Measures and time · Ages 8–9

Reading timetables worksheet

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Measures and time · Ages 8–9

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1.Look at the bus timetable. Ming reaches stop A at 09:18. How many minutes until the next bus leaves?
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2.Look at the bus timetable. How many minutes does bus 1 take from stop A to stop B?
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3.Look at the bus timetable. May reaches stop A at 09:13. How many minutes until the next bus leaves?
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4.Look at the bus timetable. Ka-yan must reach stop C by 08:10. What is the number of the latest bus she can take?
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5.Look at the bus timetable. Ka-yee must reach stop C by 08:44. What is the number of the latest bus she can take?
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6.Chi-keung runs 400 m in 1 min 34 s and Tsz-hin in 106 s. How many seconds faster is Chi-keung?
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7.Ka-lok runs 400 m in 1 min 12 s and Tsz-hin in 75 s. How many seconds faster is Ka-lok?
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8.Look at the bus timetable. Bus 2 takes 15 minutes from stop A to stop C.
True or false?
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9.Look at the bus timetable. Which bus takes the shortest time from stop A to stop B?
- A. Bus 1
- B. Bus 4
- C. Bus 3
- D. Bus 2
Choose the right answer
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10.Ka-yan, Chi-keung, Ming and Ka-lok each run 400 m, in the times below. Who is fastest?
- A. Ka-lok: 92 s
- B. Ming: 1 min 27 s
- C. Ka-yan: 1 min 38 s
- D. Chi-keung: 108 s
Choose the right answer
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11.Look at the bus timetable. Bus 3 takes 20 minutes from stop A to stop C.
True or false?
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12.May, Tsz-ching, Ka-lok and Tsz-hin each run 400 m, in the times below. Who is fastest?
- A. May: 1 min 50 s
- B. Tsz-hin: 102 s
- C. Tsz-ching: 105 s
- D. Ka-lok: 1 min 51 s
Choose the right answer
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13.A flight from Hong Kong to Taipei takes off at 19:35 and lands at 20:58. How many minutes is the flight?
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14.In a 400 m race the winner takes 1 min 21 s, and the runner-up is 8 s slower. How many seconds does the runner-up take?
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15.Look at the bus timetable. Chi-keung reaches stop A at 08:19 and takes the next bus to stop C. From reaching stop A, how many minutes until Chi-keung reaches stop C?
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16.A ferry leaves Tsim Sha Tsui at 10:51 and reaches Central at 11:02. How many minutes is the crossing?
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17.An MTR train runs every 10 minutes. When Ka-yan reaches the platform, the last train left 2 minutes ago. How many minutes until the next train?
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18.Look at the bus timetable. Tsz-ching reaches stop A at 07:07 and takes the next bus to stop C. From reaching stop A, how many minutes until Tsz-ching reaches stop C?
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Reading timetables worksheet: Answers and working

1. 7 minutes
Look along stop A's row for the first bus leaving after 09:18.
Along stop A's row, the first bus after 09:18 leaves at 09:25: a 7-minute wait.
2. 15 minutes
Bus 1's two times are in one column. Count from its stop A time to its stop B time, to the o'clock first.
Bus 1's two times are in one column: count from leaving to arriving, to the o'clock first and then the rest: 15 minutes.
3. 7 minutes
Look along stop A's row for the first bus leaving after 09:13.
Along stop A's row, the first bus after 09:13 leaves at 09:20: a 7-minute wait.
4. 3
Look along stop C's row: which buses still arrive no later than 08:10?
Look along stop C's row: bus 3 arrives at 08:02, not later than 08:10; the next one is too late.
5. 1
Look along stop C's row: which buses still arrive no later than 08:44?
Look along stop C's row: bus 1 arrives at 08:40, not later than 08:44; the next one is too late.
6. 12 s
Change 1 min 34 s into seconds first (1 min = 60 s), then take it from 106 s.
1 min 34 s = 60 + 34 = 94 s. 106 − 94 = 12, so Chi-keung is 12 s faster.
7. 3 s
Change 1 min 12 s into seconds first (1 min = 60 s), then take it from 75 s.
1 min 12 s = 60 + 12 = 72 s. 75 − 72 = 3, so Ka-lok is 3 s faster.

8. True
In bus 2's column, count from its time at stop A to its time at stop C.
For bus 2, count from its time at stop A to its time at stop C: 15 minutes.
9. D. Bus 2
Work out each bus's minutes from stop A to stop B. Leaving first doesn't mean taking least time.
Bus by bus: 27, 16, 19, 23 minutes. Bus 2 is the shortest; leaving first doesn't mean taking least time.
10. B. Ming: 1 min 27 s
Fewer seconds is faster. Change each "1 min and some seconds" into seconds first (1 min = 60 s), then compare.
Change every time into seconds: 1 min = 60 s, so 1 min 38 s = 98 s and 1 min 27 s = 87 s. In a race fewer seconds is faster: 87 s is the least.
11. True
In bus 3's column, count from its time at stop A to its time at stop C.
For bus 3, count from its time at stop A to its time at stop C: 20 minutes.
12. B. Tsz-hin: 102 s
Fewer seconds is faster. Change each "1 min and some seconds" into seconds first (1 min = 60 s), then compare.
Change every time into seconds: 1 min = 60 s, so 1 min 50 s = 110 s and 1 min 51 s = 111 s. In a race fewer seconds is faster: 102 s is the least.

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

13. 83 minutes
Count from 19:35 to the next o'clock, then whole hours, then the minutes left.
Count to the next o'clock, then whole hours, then the minutes left: 83 minutes.
14. 89 s
Change 1 min 21 s into seconds first. Slower means more time: add or subtract?
1 min 21 s = 81 s. Slower means more time: 81 + 8 = 89.
15. 32 minutes
Find the next bus after 08:19 on stop A's row, then when it reaches stop C. The wait counts too.
The next bus leaves at 08:25 and reaches stop C at 08:51. The wait counts too: 08:19 to 08:51 is 32 minutes.
16. 11 minutes
Count from 10:51 to the next o'clock first, then the minutes past it.
Count to the o'clock, then the minutes past it: 11 minutes in all.
17. 8 minutes
Trains are 10 minutes apart and 2 minutes have gone. How many are left?
Trains are 10 minutes apart and 2 have gone: 10 − 2 = 8.
18. 26 minutes
Find the next bus after 07:07 on stop A's row, then when it reaches stop C. The wait counts too.
The next bus leaves at 07:15 and reaches stop C at 07:33. The wait counts too: 07:07 to 07:33 is 26 minutes.

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