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Maths Quiz - Year 1 Time - Days of the Week (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Maths and Numeracy for children aged 5 and 6 in year 1. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with knowing the days of the week.

In Year 1 children should come to know the days of the week in their proper order. They should begin to learn which days come before and after a given day and may even recognise events which may happen on certain days. They should also know that each of the days of the week begin with capital letters.

Which statement is true?

[ ]	There are 5 days of the week and some begin with a capital letter
[ ]	There are 7 days in the week and each one begins with a capital letter
[ ]	There are 6 days in the week and none of them begin with a capital letter
[ ]	There are 5 days in the week and none of them begin with a capital letter

Which day comes next?
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ______?

[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Monday
[ ]	Sunday

Which days are missing?
Monday, _______, Wednesday, Thursday, ______, Saturday, Sunday

[ ]	Monday and Tuesday
[ ]	Friday and Saturday
[ ]	Tuesday and Thursday
[ ]	Tuesday and Friday

Which day comes before Thursday?

[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday
[ ]	Sunday

Which day comes before Saturday?

[ ]	Sunday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Monday

Today is Tuesday. What day will it be tomorrow?

[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Tuesday

Today is Friday. What day was it yesterday?

[ ]	Monday
[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Wednesday

Today is Saturday. What day will it be the day after tomorrow?

[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Monday
[ ]	Sunday
[ ]	Saturday

Today is Thursday. What was the day before yesterday?

[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday

10.

Today is Monday. What day will it be 4 days from now?

[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday

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Maths Quiz - Year 1 Time - Days of the Week (Answers)

Which statement is true?

[ ]	There are 5 days of the week and some begin with a capital letter
[x]	There are 7 days in the week and each one begins with a capital letter
[ ]	There are 6 days in the week and none of them begin with a capital letter
[ ]	There are 5 days in the week and none of them begin with a capital letter

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the 7 days of the week

Which day comes next?
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ______?

[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Tuesday
[ ]	Monday
[x]	Sunday

Sunday comes after Saturday

Which days are missing?
Monday, _______, Wednesday, Thursday, ______, Saturday, Sunday

[ ]	Monday and Tuesday
[ ]	Friday and Saturday
[ ]	Tuesday and Thursday
[x]	Tuesday and Friday

Tuesday and Friday are the two days not in the list

Which day comes before Thursday?

[x]	Wednesday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday
[ ]	Sunday

Wednesday comes before Thursday

Which day comes before Saturday?

[ ]	Sunday
[x]	Friday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Monday

Friday is the day before Saturday

Today is Tuesday. What day will it be tomorrow?

[ ]	Friday
[x]	Wednesday
[ ]	Thursday
[ ]	Tuesday

The day after Tuesday is Wednesday

Today is Friday. What day was it yesterday?

[ ]	Monday
[ ]	Tuesday
[x]	Thursday
[ ]	Wednesday

If today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday

Today is Saturday. What day will it be the day after tomorrow?

[ ]	Tuesday
[x]	Monday
[ ]	Sunday
[ ]	Saturday

If today is Saturday, tomorrow will be Sunday and the day after that will be Monday

Today is Thursday. What was the day before yesterday?

[x]	Tuesday
[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday

Yesterday was Wednesday, the day before that was Tuesday

10.

Today is Monday. What day will it be 4 days from now?

[ ]	Wednesday
[ ]	Thursday
[x]	Friday
[ ]	Saturday

Friday comes 4 days after Monday