Telling Time: Hour and Half Hour — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. Mia left home at 9:30. She walked for 1 hour. What time did she arrive?
A) 9:00
B) 10:00
C) 10:30
D) 11:00
C is correct because 9:30 + 1 hour = 10:30.
2. Which activity takes longer: painting from 1:00 to 4:00 or reading from 5:00 to 7:30?
A) Reading takes longer
B) They take the same time
C) Painting takes longer
D) You cannot tell
C is correct because painting lasts 3 hours (1:00 to 4:00) while reading lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes (5:00 to 7:30).
3. It is 11:00 now. What time will it be in 2 and a half hours?
A) 12:30
B) 1:00
C) 1:30
D) 2:00
C is correct because 11:00 + 2 hours = 1:00, then + 30 minutes = 1:30.
4. Ben finished his homework at 5:30. He started 2 hours earlier. What time did he start?
A) 3:00
B) 3:30
C) 4:00
D) 4:30
B is correct because 5:30 minus 2 hours = 3:30.
Part B: Fill in the Missing Time
Write the missing time on the line.
1. Soccer practice starts at 4:30 and ends at 6:30. Practice lasts 2 hours.
6:30 minus 4:30 = 2 hours.
2. Lily ate breakfast at 7:00. She ate lunch 5 hours later at 12:00.
7:00 + 5 hours = 12:00.
3. It is 2:30 now. One hour ago it was 1:30.
2:30 minus 1 hour = 1:30.
4. The bus comes at 8:00. Tom arrived at the stop at 7:30. He waited 30 minutes for the bus.
From 7:30 to 8:00 is 30 minutes.
5. Put these times in order from latest to earliest: 6:00, 10:30, 8:00. The first time is 10:30.
In order from latest to earliest: 10:30, 8:00, 6:00. The first (latest) time is 10:30.