1. Understanding Time
By Michelle Abee
December 18, 2011

2. Directions
• Select the best answer for each
question.

3. Congratulations!
You are correct! 
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4. Sorry, that’s incorrect.
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5. Question 1
• If it is 5:24, how many minutes past
5:00 is it?
a) 0
b) 24
c) 19
d) 60

6. Question 2
• If it is 8:45, how many more minutes
will it be until 9:00?
a) 45 minutes
b) 25 minutes
c) 10 minutes
d) 15 minutes

7. Question 3
• Nate has gymnastics for 1 and ½ hours
after school. How many minutes does he
have gymnastics?
a) 35 minutes
b) 65 minutes
c) 90 minutes
d) 95 minutes

8. Question 4
• Molly has piano practice at 5:00. She
gets out of school at 3:15. How long
does she have to wait until piano
practice?
a) 45 minutes
b) 1 hour, 45 minutes
c) 2 hours
d) 2 hours, 45 minutes

9. Question 5
• The Rogers family went to see a movie
at 4:30 P.M. The movie was over at 6:20
P.M. How long was the movie?
a) 1 hour, 50 minutes
b) 1 hour, 55 minutes
c) 2 hours
d) 2 hours, 20 minutes

10. Question 6
• The volleyball game was 90 minutes. If
it started at 6:05 P.M., what time did it
end?
a) 7:05 P.M.
b) 7:35 P.M.
c) 8:00 P.M.
d) 8:35 P.M.

11. Question 7
• The drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix
takes 5 hours. What is the latest time
Pam can leave Los Angeles if she wants
to get to Phoenix by 1:00 P.M.?
a) 7:00 A.M.
b) 8:00 A.M.
c) 9:00 A.M.
d) 9:00 P.M.

12. Question 8
• A third grader is required to complete 45
minutes of homework each night. How many
minutes of homework does a third grader
have to complete each week?
a) 225 minutes
b) 220 minutes
c) 205 minutes
d) 200 minutes

13. Question 9
• Susan ate a snack at 10:30 A.M.. She
started playing at quarter to nine in the
morning. She went to bed at 8:15 P.M.
What shows the order in which she did
these things?
a) play, snack, bed
b) snack, play, bed
c) bed, snack, play
d) play, bed, snack

14. Question 10
• Bob goes to the dentist on June 10. He
has a party on June 3 and gets a haircut
on June 25.
Which shows the events in order?
a) dentist, party, haircut
b) dentist, haircut, party
c) party, haircut, dentist
d) party, dentist, haircut

15. Question 11
• Which of these activities would you
most likely do at 3:00 A.M.?
a) sleep
b) go shopping
c) play outside
d) eat lunch

16. Question 12
• What time is 12:00 A.M.?
a) midnight
b) noon

17. Question 13
• What time is 12:00 P.M.?
a) midnight
b) noon

18. Question 14
• Eighteen days is ____ weeks and ____
days?
a) 2 weeks 18 days
b) 2 weeks 4 days
c) 0 weeks 5 days
d) 1 week 7 days

19. References
• Harcourt Math. (2002.)
www.harcourt.com
• http://www.softschools.com/time/tellin
gtime.jsp.