Quicker, slower, earlier, later

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

You start playing at 3 o clock and play for 1 hour. What hour do you stop? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
Which takes longer: brushing your teeth or sleeping at night?
- Sleeping at night
- Brushing your teeth
- They take the same time
- You cannot tell
Tom ran a race in 5 seconds. Ben ran it in 10 seconds. Who was quicker?
- Tom
- Ben
- They were the same
If a job takes more time, we say it was slower.
Circle one: True False
Breakfast starts at 7 and lasts 1 hour. What hour does it end? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
'Later' means something happens after another thing.
Circle one: True False
Ann finishes her drawing first. Ben finishes last. Who was quicker?
- You cannot tell
- Ann
- Ben
- They were equal
Zoe says yesterday comes after tomorrow. Is Zoe right?
Circle one: True False
Nia finished the race first. Omar finished second. Pip finished last. Who was quickest?
- Nia
- Omar
- Pip
Breakfast is in the morning. Dinner is in the evening. Which meal is later in the day?
- Breakfast
- They are at the same time
- You cannot tell
- Dinner

Answer key

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4 · 3 o clock plus 1 hour is 4 o clock.
Sleeping at night · Sleeping lasts hours while brushing lasts minutes.
Tom · Tom finished in less time, so Tom was quicker.
True · More time means slower. Less time means quicker.
8 · 7 o clock plus 1 hour is 8 o clock.
True · Later means after. Earlier means before.
Ann · Finishing first means taking less time, so Ann was quicker.
False · Zoe is wrong: yesterday is the day before today, and tomorrow is the day after.
Nia · Nia crossed the finish line before the others, so Nia was quickest.
Dinner · Evening comes after morning, so dinner is later.