Primary General Studies: Chinese Festivals And The Lunar Calendar (Paper 2 (intermediate))

Primary General Studies: Chinese Festivals and the Lunar Calendar (Paper 2 (intermediate))

2026-11-13

Tutor Prep Guide · Chinese festivals, the lunar calendar, solar terms and leap months

Primary General Studies: Chinese Festivals and the Lunar Calendar (Paper 2 (intermediate))

Paper two drills conversions: the gap between lunar and solar years, the month count in a leap year, how solar terms spread over the year, and turning a festival date into a day number counted from New Year day.

Direct answers　Count the full months first, multiply by 29.5, then add the leftover days; keeping the two steps apart avoids slips.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10
Suggested time	20
Difficulty mix	Foundation 3 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 3 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: Primary General Studies: Chinese Festivals and the Lunar Calendar
Level	parts of a closed circuit, conductors against insulators, series against parallel, adding up battery voltage, and electrical safety

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationA lunar year is about 354 days and a solar year 365. What is the gap?
FoundationHow many months are there in a lunar year with a leap month?
FoundationThe 24 solar terms spread over twelve months. How many per month?
IntermediateWith 365 days in a year, how far apart are the solar terms on average?
IntermediateCounting from the first day of the year, roughly which day is the Dragon Boat Festival?
IntermediateRoughly which day of the lunar year is Mid-Autumn, the fifteenth of the eighth month?
ChallengeRoughly which day is the Double Ninth Festival counted from New Year day?
ChallengeThe Lantern Festival is the fifteenth of the first month. Which day of the year is it?
ChallengeNineteen years hold seven leap months. How often does one occur on average?
Error redoA classmate says a lunar year is always 365 days. What is wrong?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	11 days.	365 minus 354 is 11 days, and leap months close that gap.
2	13 months.	A normal year has 12 months; adding one gives 13.
3	2 per month.	Twenty-four divided by twelve is 2.
4	About 15 days.	365 divided by 24 is 15 days.
5	About day 122.	Four full months of 29.5 days give 118, plus four more makes 122.
6	About day 220.	Seven full months of 29.5 days give 206.5, plus fourteen makes 220.
7	About day 244.	Eight full months of 29.5 days give 236, plus eight makes 244.
8	Day 14.	Counting from day one, the fifteenth is day 14.
9	About once every 2.7 years.	Nineteen divided by seven is 2.7, so a leap month roughly every three years.
10	A common lunar year is about 354 days and a leap year about 383, never 365.	365 days belongs to the solar calendar; the lunar calendar catches up with leap months.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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