Telling time to the minute (age 8+) · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Reading the exact minute

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 8-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Each clock number is 5 minutes. The minute hand points at the 2. How many minutes past the hour is that?

    Answer: ______________

  2. An analogue clock shows 7:43. How do you say it?

    • Seven forty three
    • About eight o clock
    • Half past seven
    • Quarter to eight

  3. What time does this clock show?

    121234567891011
    • 3:15
    • 3:16
    • 3:20

  4. The number 6 on a clock face means 6 minutes.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. A film starts 17 minutes before 8:00. How many minutes after 7:00 does it start?

    Answer: ______________

  6. A clock shows 1 o'clock, with the minute hand 4 ticks past the 8. Which digital time matches it?

    • 1:44
    • 1:40
    • 1:04

  7. A clock has its short hand just past 11 and its long hand six minutes past the hour. What does the matching digital display read?

    • 11:30
    • 11:06
    • 6:11
    • 10:11

  8. The minute hand sits 1 tiny mark past the 1, and the hour hand is near 11. Ben writes 11:06. Is Ben right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Priya reads a clock as 6:4 because the minute hand is 4 ticks past the 12. What should she write instead?

    • 6:40
    • 6:4 is already correct
    • 6:04

  10. The minute hand points at the 9. How many minutes past the hour is that?

    Answer: ______________

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Answer key

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Reading the exact minute W1-mt_UNzojLkNdm-s1

  1. 10 · 10 minutes because 2 x 5 = 10.
  2. Seven forty three · Seven forty three is exact. The rest round to 8:00, 7:30 or 7:45.
  3. 3:16 · The minute hand is one tick past the 3, which means 15 minutes plus 1 more: 16.
  4. False · The 6 means 30 minutes, because each number on the clock is 5 minutes apart from the next.
  5. 43 · 43 minutes past because 60 - 17 = 43.
  6. 1:44 · The 8 means 40 minutes, and 4 more ticks makes 44, so the digital match is 1:44.
  7. 11:06 · 11:06 is correct: short hand near 11 and 6 minutes past. The rest swap digits or jump to the half hour.
  8. True · Ben is right because the 1 means 5 minutes and one extra mark makes 6, with hour 11.
  9. 6:04 · The 12 means 0 minutes, plus 4 ticks makes 4 minutes. Written on a digital clock, that needs a leading zero: 6:04.
  10. 45 · 45 minutes because 9 x 5 = 45.
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