April 10

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/april-10

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the day number in common year?The 100th day of the year
2. What is the days remaining in common year?265 days remain until the end of the year
3. Why is April 10 called the 100th day of the year?Because January, February, and March together have 90 days, and adding the first 10 days of April makes 100.
4. What happens to the 100th day in a leap year?In a leap year, February has an extra day, so the 100th day moves to April 11 instead of April 10.

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Leap year: A year containing 366 days, including an extra day (February 29th), to synchronize the calendar with the astronomical year.
Intercalary day: An extra day added to a calendar to keep it in sync with astronomical or seasonal cycles.