KS1 Months of the Year - Enjoyable Quiz for Children aged 5-7

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Maths Quiz - Year 1 Time - Months of the Year (Questions)

Enjoyable Quiz for Children aged 5-7

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 months of the year.

Year 1 children should know the months of the year in order. They should begin to learn which months come before and after a given month and may even recognise events which may happen in certain months. They should also know that the months of the year all begin with capital letters.

Which month comes next?
March, April, May, June, ____?

[ ]	August
[ ]	July
[ ]	February
[ ]	September

Which month comes next?
August, September, October, November, ________?

[ ]	April
[ ]	March
[ ]	January
[ ]	December

Which month comes next?
May, June, July, August, _________?

[ ]	September
[ ]	October
[ ]	November
[ ]	December

Which month comes before June?

[ ]	July
[ ]	May
[ ]	August
[ ]	February

Which month comes before December?

[ ]	August
[ ]	October
[ ]	November
[ ]	June

Which months are missing?
January, ________, March, April, May, ____, July

[ ]	August and December
[ ]	May and June
[ ]	February and April
[ ]	February and June

Which months are missing?
May, June, July, ______, September, October, ________, December

[ ]	August and November
[ ]	August and December
[ ]	January and March
[ ]	February and May

Which month would you expect to be coldest?

[ ]	August
[ ]	July
[ ]	June
[ ]	December

Which month would you expect to be warmest?

[ ]	August
[ ]	January
[ ]	November
[ ]	December

10.

How many months begin with the letter 'J'?

[ ]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	4
[ ]	5

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Maths Quiz - Year 1 Time - Months of the Year (Answers)

Which month comes next?
March, April, May, June, ____?

[ ]	August
[x]	July
[ ]	February
[ ]	September

July is the 7th month of the year

Which month comes next?
August, September, October, November, ________?

[ ]	April
[ ]	March
[ ]	January
[x]	December

December is the 12th month of the year

Which month comes next?
May, June, July, August, _________?

[x]	September
[ ]	October
[ ]	November
[ ]	December

September comes between August and October

Which month comes before June?

[ ]	July
[x]	May
[ ]	August
[ ]	February

May comes between April and June

Which month comes before December?

[ ]	August
[ ]	October
[x]	November
[ ]	June

November is the 11th month of the year

Which months are missing?
January, ________, March, April, May, ____, July

[ ]	August and December
[ ]	May and June
[ ]	February and April
[x]	February and June

February should be between January and March. June comes after May

Which months are missing?
May, June, July, ______, September, October, ________, December

[x]	August and November
[ ]	August and December
[ ]	January and March
[ ]	February and May

August comes between July and September. November is the month before December

Which month would you expect to be coldest?

[ ]	August
[ ]	July
[ ]	June
[x]	December

December is an autumn and winter month and is usually cold

Which month would you expect to be warmest?

[x]	August
[ ]	January
[ ]	November
[ ]	December

August is a summer month and is usually warm

10.

How many months begin with the letter 'J'?

[x]	3
[ ]	2
[ ]	4
[ ]	5

January, June and July all begin with a 'J'