Anahera's journey to school

Anahera's journey to school

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This task is about interpreting a line graph.
 
The two lines on the graph above show Anahera's journey to kura on Monday and Tuesday last week.
On Monday, Anahera walked the 3 kilometres to kura by herself.
On Tuesday, she ran to Hemi's place, waited a little while for him, and then they both walked on to kura together.
 
a)
Complete the KEY on the right by writing Monday and Tuesday alongside the correct line.  
 
b)
How long did it take Anahera to get to kura on
 
  i)
 
ii)
Monday?    __________ minutes
 
Tuesday?    __________ minutes
 
c)
How long did she wait for Hemi?    __________ minutes  
 
d)
Complete a line on the graph to find out how long it would have taken Anahera to get to kura on Tuesday if she had run all the way without stopping. 
 
How long would it have taken?   _____________ minutes.
Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Description of task: 
Students interpret a graph of a journey to school and answer questions about the time taken for different parts of the journey.
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Answers/responses: 
  

Y8 (06/1996)

Y9 (06/1996)

a)   Monday correctly placed alongside the dotted line, Tuesday alongside the solid line. easy very easy
b) i)
ii)
30
25
Mark as correct if consistent with answers to a).
easy very easy
c)   5 easy very easy
d)   15 easy very easy