2nd Grade Telling Time to Five Minutes Quiz: 10 Questions with Explanations

A 12:30B 6:00C 6:30D 12:06

The short hand points to 6 and the long hand points to 12, so it is 6:00. Mixing up the hands gives 12:30.

A 8:05B 8:25C 5:40D 8:50

The hour is 8. The minute hand is on the 5, and counting by fives gives 25. Reading the 5 as 5 minutes gives 8:05.

A 9:10B 2:45C 1:09D 1:45

The hour hand has not reached the 2 yet, so the hour is 1. The minute hand is on the 9, which is 45 minutes.

A 20 minutesB 4 minutesC 14 minutesD 40 minutes

Count by fives to 4: 5, 10, 15, 20. Each number is worth 5 minutes.

A 6:15 a.m.B 12:15 p.m.C 12:15 a.m.D 6:15 p.m.

Dinner is in the evening, which is p.m. 6:15 a.m. is early morning, and 12:15 a.m. is just after midnight.

A The 7B The 5C The 10D The 3

35 minutes is 7 fives, so the minute hand points to the 7. The 10 is the hour, not the minutes.

A 4:45B 4:25C 4:15D 3:45

A quarter past means 15 minutes after the hour. A quarter to 5 would be 4:45.

A 9:15B 9:45C 9:30D 8:30

Half past means 30 minutes after the hour, so half past 9 is 9:30.

A 2:55B 2:40C 2:15D 2:05

All times are in the 2 o’clock hour, so the one with the most minutes is latest. 55 is the largest.

A 10:55B 11:50C 11:10D 12:11

The hour hand is almost at the 12 but has not reached it, so the hour is 11. The minute hand is on the 10, which is 50 minutes.