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Telling Time 2nd Quarter

20 questions

1st - 2nd Grade

Mathematics

This Grade 1–2 mathematics worksheet helps students build foundational time-telling skills through 20 multiple-choice questions. Students identify the minute hand, recall that an hour has 60 minutes and a day has 24 hours, and read clock displays showing times such as 2:30, 5:30, 11:05, 6:20, and 6:02. The varied answer choices require students to distinguish between hour, half-hour, and minute readings rather than relying on a single memorized pattern. Use the worksheet for independent practice, a quick review after direct instruction, or a formative check of students’ clock-reading understanding. Reviewing incorrect choices can help you identify whether a student is confusing the hour and minute hands, misreading minute values, or recalling time units inaccurately. This free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key and is suitable for classroom practice, homework, or intervention.

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Telling Time 2nd Quarter

Total questions: 20

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many minutes are in one hour?  
a)
60
b)
24
c)
12
d)
5
2.
How many hours are in one day?  
a)
60
b)
12
c)
30
d)
24
3.

What is the "long hand" on the clock called?

a)

Hour Hand

b)

Right Hand

c)

Short Hand

d)

Minute Hand

4.
What time is it?
a)
6:10
b)
2:00
c)
2:30
d)
2:06
5.
What time is it?
a)
5:06
b)
5:30
c)
6:25
6.
What time is it?
a)
9:30
b)
9:00
c)
6:45
7.
What time is it?
a)
11:00
b)
1:11
c)
11:05
d)
11:01
8.
What time is it?
a)
6:10
b)
2:00
c)
2:30
d)
2:06
9.
What time is it?
a)
1:10
b)
2:05
c)
1:02
d)
2:01
10.
What time does the clock show?
a)
8:00
b)
12:00
c)
3:00
d)
8:30
11.
What time does the clock show?
a)
12:00
b)
3:00
c)
1:30
d)
1:00
12.

What time is it?

a)

4:30

b)

4:06

c)

6:04

d)

3:30

13.

What time is it?

a)

8:30

b)

8:00

c)

9:30

d)

6:08

14.
a)
12:00
b)
5:00
c)
5:12
d)
12:05
15.
What time is it?
a)
4:30
b)
6:04
c)
6:20
d)
7:04
16.
What time is it?
a)
12:31
b)
12:30
c)
6:00
d)
6:02
17.
a)
2:50
b)
2:10
c)
10:20
d)
10:10
18.
What time is it?
a)
9:25
b)
8:25
c)
8:05
d)
9:05
19.
Time?
a)
4:45
b)
9:20
c)
3:45
20.
What time does the clock show?
a)
11:00
b)
12:0
c)
1:00
d)
2:00
Answer Key

Telling Time 2nd Quarter

Total questions: 20

1.
a) 60
2.
d) 24
3.
d)

Minute Hand

4.
c) 2:30
5.
b) 5:30
6.
a) 9:30
7.
c) 11:05
8.
c) 2:30
9.
a) 1:10
10.
a) 8:00
11.
d) 1:00
12.
a)

4:30

13.
a)

8:30

14.
b) 5:00
15.
c) 6:20
16.
d) 6:02
17.
d) 10:10
18.
b) 8:25
19.
c) 3:45
20.
a) 11:00

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What does the Telling Time 2nd Quarter worksheet cover?

This Grade 1–2 worksheet uses 20 multiple-choice questions to practice reading clock displays and identifying the minute hand. It also checks understanding of foundational time units, including 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day, while asking students to distinguish times such as 2:30, 11:05, 6:20, and 6:02.

How can I use this worksheet to teach students to tell time?

Begin by reviewing the hour hand, minute hand, and the relationship between hours and minutes. Then model how to identify the hour before reading the minute value, and have students explain why choices such as 5:30, 5:06, and 6:25 represent different times. Use the multiple-choice distractors as prompts for discussing how each hand position affects the answer.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this time-telling worksheet?

Students may confuse the long minute hand with the short hour hand, select a time such as 2:06 when the clock shows 2:30, or read the hour correctly but misinterpret the minute value. Also watch for confusion between the time units tested in the opening questions, especially choosing 12 or 24 for the number of minutes in an hour instead of 60.

How do I assign and grade this telling-time worksheet?

The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for the 20 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, you can scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to support grading and review.

How can I differentiate the clock-reading questions on this worksheet?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size so the multiple-choice clock-reading items are easier to follow. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when those options support students working with the time vocabulary and answer choices.

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