Telling Time: Minutes

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 6-7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Mia says quarter past 9 is 9:15. Is Mia right?
Circle one: True False
Quarter past 9 is how many minutes past 9?
Answer: ______________
Half past 2 is how many minutes past 2?
Answer: ______________
The minute hand points to the 3. How many minutes past the hour is that?
- Ten minutes
- Fifteen minutes
- Twenty minutes
Leo says 3:25 means the minute hand points at 5. Is Leo right?
Circle one: True False
Look at the clock. The minute hand points to the 8. How many minutes past the hour is that? Count by fives.
Answer: ______________
Clock shows 3:25. What does it read?
- twenty five to 3
- half past 3
- quarter to 3
- twenty five past 3
The clock shows 3:45. What is another way to say this time?
- Quarter to four
- Quarter past four
- Half past three
Zara says this clock shows quarter past four because the minute hand points to the 9. Is she right?
- No, the 9 means half past
- No, the 9 means quarter to the next hour
- Yes, that is quarter past four
Draw twenty to four. Where is the minute hand?
- on 6
- on 8
- on 4
- on 12

Answer key

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True · Quarter is 15.
15 · A quarter of 60 is 15.
30 · Half of 60 is 30.
Fifteen minutes · Count by fives to the 3: five, ten, fifteen. The 3 means fifteen minutes, or quarter past.
True · Each number is 5 minutes, 5 times 5 is 25.
40 · Count by fives to the 8: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40. It is forty minutes past the hour.
twenty five past 3 · 25 past means 25 after the hour.
Quarter to four · Forty-five minutes past three is fifteen minutes before four, so it is quarter to four.
No, the 9 means quarter to the next hour · The minute hand at the 9 means forty-five minutes: quarter to the next hour, not quarter past.
on 8 · 20 to means 40 past, 40 divided by 5 is 8.