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Time Measurement Basics

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Time Measurement Basics

Help organise a fun day by reading clocks, choosing sensible time units and solving time puzzles. Use the facts: a minute has the same number of seconds as the number of minutes in an hour; 60 minutes = 1 hour; 24 hours = 1 day; 7 days = 1 week; 12 months = 1 year.

Time clues

Choose the answer that best fits each fun-day clue.

1.The welcome bell rings for 1 minute. How many seconds does it ring?
  • 30 seconds
  • 60 seconds
  • 100 seconds
2.The sack race starts at 10:00 am and lasts 20 minutes. What time does it finish?
3.A game lasts 2 hours. How many minutes is that?
4.Which unit is most sensible for measuring how long the fun day lasts: seconds, minutes, hours or weeks?
  • Seconds
  • Minutes
  • Hours
  • Weeks

Clock challenge

Look at the clock, then answer the questions.

5.The fruit stall opens at 9:00 am. Show 9:00 on the clock.
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6.The prize draw is at 12:30 pm. How many minutes after 12:00 pm is that?
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Plan and solve

Use the clues to help the organisers keep the day running smoothly.

7.Morning tea lasts 15 minutes and lunch lasts 25 minutes. How many minutes of break time is that altogether?
8.A kapa haka performance begins at 11:10 am and lasts 25 minutes. What time does it end?
9.The fun day is on Friday. The next fun day will be exactly one week later. What day will it be?
10.The team has 3 games, and each game takes 20 minutes. How many minutes are needed for all 3 games?
11.The clean-up starts at 2:15 pm and takes 20 minutes. Draw the hands to show when clean-up finishes, then write the time.
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3 printable pages

  • Time Measurement Basics, page 1 of 3: Time clues

    Page 1

  • Time Measurement Basics, page 2 of 3: Clock challenge, Plan and solve

    Page 2

  • Time Measurement Basics, page 3 of 3: 9. The fun day is on Friday. The next fun day will be exactly one week later. What

    Page 3

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