Time: telling the time and durations – Year 3 maths test answers to download as PDF

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1. Answer to Question 1 (4 marks)

   1. The minute hand points to 6 (30 minutes) and the hour hand is between 4 and 5. The time is 4:30, half past four. (1 mark)
   2. The minute hand points to 9 (45 minutes) and the hour hand is nearly at 10. The time is 9:45, quarter to ten. (1 mark)
   3. Split the 25 minutes: 9:45 + 15 minutes = 10:00, then 10 more minutes gives 10:10. (2 marks: 1 for crossing the hour, 1 for 10:10)

2. Answer to Question 2 (4 marks)

   1. X is 10 and II is 2. Add them: 10 + 2 = 12. XII is at the top of a Roman numeral clock. (1 mark)
   2. V is 5 and III is 3. Add them: 5 + 3 = 8. (1 mark)
   3. It is p.m., so add 12 to the hour: 6 + 12 = 18. The time is 18:20. (1 mark)
   4. 13 is more than 12, so it is afternoon. 13 − 12 = 1, so 13:05 is 1:05 p.m. (1 mark)

3. Answer to Question 3 (4 marks)

   1. Each minute has 60 seconds: 4 × 60 = 240 seconds. (1 mark)
   2. Each hour has 60 minutes: 3 × 60 = 180 minutes. (1 mark)
   3. Each week has 7 days: 3 × 7 = 21 days. (1 mark)
   4. September is one of the months with 30 days, so it has 30 days. (1 mark)

4. Answer to Question 4 (4 marks)

   1. Jump from 5:35 to the next hour: 5:35 to 6:00 is 25 minutes. Then 6:00 to 6:20 is 20 minutes. 25 + 20 = 45 minutes. (2 marks: 1 for the jumps, 1 for 45 minutes)
   2. Split 50 minutes into 40 + 10. 6:20 + 40 minutes = 7:00, then 10 more minutes = 7:10 p.m. (2 marks: 1 for reaching 7:00, 1 for 7:10 p.m.)

5. Answer to Question 5 (4 marks)

   1. 09:40 to 10:00 is 20 min. 10:00 to 11:00 is 1 h. 11:00 to 11:55 is 55 min. Total 2 hours 15 minutes (2)
   2. 10:15 + 2 h = 12:15; + 10 min = 12:25 (1)
   3. Train 1 arrives at 11:55 and train 2 at 12:25: train 1 by 30 minutes. (1)

Total : 20 marks