Math: Telling Time to the Minute Worksheet

Question 1

An analog clock shows the hour hand just past 3 and the minute hand on the 12. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 3:00. The minute hand on 12 means 0 minutes past the hour.

Question 2

An analog clock shows the hour hand a little past 7 and the minute hand on the 6. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 7:30. The minute hand on 6 means 30 minutes past the hour.

Question 3

An analog clock shows the hour hand just past 9 and the minute hand on the 3. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 9:15. The minute hand on 3 means 15 minutes past the hour.

Question 4

An analog clock shows the hour hand almost at 5 and the minute hand on the 11. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 4:55. The minute hand on 11 means 55 minutes past the hour, so the hour is still 4.

Question 5

Write this digital time in words: 6:42.

Accepted Answer

The time in words is 6:42, or six forty-two.

Question 6

Write this digital time in words: 12:08.

Accepted Answer

The time in words is 12:08, or twelve oh-eight.

Question 7

A clock shows 2:17. Where should the minute hand point on an analog clock?

Accepted Answer

The minute hand should point two small marks past the 3. That shows 17 minutes.

Question 8

A clock shows 8:45. Where should the hour hand be on an analog clock?

Accepted Answer

The hour hand should be between 8 and 9, closer to 9. It is closer to 9 because 45 minutes have passed.

Question 9

School starts at 8:15. You arrive 10 minutes early. What time do you arrive?

Accepted Answer

You arrive at 8:05. Ten minutes before 8:15 is 8:05.

Question 10

A movie begins at 1:20 and ends at 2:00. How many minutes long is the movie?

Accepted Answer

The movie is 40 minutes long. From 1:20 to 2:00 is 40 minutes.

Question 11

It is 4:50 now. What time will it be in 15 minutes?

Accepted Answer

In 15 minutes, it will be 5:05. Adding 10 minutes gets to 5:00, and 5 more minutes makes 5:05.

Question 12

It is 10:35 now. What time was it 20 minutes ago?

Accepted Answer

Twenty minutes ago, it was 10:15. Counting back 20 minutes from 10:35 gives 10:15.

Question 13

Write the minutes past the hour for this time: 11:27.

Accepted Answer

There are 27 minutes past the hour. The hour is 11 and the minutes are 27.

Question 14

An analog clock has the minute hand on the 9 and the hour hand between 1 and 2. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 1:45. The minute hand on 9 means 45 minutes past the hour.

Question 15

Lena starts reading at 3:05 and stops at 3:25. How many minutes does she read?

Accepted Answer

Lena reads for 20 minutes. From 3:05 to 3:25 is 20 minutes.

Math: Telling Time to the Minute