Worksheet · Grades 3–4 · Measurement
Telling Time Worksheet
Two A4 pages: reading analog clocks, converting hours, minutes and seconds, elapsed time, start and end times and an answer key.
Telling time and elapsed time
1 What time is it?
The short hand shows the hour, the long hand the minutes.
2 Convert.
a) 1 h 30 min = min
b) 160 min =
c) 5 min 40 s = s
d) 125 s =
3 How long does it take?
First to the full hour, then on.
a) From 9:20 a.m. to 11:05 a.m.:
b) From 12:20 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.:
4 When does it end?
a) Starts 3:00 p.m., lasts 35 min:
b) Starts 8:30 a.m., lasts 35 min:
5 When did it start?
a) Ends 5:30 p.m., lasted 90 min:
b) Ends 6:20 p.m., lasted 110 min:
★ Brain teaser
Tim falls asleep at 9:15 p.m. and wakes up at 7:00 a.m.. How long does he sleep?
6 Draw the hands.
Telling time and elapsed time
1 What time is it?
2 Convert.
3 How long does it take?
4 When does it end?
5 When did it start?
★ Brain teaser
6 Draw the hands.
What is on the worksheet?
The example at the top converts hours into minutes. In task 1 your child reads the time on three analog clocks. Task 2 converts between hours, minutes and seconds. Task 3 works out how long something takes: first to the full hour, then on. Tasks 4 and 5 find the end time or the start time from a duration. A brain teaser about a night’s sleep and four clocks to draw the hands on finish page 1. Page 2 has all the answers.
Who is it for?
Grades 3 and 4, when children tell time to the minute and solve elapsed time problems.
How to use it
For elapsed time, count to the next full hour first and then add the rest. A quick sketch of a timeline helps.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Page 2 shows every answer and a short note for parents and teachers. You can leave it out when you print.
Can I get new problems?
Yes. “New numbers” opens the worksheet generator with the same topic and new numbers, as often as you like.
Does the worksheet use a.m. and p.m.?
Yes. The elapsed time problems use 12-hour times with a.m. and p.m.; the clocks to draw show times without them.