Telling Time — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Lily left the park at 5:30 PM. She walked for 30 minutes. What time did she get home?
A) 5:00 PM
B) 5:45 PM
C) 6:00 PM
D) 6:30 PM
Add Lily's 30 minutes of walking to the 30 minutes already past 5:00. That makes a full hour, moving the time from 5:30 PM forward to 6:00 PM.
2. Which time is the same as quarter to 3?
A) 3:15
B) 2:45
C) 3:45
D) 2:15
Quarter to 3 means 15 minutes (one quarter) before 3:00. Counting back 15 minutes from 3:00 lands on 2:45.
3. Ben ate lunch at 12:00 PM. He played outside for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time did he come inside?
A) 12:30 PM
B) 1:00 PM
C) 1:30 PM
D) 2:00 PM
Adding 1 hour to 12:00 PM gives 1:00 PM, then adding 30 more minutes brings the time to 1:30 PM when Ben came inside.
4. A clock shows the hour hand between 10 and 11 and the minute hand on 9. What time is it?
A) 9:10
B) 10:09
C) 10:45
D) 11:45
When the hour hand sits between two numbers, the smaller one names the current hour, so the hour is 10. The minute hand on 9 means 45 minutes past, giving 10:45.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. If a nap starts at 1:00 PM and lasts 2 hours, it ends at 3:00 PM.
Adding 2 hours to 1:00 PM moves the hour count from 1 to 3 while staying in the afternoon, so the nap ends at 3:00 PM.
2. From 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM is 30 minutes.
From 8:00 to 8:30 the hour stays the same, so subtract the minutes: 30 − 0 = 30 minutes have passed.
3. If dinner is at 6:00 PM and dessert is 30 minutes later, dessert is at 6:30 PM.
Add the 30 minutes between dinner and dessert to 6:00 PM. The hour stays 6, the minutes go from 00 to 30, so dessert is at 6:30 PM.
4. From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM is 2 hours.
Both times are on the hour, so subtract: 5 − 3 = 2 hours between them.
5. 15 minutes before 9:00 AM is 8:45 AM.
Counting back 15 minutes from 9:00 AM crosses into the previous hour, leaving 45 minutes past 8 — that is 8:45 AM.