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Grade 3 Telling Time to the Minute Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · Math

Unit 4: Measurement & DataTimeCCSS 3.MD.A.1

Reading and writing times to the nearest minute. This free upper 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 the Minute

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Learning goal: Time · CCSS 3.MD.A.1

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
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  2. 2

    Write "nine minutes past five" as a digital time.

    Answer
  3. 3

    What time is it 21 minutes after 7:52?

    123456789101112
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  4. 4

    Write "sixteen minutes past five" as a digital time.

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  5. 5

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

    123456789101112
    Answer
  6. 6

    What time is it 16 minutes after 1:57?

    123456789101112
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  7. 7

    What time is it 28 minutes after 11:50?

    123456789101112
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  8. 8

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

    123456789101112
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  9. 9

    Write "forty-two minutes past eight" as a digital time.

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  10. 10

    Write "seven minutes past one" as a digital time.

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  11. 11

    What time is it 17 minutes after 11:12?

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  12. 12

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

    123456789101112
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★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Find the missing digit: 361 - 178 = □83

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Free printable worksheets with answer keys · aethelsystems.com/worksheets/math/3/time_minute

Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.14
  2. 2.5:09
  3. 3.8:13
  4. 4.5:16
  5. 5.6
  6. 6.2:13
  7. 7.12:18
  8. 8.24
  9. 9.8:42
  10. 10.1:07
  11. 11.11:29
  12. 12.23
  13. ★1 (challenge corner)

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