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Grade 2 Telling Time to 5 Minutes Worksheet with Answers

Grade 2 (US) · Year 3 (UK) · Class 2 (India) · Math

Unit 4: Measurement, Time & MoneyTimeCCSS 2.MD.C.7

Reading clocks to the nearest five minutes and using quarter past, half past and quarter to. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Telling Time to 5 Minutes

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Learning goal: Time · CCSS 2.MD.C.7

Directions: Use the pictures to help you. Solve each problem. Show your work, then write your answer in the box.

RememberTelling the time

123456789101112o'clockquarter pasthalf pastquarter toThe short hand shows the hour.The long hand shows the minutes.Each number on the clock = 5 minutes.60 minutes = 1 hour
  1. 1

    How many minutes past the hour does the minute hand show?

    123456789101112
    Answer
  2. 2

    The hour hand is just past 2 and the minute hand points to the 3. What time is it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  3. 3

    How many minutes past the hour does the minute hand show?

    123456789101112
    Answer
  4. 4

    The hour hand is just past 11 and the minute hand points to the 9. What time is it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  5. 5

    How many minutes past the hour does the minute hand show?

    123456789101112
    Answer
  6. 6

    Write "half past 1" as a digital time.

    Answer
  7. 7

    Write "half past 5" as a digital time.

    Answer
  8. 8

    How many minutes past the hour does the minute hand show?

    123456789101112
    Answer
  9. 9

    Write "quarter past 9" as a digital time.

    Answer
  10. 10

    The hour hand is just past 8 and the minute hand points to the 4. What time is it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  11. 11

    The hour hand is just past 8 and the minute hand points to the 6. What time is it?

    Show your work
    Answer
  12. 12

    The hour hand is just past 8 and the minute hand points to the 8. What time is it?

    Show your work
    Answer

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

In this magic square every row, column and diagonal adds up to 45. Row 1: ____, 11, 21 | Row 2: 23, 15, 7 | Row 3: 9, 19, 17. What is the missing number?

11212315791917

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Free printable worksheets with answer keys · aethelsystems.com/worksheets/math/2/time_5min

Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.35
  2. 2.2:15
  3. 3.5
  4. 4.11:45
  5. 5.30
  6. 6.1:30
  7. 7.5:30
  8. 8.45
  9. 9.9:15
  10. 10.8:20
  11. 11.8:30
  12. 12.8:40
  13. ★13 (challenge corner)

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