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Telling time to five minutes worksheets

Twelve analog clocks to read to the nearest five minutes, in three versions with answer keys. Students write the time as 4:35.

Telling time: to the nearest five minutes

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Write the time shown on each clock.

  1. Time:
  2. Time:
  3. Time:
  4. Time:
  5. Time:
  6. Time:
  7. Time:
  8. Time:
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  10. Time:
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  12. Time:
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Telling time: to the nearest five minutes

NameDate

Write the time shown on each clock.

  1. Time:
  2. Time:
  3. Time:
  4. Time:
  5. Time:
  6. Time:
  7. Time:
  8. Time:
  9. Time:
  10. Time:
  11. Time:
  12. Time:
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Telling time: to the nearest five minutes

NameDate

Write the time shown on each clock.

  1. Time:
  2. Time:
  3. Time:
  4. Time:
  5. Time:
  6. Time:
  7. Time:
  8. Time:
  9. Time:
  10. Time:
  11. Time:
  12. Time:
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Answer key

Sheet A

  1. 10:55
  2. 3:55
  3. 11:40
  4. 3:00
  5. 7:50
  6. 5:25
  7. 6:30
  8. 6:25
  9. 5:50
  10. 6:35
  11. 6:40
  12. 3:40

Sheet B

  1. 4:50
  2. 7:15
  3. 2:40
  4. 7:55
  5. 12:40
  6. 10:05
  7. 11:30
  8. 8:00
  9. 3:50
  10. 1:20
  11. 6:05
  12. 3:25

Sheet C

  1. 12:50
  2. 2:40
  3. 8:10
  4. 3:20
  5. 2:45
  6. 4:35
  7. 12:15
  8. 2:55
  9. 1:55
  10. 4:30
  11. 2:40
  12. 2:50
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Telling time: 12 problems a sheet, 3 versions that do not repeat each other where the numbers allow.

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Ideas for class

  • Count by fives around the clock face aloud before the sheet, touching each number as you say it.
  • Teach students to read the hour hand first, and to look at which number it has just passed.
  • Use the clock face on this site to set the same times on the projector and ask students to read them.

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Questions

Do the clocks have a.m. and p.m.?

No, the sheet reads the time only. For a lesson on a.m. and p.m., add a line to each problem by hand or use a heading that names the part of the day.

Why are there twelve clocks?

A clock takes space to draw clearly. Twelve fit in three rows of four at a size that is readable on paper. You can ask for more in the sheet's settings, and they shrink to fit.

Are the answer keys checked?

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What this worksheet covers

Each clock on this sheet is drawn with an hour hand that moves smoothly between numbers, as on a real clock, and a minute hand on a number from 1 to 12. The times are on the five-minute marks, so the minute hand points to a number and students must count by fives. The answer is written as digits, such as 4:35, and the key gives the same form.

Who it is for

Second grade and a review in third. Common Core 2.MD.C.7 asks students to tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m. Students should already read the hour and the half hour.

Reading an analog clock to the nearest five minutes · grades 2 and 3

A worked example

The hour hand is just past the 4 and the minute hand points to the 7. The hour hand tells us it is after four o'clock. The minute hand on 7 means 7 × 5 = 35 minutes. The time is 4:35.

Mistakes to watch for

  • Reading the minute hand as the hour, so a minute hand on 7 becomes 7:00. Name the short hand and the long hand separately.
  • Using the next hour when the hour hand is almost at the next number, such as 5:50. Look at which number it has passed, not which it is near.

Make it your own

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