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Time Measurement Skills

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Time Measurement Skills

Solve the time-travel challenge. Read each time carefully, show your working where asked, and use am or pm when needed.

The Harbour Ferry

A ferry leaves the wharf at 9:20 am. Its trip takes 35 minutes.

1.The ferry leaves at 9:20 am. Which phrase describes this time?
  • Twenty minutes to nine
  • Twenty minutes past nine
  • Half past nine
  • Quarter past nine
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2.Work out when the ferry arrives. It leaves at 9:20 am and takes 35 minutes. Write the arrival time.
3.A second ferry leaves at 10:15 am. How long after the first ferry’s 9:20 am departure does it leave?

A Busy Saturday

Zoe plans three activities: a library visit from 10:00 am to 10:45 am, a picnic from 11:15 am to 12:00 pm, and a football game from 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm.

4.Which activity lasts exactly three-quarters of an hour?
  • Library visit
  • Picnic
  • Football game
  • All three
5.How long is the gap between the end of the library visit and the start of the picnic?
6.The football game finishes at 2:15 pm. Write this time as a phrase using “quarter”.
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7.Put these Saturday times in order from earliest to latest: 12:00 pm, 10:45 am, 1:30 pm, 11:15 am.
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Time Detectives

Use what you know about hours, minutes and clock phrases to crack the clues.

8.True or false? “Quarter to six” means 5:45. Explain your choice in a few words.
9.A kapa haka performance begins at 3:40 pm and lasts 50 minutes. What time does it finish?
10.A bus journey begins at 8:35 am and ends at 9:20 am. How long does the journey take? Show one step in your working.
11.Complete the time conversion: 2 hours and 15 minutes = minutes.
12.Plan a 30-minute activity that starts at 4:25 pm. Write its finishing time and name a sensible activity.

3 printable pages

  • Time Measurement Skills, page 1 of 3: The Harbour Ferry, A Busy Saturday

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  • Time Measurement Skills, page 2 of 3: Time Detectives

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  • Time Measurement Skills, page 3 of 3: 12. Plan a 30-minute activity that starts at 4:25 pm. Write its finishing time and name a…

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