1st Grade Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour Test with Point Values (PDF)
This telling time test for 1st Grade covers telling time to the hour and half hour (Common Core 1.MD.B.3), with a free PDF to print.
This Grade 1 test checks telling and writing time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks. It has 8 short questions worth 20 points. Allow about 30 minutes.
Time and points
- Grade: Grade 1
- Chapter: Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour
- Standards: 1.MD.B.3
- Time: 30 minutes
- Total: 20 points
Telling time test: questions
Question 1 – Read o'clock [2 pts]
Write each time in digital form.
- Left clock (1 point)
- Right clock (1 point)
Question 2 – Read half past [2 pts]
Write each time in digital form.
- Left clock (1 point)
- Right clock (1 point)
Question 3 – Words to digits [2 pts]
Write each time in digital form.
- 9 o’clock (1 point)
- half past 6 (1 point)
Question 4 – Digits to words [2 pts]
Write each time in words.
- Left clock (1 point)
- Right clock (1 point)
Question 5 – Match the clock [3 pts]
- Which clock shows 8 o’clock? (1 point)
- Which clock shows half past 8? (1 point)
- Write the time on clock C. (1 point)
Question 6 – Find the mistake [3 pts]
Liam says the time is 1:00. Explain his mistake. Then write the correct time.
(Explain: 2 points. Time: 1 point.)
Question 7 – Class schedule [3 pts]
| Activity | Time |
|---|---|
| Art | 9:00 |
| Music | 10:30 |
| Lunch | 12:00 |
| Library | 1:30 |
- Which activity starts at half past 10? (1 point)
- Write the time of lunch in words. (1 point)
- Write the library time in words. (1 point)
Question 8 – The bus [3 pts]
Maya’s bus leaves at 8:30.
- Write the time in words. (1 point)
- Which number does the long hand point to on a clock at this time? (1 point)
- Between which two numbers is the short hand? (1 point)
Key facts behind this telling time test
- The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is the minute hand.
- Minute hand on 12 means o’clock, written with :00.
- Minute hand on 6 means half past, written with :30.
- At half past, the hour hand is halfway between two numbers.
- A digital clock shows the hour, a colon, and two digits for the minutes.
How to use this telling time test
Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.
All Grade 1 chapters: Grade 1 math.
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