Chapter Graphic
: Weekend Trip
Trend Task
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Level: Year 8
Approach: Station.
Focus: Interpreting a travelling time and distance table.
904k
Resources: South Island travelling time and distance table.
Questions / instructions:
Look at the table to work out the answers.
% responses
y8
1999(1995)

1. How many kilometres is it from Invercargill to Queenstown?
65(65)
187km
2. How much time does the table say it will take to drive from Invercargill to Queenstown?
56(56)
3 hours
3. How much time does the table say it will take to drive from Queenstown to Wanaka?
60(60)
2 hrs 15min
4. How many kilometres is it from Invercargill to Christchurch?
59(60)
579km
Total score: 4
3
2
0–1
42(41)
12(15)
12(11)
34(33)
Commentary:
The performances of the 1995 and 1999 year 8 students were almost identical.
 
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