Show the time II

Show the time II

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This task is about showing time.
 
a) What time does the clock below show? __________

 

b)		  
What time does the clock below show? __________

 

c)		  
Joe went for a 20-minute bike ride. He left home at 10 minutes past 3. On the clock below draw the time Joe finished his bike ride.

 

d)		  
Sarah went for a 55 minute swim. She started at 2:00 p.m. On the clock below draw the time Sarah finished her swim.

Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Measurement
Keywords: 
analogue time, hours, minutes
Description of task: 
Students read analogue clock faces, and carry out time calculations drawing the results onto other clock faces.
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: 
 

Y4 (11/1998)
a) 25 minutes past 2 or 2:25 moderate
b) 25 to 5 or 4:35 or 35 minutes past 4 moderate
c) Clock showing 3:30 moderate
d) Clock showing 2:55
NOTE: small hand must be closer to the 3 than the 2.		 difficult
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
b) 5:35 Reads hour time from closest hour (5:00) rather than from the previous hour (4:00).
c) 3:20
2:50		 Adds time from 3:00 rather than 3:10.
Subtracts 20 min rather than adding it.
d) "1":55 Points hour hand at or close to 2:00 rather than just before 3:00.