Grade 3 Time worksheet
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How to explain it
- The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes.
- Long hand on 6 means 30 minutes past.
Example: The short hand is just past the 3 and the long hand is on the 6. What time is it? Long hand on 6: 30 minutes. Short hand just past 3: the hour is 3. Answer: 3:30
Question 1
What time does the clock show?
- 2:06
- 2:30
- 3:30
- 6:10
2:30
Hint: The short red hand shows the hour. The long blue hand shows the minutes. The short hand has gone past 2 but hasn't reached 3 yet, so the hour is still 2. Count by 5s from the 12 to the long hand: 30 minutes. It's 2:30.
Question 2
How many seconds are in 1 minute?
⏳answer box
60
Hint: 1 minute is 60 seconds.
Question 3
Which unit would you use to measure how long it takes to brush your teeth?
🪥- months
- minutes
- weeks
minutes
Hint: Think about how long it really takes. Seconds are very short, minutes are a bit longer, hours are long, and years are very, very long.
Question 4
Swimming lessons starts at 1:00 and lasts 1 hour. What time does it end?
- 2:00
- 3:00
- 2:30
- 1:45
2:00
Hint: From 1:00, 60 minutes gets you to 2:00.
Question 5
Art class starts at 1:30 and ends at 2:15. How long is it?
Starts Ends 1:30 2:15 - 1 hour and 45 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 1 hour and 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
45 minutes
Hint: From 1:30, 30 minutes gets you to 2:00. Then 15 minutes more is 2:15.
Question 6
What month is 3 months after June?
📅- March
- October
- August
- September
September
Hint: Count on 3 months from June: July, August, September.
Question 7
How many minutes after 11 o'clock is it?
answer boxminutes
5 minutes
Hint: Start at the 12. Count by 5s to where the long hand points: 5.
Question 8
How many minutes are in 1 hour?
⏳answer box
60
Hint: The long hand goes all the way around the clock in 1 hour. That's 60 minutes.
Question 9
Which unit would you use to measure how long it takes to blink?
😉- seconds
- weeks
- months
seconds
Hint: Think about how long it really takes. Seconds are very short, minutes are a bit longer, hours are long, and years are very, very long.
Question 10
What time will it be in 2 hours?
- 8:30
- 7:30
- 8:00
- 4:00
8:00
Hint: It's 6:00 now. Count on 2 hours: 8:00.
Answer key
- 1. 2:30
- 2. 60
- 3. minutes
- 4. 2:00
- 5. 45 minutes
- 6. September
- 7. 5 minutes
- 8. 60
- 9. seconds
- 10. 8:00
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