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Grade 2 Math — Telling the time

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

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

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

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

    Mark the line with an X.

    051015202530354045505560

  4. 4.The minute hand points at 7. How many minutes past is that?

  5. 5.Tap the minute hand.

    Write the number of the part.

    12

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

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

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

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

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

Answer key — Grade 2 Math — Telling the time

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