Measures and time · Ages 6–7

Reading a calendar worksheet

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Measures and time · Ages 6–7

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Write each answer in the space. For word problems, show your working and write a sentence answer.

1.What is the date of this month's first Thursday?
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2.What is the date of this month's first Wednesday?
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3.This is the calendar for September. The day before 1 October is: month , day .
Fill in each blank
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4.What date is 9 days after the circled date?
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5.The date 20-4-2028 is written day-month-year. It is the year 2028: month , day .
Fill in each blank
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6.How many days does this month have?
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7.The day after 31 December 2029 is: year , month , day .
Fill in each blank
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8.On the same weekday as the circled date: the week before is the and the week after is the .
Fill in each blank
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9.What day of the week is the circled date on the calendar?
- A. Monday
- B. Saturday
- C. Sunday
- D. Wednesday
Choose the right answer
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10.The two circled dates on the calendar fall on the same day of the week.
True or false?
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11.How is 21 June 2025 written day-month-year?
- A. 21-6-2025
- B. 6-21-2025
- C. 21-2025-6
- D. 2025-6-21
Choose the right answer
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12.How is 20 June 2027 written day-month-year?
- A. 20-2027-6
- B. 20-6-2027
- C. 6-20-2027
- D. 2027-6-20
Choose the right answer
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13.Ka-yee's family go on holiday on 1 September and pack the day before. This is the calendar for August. The packing day is: month , day .
Fill in each blank
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14.Chi-keung's birthday is 31 July, the last day of July. The day after his birthday is: month , day .
Fill in each blank
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15.Tsz-hin goes swimming every Sunday. Using the calendar, how many times does Tsz-hin swim this month?
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16.On the night of 31 December 2023, Ka-yan's family count down to the new year. When the countdown ends, the new day is: year , month , day .
Fill in each blank
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17.Ka-yan's birthday is the circled date. May's is 5 days later. What date is it?
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18.The 1st of this month is a Thursday. Ka-yan goes on a trip on the 25th. What day of the week is that?
- A. Thursday
- B. Sunday
- C. Monday
- D. Saturday
Choose the right answer
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Reading a calendar worksheet: Answers and working

1. 5
Find the Thursday column first, then look at the date at the top of it.
Find the Thursday column: its top date is the 5th.
2. 3
Find the Wednesday column first, then look at the date at the top of it.
Find the Wednesday column: its top date is the 3rd.
3. 9, 30
The 1st is a month's first day, so the day before it is back in the month before. What is that month's last date? Look at the calendar.
1 October is the first day of October, so the day before is the last day of the month before, September. The calendar's last date is the 30: 30 September.
4. 26
First see which date is circled, then count on 9 days.
The circled date is the 17th: 17 + 9 = 26.
5. 4, 20
Day-month-year: the first number is the day, the second the month.
The first number is the day, the second the month, the last the year: 20 April 2028.
6. 30 days
Look at the very last date on the calendar.
The last date is the 30th, so the month has 30 days.
7. 2030, 1, 1
31 December is the last day of a year. The day after it is in which year, which month, which day?
31 December is the last day of the year, so the next day is the first day of a new year: 1 January 2030.
8. 8, 22
In a column, the dates just above and below are 7 apart. Go one up and one down from the circled date.
Up or down a column is 7: 15 − 7 = 8, 15 + 7 = 22.

9. C. Sunday
Look up from the circled date: the top of its column tells you the day of the week.
Look up from the circled 28: it is a Sunday.
10. True
Dates in one column share a weekday. Check whether both circles are in the same column.
Dates in one column are 7 apart. The 6th is a Wednesday and the 20th is a Wednesday.
11. A. 21-6-2025
Follow the order day, month, year: the day first, then the month, then the year.
Day-month-year writes the day, then the month, then the year: 21-6-2025.
12. B. 20-6-2027
Follow the order day, month, year: the day first, then the month, then the year.
Day-month-year writes the day, then the month, then the year: 20-6-2027.

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 8, 31
The day before the 1st is back in the month before. Look at the calendar: what is the last date in August?
The day before 1 September is the last day of the month before. The calendar's last date in August is the 31: 31 August.
14. 8, 1
After a month's last day comes the next month. What date is the next month's first day?
After the last day of July comes the first day of the next month: 1 August.
15. 4 times
Find the Sunday column, then count how many dates are in it.
Count the dates in the Sunday column: from the 4th, adding 7 each time, there are 4.
16. 2024, 1, 1
31 December is a year's last day. After it, does the year change? And what are the month and day?
31 December is the last day of the year; after the countdown it is the first day of a new year: 1 January 2024.
17. 22
First see which date is circled, then count on 5 days.
17 + 5 = 22: the 22nd.
18. B. Sunday
The 1st is a Thursday, so the 8th, 15th and 22nd are too. Count on from the one nearest the 25th.
The 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th are all Thursdays; count on to the 25th: Sunday.

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