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Year 2 Maths — Telling the time

Read a clock to the nearest five minutes, and use o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

Here is a clock face. Find the short hand and the long hand.

12
  1. 1. The hour hand
  2. 2. The minute hand

The short hand moves slowly — it takes a whole hour to reach the next number.

  1. 1.Put these times in order, earliest first.

    • 7:00
    • 8:00
    • 7:20
    • 7:35

  2. 2.The minute hand points at 4. How many minutes past is that?

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

    • a) 10
    • b) 15
    • c) 30
    • d) 20

  4. 4.The clock says 9:45. What is that?

    • a) Half past nine
    • b) Quarter to ten
    • c) Quarter past nine
    • d) Quarter to nine

  5. 5.Tap 25 minutes past on this line.

    Mark the line with an X.

    051015202530354045505560

  6. 6.The clock says 3:30. What is that?

    • a) Half past three
    • b) Half past four
    • c) Quarter past three
    • d) Three o'clock

  7. 7.It is 5 o'clock. How many hours until 8 o'clock?

  8. 8.Match each clock time to what we say.

    • 6:00
    • 6:30
    • 6:15
    • 6:45
    • Quarter to seven
    • Six o'clock
    • Half past six
    • Quarter past six

Answer key — Year 2 Maths — Telling the time

  1. 1. 1. 7:00 2. 7:20 3. 7:35 4. 8:00
  2. 2. 20
  3. 3. b) 15
  4. 4. b) Quarter to ten
  5. 5. 25
  6. 6. a) Half past three
  7. 7. 3
  8. 8. 6:00 → Six o'clock; 6:30 → Half past six; 6:15 → Quarter past six; 6:45 → Quarter to seven