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Telling Time to the Minute

Quiz · Maths · Y3 Time · Year 3
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Work through the levels in order. Type your answer and press Check — open the worked solution if you get stuck. Answers like -6, 3/4 or 0.25 are typed exactly as shown. A ⭐ Bonus Challenge at the end is extra credit — skip it if the rest was hard work.

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Level 1 · Warm-up

1 The long hand points at the 7. How many minutes past the hour is it?
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7 × 5 = 35 minutes past.
2 Write "quarter past 4" as a digital time.
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Quarter past 4 is 4:15.
3 Write "twenty to 6" as a digital time.
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Twenty minutes before 6 o'clock is 5:40.

Level 2 · Core

4 A clock shows 3:47. How many minutes is it until 4 o'clock?
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60 − 47 = 13 minutes.
5 Write 9:52 in "to" language.
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9:52 is 8 minutes before 10 o'clock, so 8 to 10.
6 A digital clock says 11:58. What will it say in 7 minutes?
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11:58 + 2 minutes is 12:00, and 5 minutes more makes 12:05.

Level 3 · Challenge

7 A film starts at 2:35 and runs for 95 minutes. What time does it finish? (as a digital time)
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95 minutes is 1 h 35 min. 2:35 + 1 h = 3:35, then + 35 min = 4:10.
8 A clock is 8 minutes SLOW and shows 6:42. What is the real time? (as a digital time)
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The clock is behind by 8 minutes, so the real time is 6:42 + 8 = 6:50.
9 How many minutes are there between 10:25 and 11:10?
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10:25 to 11:00 is 35 minutes, then 11:00 to 11:10 is 10 more: 35 + 10 = 45 minutes.

⭐ Bonus Challenge · only if the rest felt easy

10 A train leaves at 10:50 am and the trip takes 1 hour 25 minutes. What time does it arrive?
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10:50 am + 1 hour = 11:50 am. Then + 25 minutes: 10 minutes reaches 12:00 pm (midday), and 15 minutes more makes 12:15 pm.