Time for Class 3

  • Ages 8–9
  • 6 questions
  • With answers
  • Read aloud by Leo

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What to know first

A clock face has two hands. The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes. The long hand takes one hour to go all the way round, so each number it passes is five minutes. Half past means the long hand points straight down at 6.

Questions

  1. How many minutes are there in one hour?

    1. 30
    2. 50
    3. 60
    4. 100

  2. If the long hand points to 6, what time is it?

    1. Quarter past
    2. Half past
    3. Quarter to
    4. O'clock

  3. How many minutes are in a quarter of an hour?

    1. 10
    2. 15
    3. 20
    4. 25

  4. School starts at 8:00 and lasts 3 hours. When does it end?

    1. 10:00
    2. 11:00
    3. 11:30
    4. 12:00

  5. How many hours are there in one day?

    1. 12
    2. 18
    3. 24
    4. 30

  6. Which is longer, 90 minutes or 1 hour?

    1. 1 hour
    2. 90 minutes
    3. They are the same
    4. Cannot tell

Answers and explanations

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  1. 60One hour is 60 minutes.
  2. Half pastThe 6 is halfway round the clock, so the long hand pointing there means half past.
  3. 15A quarter of 60 minutes is 15 minutes.
  4. 11:00Three hours after 8:00 is 11:00.
  5. 24A full day is 24 hours — the hour hand goes round the clock twice.
  6. 90 minutes90 minutes is one and a half hours, so it is longer than 1 hour.

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