Measures and time · Ages 7–8

Telling the time to the minute worksheet

Part of: Hours, minutes and the calendar

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Measures and time · Ages 7–8

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13.May looks at the clock: the hour hand has just passed 8, and the minute hand points to 7. How many minutes past 8 is it?
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14.May says, “It is 15 minutes to 3 o'clock.” The time is h min.
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15.Chi-keung leaves home at 6:15. Which number is the minute hand pointing to then?
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16.Tsz-ching looks at the clock: the hour hand has just passed 4, and the minute hand points to 11. How many minutes past 4 is it?
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17.Ming leaves home at 8:20. Which number is the minute hand pointing to then?
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18.Chi-keung says, “It is 11 minutes to 2 o'clock.” The time is h min.
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Telling the time to the minute worksheet: Answers and working

1. 6, 8
On a digital clock, the hours come before the colon and the minutes after it.
Hours before the colon, minutes after it: 6 h 8 min.
2. 40 minutes
Each big step of the minute hand is 5 minutes. How many big steps is it from 12 to 8?
Each big step is 5 minutes, and it moves 8: count in fives, 40 minutes.
3. 6, 5
Look at the short hour hand first: which number has it just passed? Then count the long minute hand in fives from 12.
The hour hand has just passed 6; counting the minute hand in fives from 12 gives 5 minutes.
4. 2, 9
On a digital clock, the hours come before the colon and the minutes after it.
Hours before the colon, minutes after it: 2 h 9 min.
5. 55 minutes
Each big step of the minute hand is 5 minutes. How many big steps is it from 12 to 11?
Each big step is 5 minutes, and it moves 11: count in fives, 55 minutes.
6. 1, 54
On a digital clock, the hours come before the colon and the minutes after it.
Hours before the colon, minutes after it: 1 h 54 min.
7. 45 minutes
Each big step of the minute hand is 5 minutes. How many big steps is it from 12 to 9?
Each big step is 5 minutes, and it moves 9: count in fives, 45 minutes.
8. 9, 22
Which number has the hour hand just passed? Count the minute hand's big steps in fives, then the small marks one at a time.
The hour hand has just passed 9; count the minute hand's big steps in fives, then the small marks: 22.

9. D
The short hand shows hours and the long hand minutes. The hour hand should be just past 4, the minute hand on 35 minutes.
The short hour hand just past 4, the long minute hand counting in fives to 35.
10. C
The short hand shows hours and the long hand minutes. The hour hand should be just past 3, the minute hand on 55 minutes.
The short hour hand just past 3, the long minute hand counting in fives to 55.
11. True
Look at the minute hand: count in fives from 12 to where it points, then compare with 45.
Counting the minute hand in fives gives 45, so it is 4:45.
12. False
Look at the minute hand: count in fives from 12 to where it points, then compare with 30.
Counting the minute hand in fives gives 25, so it is 3:25.

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13. 35 minutes
The minute hand is on 7: count in fives from 12, 7 times.
The minute hand on 7, counting in fives: 35 minutes.
14. 2, 45
It is 15 minutes before 3 o'clock, so not 3 yet. Count back 15 minutes from 3:00.
Not yet 3, so it's after 2; 60 − 15 = 45: 2 h 45 min.
15. 3
Each big step of the minute hand is 5 minutes. How many fives make 15 minutes?
Each big step is 5 minutes; 15 minutes is 3 steps: it points to 3.
16. 55 minutes
The minute hand is on 11: count in fives from 12, 11 times.
The minute hand on 11, counting in fives: 55 minutes.
17. 4
Each big step of the minute hand is 5 minutes. How many fives make 20 minutes?
Each big step is 5 minutes; 20 minutes is 4 steps: it points to 4.
18. 1, 49
It is 11 minutes before 2 o'clock, so not 2 yet. Count back 11 minutes from 2:00.
Not yet 2, so it's after 1; 60 − 11 = 49: 1 h 49 min.

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