Answer key · Set A
To the minute, and how long it took
14:38 The short hand is past 4, so the hour is 4. The long hand is 38 minutes.
29:09 The hour is 9. The long hand is 9 small marks past the 12, so it is 9:09.
36:59 The short hand has not reached 7 yet, so the hour is 6. The long hand is 1 mark before 12: 59 minutes.
4B For 8:15 the short hand is just past the 8 and the long hand is on the 3, 15 minutes.
5False The long hand is at the 3, which is 15 minutes, and 2 small marks more: 3:17.
6True
715 From 5:30 to 5:45 is 15 minutes.
820 From 4:35 to 4:55 is 20 minutes.
945 11:50 to 12:00 is 10 minutes, and 12:00 to 12:35 is 35 more. 10 + 35 = 45.
1035 From 2:25 to 3:00: 5 minutes to 2:30, then 30 more. 5 + 30 = 35.
1150 12:15 to 1:00 is 45 minutes, and 1:00 to 1:05 is 5 more. 45 + 5 = 50.
129:30 8:40 plus 20 minutes is 9:00. 30 more minutes is 9:30.
1320 From 10 to 30 is 20 minutes.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.