Time

14 Grade 3 Mathematics questions on Time, with worked marking schemes. 14 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   How many weeks are in 35 days?

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   A lesson begins at $8:00$ in the morning and ends at $8:30$. How long is the lesson?

   A. $30$ minutes

   B. $60$ minutes

   C. $1$ hour

   D. $15$ minutes

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   A. $30$ minutes — from $8:00$ to $8:30$ is half an hour. B and C would take the lesson to $9:00$.

3. Question 3

   2 marks

   The school holiday lasts $3$ weeks. How many days is this? (Remember $1$ week $=7$ days.)

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   Marking scheme

   Multiply weeks by days in a week: $3\times 7=21$. The holiday is $21$ days.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   What is the time 45 minutes after 7:30?

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   How many days are in a leap year?

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6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Convert 3 hours 20 minutes to minutes.

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   There are $60$ minutes in one hour, so change the hours to minutes first: $3\times 60=180$. (1)

   Then add the extra minutes: $180+20=200$. (1)

   Final answer: $200$ minutes.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   How many minutes are in 2 hours?

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8. Question 8

   1 mark

   How many seconds are in 3 minutes?

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9. Question 9

   3 marks

   John woke up at 5:30 a.m. He slept for 9 hours. At what time did he go to sleep?

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   Marking scheme

   5:30 a.m. − 9 hours = 8:30 p.m. (previous day)

10. Question 10

    3 marks

    A train left at 10:15 a.m. and arrived at its destination at 1:45 p.m. How long was the journey?

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Write 8:45 a.m. in words.

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    How many months are in 2 years?

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13. Question 13

    2 marks

    School starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. How long is the school day?

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14. Question 14

    2 marks

    A film lasted 1 hour 35 minutes. If it ended at 4:00 p.m., when did it start?

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