Telling time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (age 7+) · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m.

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 7-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Leo says the short hand tells the minutes. Is Leo right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. The short hand points at 3. The long hand points at 12. What time is it?

    • 12:03
    • 3:12
    • 12:30
    • 3:00

  3. A clock shows half past 2. How do you write that time with numbers?

    • 2:30
    • 2:03
    • 30:02
    • 2:50

  4. The clock shows 7 o'clock and 10 minutes. Which digital notation is correct?

    121234567891011
    • 7:01
    • 7:10
    • 10:07

  5. Mum says 9:00 p.m. is in the evening, when you might go to bed. Is Mum right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. School starts at half past 8 in the morning. Which time is right?

    • 8:30 a.m.
    • 8:30 p.m.
    • 8:03 a.m.
    • 9:30 a.m.

  7. Write twenty-five minutes past 3 with numbers.

    • 3:25
    • 25:03
    • 3:52
    • 25:30

  8. Write 8:20 p.m. using 24-hour notation.

    • 20:20
    • 8:20
    • 08:20 a.m.

  9. A digital clock reads 00:15. Is this a.m. or p.m., and what everyday moment could it match?

    • It is p.m., just after noon, like lunchtime
    • It is p.m., in the evening, like dinner time
    • It is a.m., just after midnight, like waking briefly in the night

  10. Maya says that 2:30 p.m. in 24-hour notation is 2:30. What mistake did she make?

    • She used the wrong minutes
    • She forgot to add 12 to the hour
    • She should have used a.m. instead
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Time to five minutes with a.m. and p.m. W1-mt_4m8BimI4G5-s1

  1. False · The short hand tells the hour, not the minutes. The long hand tells the minutes.
  2. 3:00 · The short hand tells the hour (3) and the long hand on 12 means zero minutes: 3:00.
  3. 2:30 · Half past 2 is 2 hours and 30 minutes, written 2:30.
  4. 7:10 · Digital time is written hour, then colon, then minutes: 7:10.
  5. True · 9:00 p.m. is a night-time hour, when children are usually in bed.
  6. 8:30 a.m. · Morning school time is in the a.m. hours: 8:30 a.m.
  7. 3:25 · 3 stands for the hour and 25 for the minutes: 3:25.
  8. 20:20 · For 1 to 11 p.m., add 12 to the hour: 8 + 12 = 20, so it is 20:20.
  9. It is a.m., just after midnight, like waking briefly in the night · 00:15 in 24-hour time is 15 minutes past midnight, which falls in the early morning, so it is a.m.
  10. She forgot to add 12 to the hour · From 1 to 11 p.m., add 12 to the hour in 24-hour notation, so 2:30 p.m. becomes 14:30.
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