Luka's day

Luka's day

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This task is about telling the time.
 
 
a) i)  
 ii)
 iii)
              8 o'clock               8:20
               8:30
 
 
Luka got out of bed at 8 o'clock. He packed his bag at 8:20 a.m. and left for school at 8:30 a.m.
Show each time on the clock faces above.
 
 
b) The bell at Luka's school rings at the times shown below:
 
 
  1 2
3
 
     
Clock
 
 What is the time?
  i) Which clock shows lunch hour?
 

 _____

 __________
  ii) Which clock shows home time?
 

 _____

 __________
  iii) Which clock shows the beginning of
the school day?

 _____

 __________
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
analogue time, digital time, hours, minutes
Description of task: 
Students draw times onto analogue clock faces and interpret analogue times.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of duration of of events and reading a scale for the Measurement objectives.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y5 (06/1998)
a) i)

ii)

iii)

 Clock face showing 8 o'clock

Clock shows 8:20 and hour hand points 
past 8 but before 9.

Clock shows 8:20 but hour hand points 
directly at 8.

Clock shows 8:30 and hour hand points 
past 8 but before 9.

Clock shows 8:30 but hour hand points 
directly at 8.

 very easy

2 marks –
difficult

1 mark –
very easy

2 marks –
difficult

1 mark –
very easy
b) i)
ii)
iii)		 3,  12:20 or 20 past 12
2,  3:00 or 3 o'clock
1,  9:00 or 9 o'clock		 easy
easy
very easy

 

Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
a) ii)
    iii)		 Shows 8:10
Shows 8:15		 Interprets minutes hand pointing at 2 as 20 minutes.
Interprets minutes hand pointing at 3 as 30 minutes.
b) i)
    ii)
    iii)		 1, 9:00
2, 3:00
3, 12:20		 Does not read instructions sufficiently.