Neighbour's holiday

Neighbour's holiday

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This task is about reading a calendar.
Tom's neighbours are going on holiday for all of July. Tom has been left to look after their place.
 
a)
Tom has to put out the rubbish on the first Tuesday of the month. Write an R on the calendar for that day.
 
b)
Tom has to mow the lawn on the last Saturday of the month. Write an L on the calendar for that day.
 
c)
Each Thursday Tom has to feed the fish. Write an F on the calendar for each of these days.
 
d)
Tom has to water the plants every 5 days starting on July 5th . Write a P on the calendar for each of these days.
 

JULY

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

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22

23

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25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 

 

 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
time, calendar interpretation, months, weeks, days, calendars
Description of task: 
On a calendar of the month of July, students record various regular activities to be done during that month.
Answers/responses: 

  

Y4 (12/2000)

a)

R on Tuesday the 2nd.

easy

b)

L on Saturday the 27th.

easy

c)

F on the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th.

easy

d)

P on the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th.

difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
 

Common error

Likely reason

a)

R on 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th

Marked every Tuesday rather than first Tuesday.
b) L on 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Marked every Saturday rather than last Saturday.

d)

P on 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

Marked every 7th day rather than every 5th day.