Reading the clock | Time & Calendar (Time Goes On) | Assessment | English | Grade 3

Here is a clock. The shortest hand is the ______ hand.

• hour

• minute

• day

• time

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is the time on the given clock?

• 2 hours and 10 minutes

• 1 hour and 50 minutes

• 10 hours and 10 minutes

• 10 hours and 2 minutes

Answer explanation

The hour hand is at 10. The minute hand is at 2 - which means 10 minutes have passed. Therefore, the clock shows 10 hours and 10 minutes. So, option 3 is correct.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

True or false? The hour hand moves from 2 to 4 in 10 minutes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

This is false. The MINUTE hand moves from 2 to 4 in 10 minutes.

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.1

At '6 hours and 40 minutes' which number will the minute hand be on?

• 8

• 4

• 10

• 6

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.D.9

CCSS.3.MD.B.4

The clock shows the time now. The lunch break starts at 12 hours and 45 minutes. How much time is left until the lunch break begins?

• 3 minutes

• 9 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 45 minutes

Answer explanation

The clock shows 12 hours and 30 minutes. In 15 minutes, it will show 12 hours 45 minutes - the time at which the lunch break begins. So, option 3 is correct.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

Which of the following clocks shows nine hours and fifteen minutes?

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Answer explanation

In the 4th clock, the hour hand is a little past 9 and the minutes hand is exactly at 3. This clock shows 9 hours and 15 minutes. So, option 4 is correct.

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

This clock has lost its minutes hand. What time could it be?

• 6 hours 15 minutes

• 6 hours 45 minutes

• 6 hours 20 minutes

• 6 hours 5 minutes

Answer explanation

The position of the hour hand is between 6 and 7 - but is much closer to 7. This means that the number of minutes past 6 must also be nearer to 60 minutes (1 hour). Of the given options, 6 hours 45 minutes is the closest to 7 hours. So, option 2 is correct.

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.C.7