Telling Time to the Minute Quiz

Grade 3 · Math · Quiz

Practice reading clocks and expressing time in different ways.

Questions

The minute hand is on the 9. How many minutes past the hour is that?
1. 9
2. 45
3. 54
4. 40
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Answer: 45
Minute hand at 9 = 9 × 5 = 45 minutes past the hour.
10:30 can also be called "half past ten."
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Answer: True
10:30 = 30 minutes past 10 = half past ten.
Quarter to 8 is written as ___ on a digital clock.
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Answer: 7:45
Quarter to 8 = 15 minutes before 8:00 = 7:45.
Which hand on a clock is longer?
1. Hour hand
2. Minute hand
3. They are the same
4. Second hand
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Answer: Minute hand
The minute hand is the long hand; the hour hand is the short hand.
A clock shows 4:55. How many minutes until 5:00?
1. 4
2. 5
3. 55
4. 10
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Answer: 5
5:00 − 4:55 = 5 minutes remaining.
The minute hand at the 12 means ___ minutes.
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Answer: 0
When the minute hand is at 12, it is exactly on the hour — 0 minutes past.
AM times are after noon.
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Answer: False
AM is before noon (12:00 AM to 11:59 AM). PM is after noon.
What does 3:07 mean?
1. 7 hours and 3 minutes
2. 3 hours and 7 minutes
3. 37 minutes
4. 3 hours and 35 minutes
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Answer: 3 hours and 7 minutes
3:07 = 3 hours and 7 minutes past midnight (or noon if PM).
The minute hand points to the 11. How many minutes is that?
1. 11
2. 50
3. 55
4. 60
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Answer: 55
Minute hand at 11 = 11 × 5 = 55 minutes past the hour.
Half past 11 is written as 11:30.
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Answer: True
Half past 11 = 30 minutes after 11 = 11:30.