YEAR, MONTH, DAY extraction in Google Sheets - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the formula to extract the year from a date in cell A1.

Google Sheets

=YEAR([1])

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AA1

BB1

CDATE

DTODAY()

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a function name instead of a cell reference.

Referencing the wrong cell.

The YEAR function extracts the year part from the date in cell A1.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the formula to extract the month from a date in cell B2.

Google Sheets

=MONTH([1])

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ANOW()

BDATE

CB2

DA2

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a function name instead of a cell reference.

Referencing the wrong cell.

The MONTH function extracts the month part from the date in cell B2.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the formula to extract the day from a date in cell C3.

Google Sheets

=DAY([1])

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AC3

BC4

CDATE

DTODAY()

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Referencing the wrong cell.

Using a function name instead of a cell reference.

The DAY function extracts the day part from the date in cell C3. Using C4 or a function name will give wrong results.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a formula that extracts the year and month from cell D5 and combines them as "Year-Month".

Google Sheets

=YEAR([1])&"-"&MONTH([2])

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AD5

BE5

CF5

DTODAY()

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different cells for year and month.

Using a function name instead of a cell reference.

Both YEAR and MONTH functions should reference the same date cell D5 to combine year and month correctly.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a formula that extracts year, month, and day from cell E7 and formats them as "YYYY/MM/DD".

Google Sheets

=YEAR([1])&"/"&TEXT(MONTH([2]), "00")&"/"&TEXT(DAY([3]), "00")

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

AE7

BF7

CG7

DTODAY()

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different cells for year, month, and day.

Not using TEXT to format month and day with two digits.

All parts must reference the same date cell E7 to correctly format the date as YYYY/MM/DD with leading zeros for month and day.

Practice

1. What does the YEAR function do in Google Sheets when applied to a date like 2024-06-15?

easy

A. It extracts the year part as a number, e.g., 2024.

B. It extracts the month part as a number, e.g., 6.

C. It extracts the day part as a number, e.g., 15.

D. It converts the date to text format.

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the YEAR function

   The YEAR function extracts the year number from a date value.

2. Step 2: Apply YEAR to the date 2024-06-15

   Applying YEAR to 2024-06-15 returns 2024 as the year part.

3. Final Answer:

   It extracts the year part as a number, e.g., 2024. -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   YEAR(DATE(2024,6,15)) = 2024 [OK]

Hint: YEAR extracts the year number from a date [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing YEAR with MONTH or DAY functions
• Expecting a text output instead of a number
• Using YEAR on a text string not recognized as a date

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to extract the month from a date in cell A1 in Google Sheets?

easy

A. =MONTH{A1}

B. =MONTH[A1]

C. =MONTH(A1)

D. =MONTH A1

Solution

1. Step 1: Recall correct function syntax

   Functions in Google Sheets use parentheses () around arguments.

2. Step 2: Check each option

   Only =MONTH(A1) uses correct parentheses syntax: =MONTH(A1).

3. Final Answer:

   =MONTH(A1) -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Correct function syntax uses parentheses [OK]

Hint: Use parentheses () for function arguments [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using square brackets or curly braces instead of parentheses
• Omitting parentheses entirely
• Adding extra spaces inside function name

3. Given cell A1 contains the date 2023-12-25, what will the formula =DAY(A1) return?

medium

A. 12

B. 25

C. 2023

D. Error

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the DAY function

   DAY extracts the day number from a date value.

2. Step 2: Apply DAY to 2023-12-25

   The day part of 2023-12-25 is 25, so DAY(A1) returns 25.

3. Final Answer:

   25 -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   DAY(DATE(2023,12,25)) = 25 [OK]

Hint: DAY returns the day number from a date [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing day with month or year
• Expecting a text string instead of a number
• Using DAY on a non-date value

4. You wrote the formula =MONTH(A1 to extract the month from a date in cell A1, but it shows an error. What is the problem?

medium

A. MONTH function requires two arguments.

B. MONTH function cannot be used on dates.

C. Cell A1 is empty.

D. Missing closing parenthesis ")".

Solution

1. Step 1: Check formula syntax

   The formula =MONTH(A1 is missing the closing parenthesis ")".

2. Step 2: Understand function requirements

   MONTH requires one argument inside parentheses; missing ")" causes syntax error.

3. Final Answer:

   Missing closing parenthesis ")". -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Correct syntax =MONTH(A1) [OK]

Hint: Always close parentheses in formulas [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Forgetting to close parentheses
• Assuming MONTH needs multiple arguments
• Ignoring error messages

5. You have a date in cell B2 as 2024-01-05. You want to create a formula that returns the date in the format "Day: 5, Month: 1, Year: 2024". Which formula will do this correctly?

hard

A. ="Day: " & DAY(B2) & ", Month: " & MONTH(B2) & ", Year: " & YEAR(B2)

B. =CONCATENATE("Day: ", DAY(B2), ", Month: ", MONTH(B2), ", Year: ", YEAR(B2))

C. =TEXT(B2, "Day: d, Month: m, Year: yyyy")

D. =DAY(B2) & "," & MONTH(B2) & "," & YEAR(B2)

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the goal

   The formula must return text exactly like "Day: 5, Month: 1, Year: 2024" combining text and date parts.

2. Step 2: Check each option

   ="Day: " & DAY(B2) & ", Month: " & MONTH(B2) & ", Year: " & YEAR(B2) uses & to join text and functions correctly. =CONCATENATE("Day: ", DAY(B2), ", Month: ", MONTH(B2), ", Year: ", YEAR(B2)) also works but CONCATENATE is less common now. =TEXT(B2, "Day: d, Month: m, Year: yyyy") uses TEXT with wrong format string, so it won't produce the exact text. =DAY(B2) & "," & MONTH(B2) & "," & YEAR(B2) misses text labels.

3. Final Answer:

   ="Day: " & DAY(B2) & ", Month: " & MONTH(B2) & ", Year: " & YEAR(B2) -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Concatenate text and date parts with & [OK]

Hint: Use & to join text and date parts in formulas [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using TEXT with wrong format codes
• Forgetting to add text labels
• Using commas without text labels