2nd Grade Telling Time to Five Minutes Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)
This time test answers for 2nd Grade covers telling time to five minutes (Common Core 2.MD.C.7), with a free PDF to print.
This answer key lists the correct time for every question with a scoring guide. Give full credit for correct times with two-digit minutes. Give partial credit when the hour is right but the minutes are wrong.
Grade 2 · Common Core State Standards: 2.MD.C.7
Time test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Read two clocks [2 pts]
- Hour 3, minute hand on 2 (10 minutes): 3:10.
- The hour hand is almost at 9, so the hour is 8. The minute hand is on 11 (55 minutes): 8:55.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct time. Give no point if the hour is read from the nearer number instead of the smaller number.
Question 2 – Count by fives [2 pts]
- \(5 \times 5 = 25\). 25 minutes.
- \(10 \times 5 = 50\). 50 minutes.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct number of minutes.
Question 3 – Digital clock [2 pts]
- 40 minutes is 8 fives. The 8.
- The hour is 12 and the next number is 1. Between 12 and 1.
Scoring: 1 point for each part.
Question 4 – Morning or evening [2 pts]
- Dinner is in the evening: 6:15 p.m.
- Getting up for school is in the morning: 7:20 a.m.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct time with a.m. or p.m.
Question 5 – Show 9:35 [3 pts]
- 35 minutes is 7 fives. The 7.
- The hour is 9, so the hour hand is between the 9 and the 10.
- Draw a long hand to the 7 and a short hand between the 9 and the 10.
Scoring: 1 point for each part. In part c, the short hand must be past the 9 and the long hand must point to the 7.
Question 6 – Order the times [2 pts]
All are in the 5 o’clock hour, so compare 15, 30, and 45. 5:15 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m.
Scoring: 2 points for the correct order, 1 point if one time is out of place.
Question 7 – Compare two clocks [2 pts]
- Clock X: 1:25. Clock Y: 1:50.
- 50 minutes is more than 25 minutes, so Clock Y is later.
Scoring: 1 point for both times, 1 point for Clock Y.
Question 8 – Is Tom right [2 pts]
Tom is not right. At 2:30 the hour hand has moved only halfway from the 2 to the 3. It is between the 2 and the 3, not exactly at the 3.
Scoring: 1 point for saying Tom is not right, 1 point for a correct reason.
Question 9 – School day [3 pts]
- 9:05 a.m.
- 11:45 a.m.
- 3:25 p.m.
Scoring: 1 point for each time with the correct a.m. or p.m. and two-digit minutes.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this time test answers
- The short hand shows the hour and the long hand shows the minutes.
- Each number on the clock face is worth 5 minutes, so count by fives.
- Quarter past is 15 minutes, half past is 30 minutes, and quarter to is 45 minutes.
- Minutes are always written with two digits, such as 7:05.
- A.m. means midnight to noon, and p.m. means noon to midnight.
How to use this time test answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
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