Measurement

Time Units & Duration

1

Match Time Conversions (Set A)

Draw a line from each time to its equivalent.

1 hour
1 day
1 week
1 minute
2 hours
7 days
60 seconds
60 minutes
120 minutes
24 hours
2

Match Time Conversions (Set B)

Draw a line to match.

1 year
1 fortnight
half an hour
quarter of an hour
3 hours
15 minutes
365 days
180 minutes
30 minutes
14 days
3

Convert the Time (Set A)

Circle the correct conversion.

90 minutes = ?

1 hour
1 hour 30 min
1 hour 20 min

2 hours 15 min = ? minutes

125 min
130 min
135 min

180 seconds = ?

2 min
3 min
4 min

3 days = ? hours

36 hours
48 hours
72 hours
4

Convert the Time (Set B)

Circle the correct conversion.

120 minutes = ?

1 hour
2 hours
3 hours

1 hour 45 min = ? minutes

95 min
105 min
115 min

300 seconds = ?

3 min
5 min
6 min

2 days = ? hours

24 hours
36 hours
48 hours
5

Convert the Time (Set C)

Circle the correct answer.

4 weeks = ? days

21 days
28 days
35 days

2 hours 30 min = ? minutes

130 min
140 min
150 min

240 seconds = ?

2 min
3 min
4 min

Half a day = ? hours

6 hours
12 hours
18 hours
6

Time Addition (Set A)

Add the times. The total is in minutes.

90
45
?
120
?
50
60
25
?
150
80
?
7

Time Addition (Set B)

Add the times in minutes.

75
30
?
100
?
40
180
95
?
60
?
15
8

Sort: Longer or Shorter Than 1 Hour

Sort each duration.

45 minutes
90 minutes
30 minutes
75 minutes
60 minutes
120 minutes
Less than 1 hour
1 hour or more
9

True or False? (Time)

Circle TRUE or FALSE.

There are 60 minutes in an hour

TRUE
FALSE

There are 30 days in every month

TRUE
FALSE

There are 24 hours in a day

TRUE
FALSE

There are 100 seconds in a minute

TRUE
FALSE
10

Match Time Words

Draw a line from each word to the correct number.

Seconds in a minute
Minutes in an hour
Hours in a day
Days in a week
Months in a year
24
60
7
12
60
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Which Is Longer? (Set A)

Circle the longer duration.

Which is longer?

1 hour
50 minutes

Which is longer?

2 hours
100 minutes

Which is longer?

90 seconds
1 minute

Which is longer?

1 day
20 hours
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Which Is Longer? (Set B)

Circle the longer duration.

Which is longer?

3 hours
200 minutes

Which is longer?

1 week
8 days

Which is longer?

2 days
50 hours

Which is longer?

150 seconds
2 minutes
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Time Sequences – Minutes

Fill in the missing times. Count by 15 minutes.

15
30
60
75
?
30
45
60
?
?
30
45
60
90
?
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Time Sequences – Hours

Fill in the missing hours.

1
2
4
5
?
6
8
9
10
?
12
13
14
?
?
15

Minutes in an Hour

Two parts add to 60 minutes (1 hour). Find the missing part.

60
20
?
60
?
45
60
35
?
60
?
10
60
50
?
16

Convert Minutes to Hours and Minutes

Write each time in hours and minutes.

75 minutes = ___ hour(s) ___ minutes

100 minutes = ___ hour(s) ___ minutes

150 minutes = ___ hour(s) ___ minutes

200 minutes = ___ hour(s) ___ minutes

17

Convert Hours and Minutes to Minutes

Write the total number of minutes.

1 hour 20 minutes = ___ minutes

2 hours 45 minutes = ___ minutes

3 hours 10 minutes = ___ minutes

1 hour 55 minutes = ___ minutes

18

Sort: Seconds, Minutes, or Hours?

Which unit is best for measuring each activity?

Brushing your teeth
Blinking your eyes
A school day
Eating lunch
Running 100 metres
Watching a movie
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
19

Reading a Clock

Circle the correct time.

Hour hand near 3, minute hand on 6

3:30
6:15
3:06

Hour hand near 7, minute hand on 9

7:09
9:35
7:45

Hour hand near 11, minute hand on 3

11:15
3:55
11:03

Hour hand near 5, minute hand on 12

12:25
5:00
12:05
20

Match 12-Hour and 24-Hour Times

Draw a line to match.

3:00 pm
9:00 am
12:00 noon
6:30 pm
11:45 pm
09:00
15:00
23:45
12:00
18:30
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Match 12-Hour and 24-Hour Times (Set B)

Draw a line to match.

1:00 pm
8:15 am
4:45 pm
10:30 pm
7:00 am
07:00
13:00
08:15
16:45
22:30
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Convert to 24-Hour Time (Set A)

Circle the correct 24-hour time.

2:00 pm =

02:00
14:00
12:00

5:30 pm =

05:30
15:30
17:30

8:00 am =

08:00
18:00
20:00

11:15 pm =

11:15
21:15
23:15
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Convert to 24-Hour Time (Set B)

Circle the correct 24-hour time.

12:00 midnight =

00:00
12:00
24:00

6:45 pm =

06:45
16:45
18:45

9:30 pm =

09:30
19:30
21:30

1:15 am =

01:15
13:15
11:15
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How Many Minutes? (Set A)

Circle the correct number of minutes.

1 hour =

30 minutes
60 minutes
100 minutes

Half an hour =

15 minutes
30 minutes
45 minutes

Quarter of an hour =

15 minutes
20 minutes
25 minutes

2 hours =

100 minutes
120 minutes
200 minutes
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How Many Minutes? (Set B)

Circle the correct answer.

1 and a half hours =

75 minutes
90 minutes
100 minutes

3 hours =

160 minutes
180 minutes
200 minutes

45 minutes is ___ of an hour

Half
Three-quarters
One-third

How many minutes in half a day?

360
720
1,440
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Time Unit Conversions (Set A)

1 hour = 60 minutes. Find the missing amount.

60
30
?
120
?
60
90
60
?
180
?
60
150
90
?
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Time Unit Conversions (Set B)

Find the missing number.

60
15
?
60
?
45
120
45
?
240
?
120
360
180
?
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Sort: AM or PM?

Sort each activity.

Eating breakfast
After-school sport
Walking to school
Eating dinner
Morning assembly
Watching evening TV
Usually AM
Usually PM
29

Sort by Duration

Sort each activity by how long it takes.

Brushing teeth
A maths lesson
A school day
Eating lunch
A movie
A TV show episode
Less than 1 hour
About 1 hour
More than 1 hour
30

Time Conversions

Convert between time units.

2 hours = ___ minutes

180 minutes = ___ hours

1 day = ___ hours

1 week = ___ days

1 year = ___ months

31

Time Conversions (Set B)

Convert.

3 hours = ___ minutes

300 minutes = ___ hours and ___ minutes

48 hours = ___ days

2 weeks = ___ days

2 years = ___ months

32

Reading a Clock (Set B)

Circle the correct time.

Hour hand near 8, minute hand on 6

8:30
6:40
8:06

Hour hand near 2, minute hand on 9

2:09
9:10
2:45

Hour hand near 10, minute hand on 12

10:00
12:50
10:12

Hour hand near 4, minute hand on 3

3:20
4:15
4:03
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Time Sequences

Continue the pattern.

15
30
45
60
?
?
?
60
120
180
240
?
?
?
34

Daily Schedule Tally

How many minutes do you spend on each activity? Record in tally marks.

ItemTallyTotal
School
Sleep
Play
Meals
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Duration Problems (Set A)

Read each problem and circle the correct answer.

A movie starts at 2:30 pm and goes for 1 h 45 min. When does it end?

3:45 pm
4:15 pm
4:30 pm

School starts at 9:00 am and finishes at 3:15 pm. How long?

5 h 15 min
6 h 15 min
6 h 45 min

Dinner takes 40 min to cook. Start at 5:15 pm. When is it ready?

5:45 pm
5:55 pm
6:05 pm
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Duration Problems (Set B)

Circle the correct answer.

A bus ride takes 1 h 20 min. It leaves at 3:45 pm. When does it arrive?

4:55 pm
5:05 pm
5:15 pm

A cake goes in the oven at 10:20 am for 55 minutes. When is it done?

11:05 am
11:15 am
11:25 am

Soccer starts at 1:30 pm and finishes at 3:00 pm. How long?

1 h
1 h 30 min
2 h
37

Duration Problems (Set C)

Circle the correct answer.

A train left at 8:45 am and arrived at 11:10 am. How long was the journey?

2 h 15 min
2 h 25 min
2 h 35 min

Homework starts at 4:30 pm and takes 50 minutes. When does it finish?

5:10 pm
5:20 pm
5:30 pm

A show starts at 7:15 pm and goes for 2 h 30 min. When does it end?

9:15 pm
9:30 pm
9:45 pm
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Solve Time Problems (Set A)

Show your working for each time problem.

A flight is 3 hours 20 min. How many minutes is that?

You practise piano for 25 min each day. How long in a week?

A recipe takes 1 h 15 min. You start at 4:40 pm. When do you finish?

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Solve Time Problems (Set B)

Show your working.

A cricket match started at 10:30 am and ended at 3:45 pm. How long did it last?

You read for 35 min in the morning and 45 min in the afternoon. Total reading time?

A class is 50 minutes long. You have 6 classes a day. Total class time?

40

Create a Daily Schedule

Plan a schedule and work out the durations.

Breakfast: 7:15 am to 7:45 am = ___ minutes

School: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm = ___ hours ___ minutes

Homework: 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm = ___ minutes

Total time for these activities = ___ hours ___ minutes

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Multi-Step Time Problems

Solve these challenging time problems.

A family drives for 2 h 40 min, stops for 30 min, then drives for 1 h 50 min. What is the total travel time (not counting the stop)?

A plane departs at 6:45 am and arrives at 2:15 pm. The flight included a 1-hour time zone change. How long was the actual flight?

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Challenge: Time Zone Thinking

Answer these questions.

How many minutes are in a day? Show your working.

How many seconds are in an hour? Show your working.

If you sleep 9 hours a night, how many hours do you sleep in a week? A year?

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Home Activity: Time Challenges

Practise time skills at home!

  • 1Time how long it takes to brush your teeth. Convert the time to seconds.
  • 2Work out how many hours you sleep each night. How many hours in a whole week?
  • 3Plan a Saturday schedule. Add up the total time for all activities.
  • 4Use a stopwatch to time family members doing a task. Who was fastest?
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Match Time Units to Their Equivalent

Draw a line from each unit to how many of the next smaller unit it contains.

1 minute
1 hour
1 day
1 week
1 year
24 hours
60 seconds
7 days
12 months
60 minutes
45

Elapsed Time (Set A)

Circle the correct elapsed time.

Start: 9:15 am. End: 11:45 am. Elapsed time:

2 hours
2 hours 30 min
2 hours 15 min

Start: 2:30 pm. End: 5:10 pm. Elapsed time:

2 hrs 30 min
2 hrs 40 min
3 hrs 40 min

Start: 10:50 am. End: 1:20 pm. Elapsed time:

2 hrs 30 min
2 hrs 20 min
3 hrs 30 min

Start: 8:45 am. End: 12:15 pm. Elapsed time:

3 hrs 30 min
3 hrs 15 min
4 hrs 30 min
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Calculate Finish Time

Work out the finish time for each activity.

Started at 10:25 am. Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes. Finished at: ___

Started at 3:15 pm. Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes. Finished at: ___

Started at 11:50 am. Duration: 3 hours 25 minutes. Finished at: ___

47

Convert Units of Time

Convert each time measurement.

3.5 hours = ___ minutes

210 minutes = ___ hours and ___ minutes

2 days 6 hours = ___ hours

4,320 seconds = ___ minutes = ___ hours

48

Time Sequences (24-Hour Clock)

Fill in the missing times in 24-hour format.

600
700
800
1000
?
1230
1300
1330
1430
?
2100
2130
2230
2300
?
49

Sort Events by Duration

Sort each event from shortest to longest.

Brushing teeth (2 min)
A school day (6 hrs)
A TV episode (45 min)
Playing sport (1.5 hrs)
A class lesson (55 min)
An overnight trip (18 hrs)
Under 1 hour
1 to 3 hours
More than 3 hours
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Timetable Problems

Use this bus timetable: Stop A 8:10, Stop B 8:35, Stop C 9:00, Stop D 9:40.

How long does the bus take from Stop A to Stop C?

If you need to be at Stop D by 9:45 am, can you catch the 8:10 from Stop A?

How long is the entire journey from Stop A to Stop D?

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AM and PM Problems

Solve each time problem.

It is 11:45 am. What time was it 2 hours 20 minutes ago?

A movie starts at 7:30 pm and lasts 2 hours 15 minutes. What time does it end?

School starts at 8:45 am and ends at 3:20 pm. How long is the school day?

52

Weekly Screen Time Pictograph

Each clock icon = 30 minutes of screen time. Read the graph.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1

How much screen time on Wednesday?

2

What was the total weekly screen time?

3

Which day had the least screen time?

4

Is the total weekly screen time more or less than 10 hours?

53

How Long Does It Take?

Estimate how long each daily activity takes, then tally.

ItemTallyTotal
Less than 5 min
5–30 minutes
30 min–2 hrs
More than 2 hrs
54

Calendar Problems

Solve these calendar problems.

If March 1 is a Tuesday, what day is March 31?

How many weeks and days are in 100 days?

A school term is 10 weeks long. How many days is that?

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Challenge: Time Zones

Investigate time differences.

Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth. It is 2:30 pm in Sydney. What time is it in Perth?

London is 11 hours behind Sydney. If it is 9:00 am in Sydney, what time is it in London?

A flight leaves Sydney at 10:00 pm and arrives in London (11 hours behind) after 22 hours. What local time does it arrive?

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Planning a Day

Plan a full school day using time calculations.

School starts at 8:50 am. First lesson is 55 minutes. What time does it end?

After morning tea (20 min) and two more 55-min lessons, what time is lunch?

If school ends at 3:15 pm, how long is the school day from 8:50 am?