap year: counting from 2024 in fours, do you land on it? A leap year's February has one extra day.
Is 2040 common or leap? Counting from 2024 in fours, a year you land on is leap, with 29; otherwise 28: 29.
16. 29 days
First decide whether 2024 is a leap year: counting from 2024 in fours, do you land on it? A leap year's February has one extra day.
Is 2024 common or leap? Counting from 2024 in fours, a year you land on is leap, with 29; otherwise 28: 29.
17. 6 days
First work out how many days November has. Count from the 25th to the end of the month, both ends included.
November has 30 days: 30 − 25 + 1 = 6.
18. 92 days
Take each month in turn: is June, July or August a long month, a short month or February?
Decide for each month whether it is long, short or February, then add: 92 days.

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