Connect clock positions to real schedules and time spans. Fill-ins work backward from a 7:45 AM bus arrival after a 20-minute ride, decode the minute hand on 3 as 15 past, measure 10:35 AM to 11:10 AM, and end a piano lesson that starts at 4:20 PM and lasts 40 minutes. Reading 1:55 from hands between 1 and 2 keeps the clock-face skill sharp.
The matching section pairs spans like 3:10 to 3:45 and 11:30 to 12:20 with their lengths in minutes. Switching between forward, backward, and span thinking is what makes time problems click for good.
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Time to the Minute
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. If the bus arrives at 7:45 AM and the ride takes 20 minutes, it left at 7:25 AM.
2. The minute hand on 3 means 15 minutes past the hour.
3. From 10:35 AM to 11:10 AM, 35 minutes have passed.
4. If a piano lesson starts at 4:20 PM and lasts 40 minutes, it ends at 5:00 PM.
5. The hour hand between 1 and 2 with the minute hand on 11 reads 1:55.
6. From 12:40 PM to 1:15 PM, 35 minutes have passed.
7. If bedtime is at 8:30 PM and you start brushing teeth 10 minutes before, you start at 8:20 PM.
8. A clock with the minute hand on 6 shows 30 minutes past the hour.
9. From 9:05 AM to 9:50 AM, 45 minutes have passed.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each time span to how many minutes it lasts.
3:10 to 3:45
→ 35 minutes
50 minutes
5:20 to 6:00
→ 40 minutes
15 minutes
8:00 to 8:15
→ 15 minutes
35 minutes
11:30 to 12:20
→ 50 minutes
40 minutes
Time to the Minute
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) If the bus arrives at 7:45 AM and the ride takes 20 minutes, it left at 7:25 AM.
2) The minute hand on 3 means 15 minutes past the hour.
3) From 10:35 AM to 11:10 AM, 35 minutes have passed.
4) If a piano lesson starts at 4:20 PM and lasts 40 minutes, it ends at 5:00 PM.
5) The hour hand between 1 and 2 with the minute hand on 11 reads 1:55.
6) From 12:40 PM to 1:15 PM, 35 minutes have passed.
7) If bedtime is at 8:30 PM and you start brushing teeth 10 minutes before, you start at 8:20 PM.
8) A clock with the minute hand on 6 shows 30 minutes past the hour.
9) From 9:05 AM to 9:50 AM, 45 minutes have passed.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each time span to how many minutes it lasts.
3:10 to 3:45
→ 35 minutes
50 minutes
5:20 to 6:00
→ 40 minutes
15 minutes
8:00 to 8:15
→ 15 minutes
35 minutes
11:30 to 12:20
→ 50 minutes
40 minutes
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