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Maths Quiz - Time 2 (Easy) (Questions)

So, you’ve made it to the second quiz in our Easy section of Eleven Plus maths dealing with Time (if you haven’t yet played the previous ones, I suggest you do so now). Like the first, this quiz will ask you to solve some problems involving the 24-hour clock.

Last time we supplied you with a conversion table to make things a little easier. They’ll be no such help this time! But there are some tips which you can remember:

12 am (midnight) is 00:00 on a 24-hour clock
12 pm (noon) is 12:00 on a 24-hour clock
All other am times are the same as on a 12-hour clock (but put a 0 in front of single-digit hours)
All other pm times are converted to 24-hour times by adding 12 to the hours

It sounds quite complicated, but 24-hour clocks are a piece of cake once you’ve got your head around them. Have a go at this quiz to find out whether or not you need more practice.

James wants to catch a bus scheduled to arrive at 17:23. What time is the bus due?

[ ]	23 minutes past five in the afternoon
[ ]	23 minutes past five in the morning
[ ]	23 minutes to five in the afternoon
[ ]	23 minutes to five in the morning

It is quarter past six in the morning. How would this show on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	05:45
[ ]	06:15
[ ]	17:45
[ ]	18:15

Emma’s train home from work arrives at 18:07. What time is Emma’s train due?

[ ]	7 minutes past six in the morning
[ ]	7 minutes to six in the morning
[ ]	7 minutes past six in the evening
[ ]	7 minutes to six in the evening

Julie’s watch is running two hours slow. It says 9:45 am. What is the real time on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	09:45
[ ]	21:45
[ ]	23:45
[ ]	11:45

How would one-minute past 12 pm appear on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	12:01
[ ]	00:01
[ ]	11:59
[ ]	23:59

It is ten to nine in the evening. How would this appear on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	21:10
[ ]	20:50
[ ]	21:50
[ ]	08:50

A 24-hour clock shows 22:22. What time is it?

[ ]	Twenty-two past 10 in the evening
[ ]	Twenty-two to 10 in the evening
[ ]	Twenty-two minutes past 10 in the evening
[ ]	Twenty-two minutes to 10 in the evening

Every October we put the clocks back one hour at 02:00. What time do we set them to?

[ ]	15:00
[ ]	03:00
[ ]	13:00
[ ]	01:00

The time is twenty-seven minutes to seven in the evening. How would this be shown on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	07:27
[ ]	06:33
[ ]	19:27
[ ]	18:33

10.

It is 10:45 am and Matthew must start work in 3 hours and 15 minutes. At what time does Matthew start work?

[ ]	02:00
[ ]	14:00
[ ]	01:45
[ ]	13:45

Maths Quiz - Time 2 (Easy) (Answers)

James wants to catch a bus scheduled to arrive at 17:23. What time is the bus due?

[x]	23 minutes past five in the afternoon
[ ]	23 minutes past five in the morning
[ ]	23 minutes to five in the afternoon
[ ]	23 minutes to five in the morning

TIP: If the hour is later than 12 (i.e. 13-23) simply subtract 12 and put pm after it. So, 17:23 = 5:23 pm

It is quarter past six in the morning. How would this show on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	05:45
[x]	06:15
[ ]	17:45
[ ]	18:15

This is read as 'zero six fifteen hours'

Emma’s train home from work arrives at 18:07. What time is Emma’s train due?

[ ]	7 minutes past six in the morning
[ ]	7 minutes to six in the morning
[x]	7 minutes past six in the evening
[ ]	7 minutes to six in the evening

TIP: If the hour is later than 12 (i.e. 13-23) simply subtract 12 and put pm after it. So, 18:07 = 6:07 pm

Julie’s watch is running two hours slow. It says 9:45 am. What is the real time on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	09:45
[ ]	21:45
[ ]	23:45
[x]	11:45

Two hours after 09:45 is 11:45 – quarter to 12 in the morning

How would one-minute past 12 pm appear on a 24-hour clock?

[x]	12:01
[ ]	00:01
[ ]	11:59
[ ]	23:59

12 pm is 12:00 while 12 am is 00:00

It is ten to nine in the evening. How would this appear on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	21:10
[x]	20:50
[ ]	21:50
[ ]	08:50

Ten to nine in the morning would be 08:50. To convert am to pm just add 12 to the hours

A 24-hour clock shows 22:22. What time is it?

[ ]	Twenty-two past 10 in the evening
[ ]	Twenty-two to 10 in the evening
[x]	Twenty-two minutes past 10 in the evening
[ ]	Twenty-two minutes to 10 in the evening

We have to add the word ‘minutes’ because 22 is not divisible by 5

Every October we put the clocks back one hour at 02:00. What time do we set them to?

[ ]	15:00
[ ]	03:00
[ ]	13:00
[x]	01:00

One hour before 02:00 is 01:00

The time is twenty-seven minutes to seven in the evening. How would this be shown on a 24-hour clock?

[ ]	07:27
[ ]	06:33
[ ]	19:27
[x]	18:33

Twenty-seven minutes to seven in the morning would be 06:33

10.

It is 10:45 am and Matthew must start work in 3 hours and 15 minutes. At what time does Matthew start work?

[ ]	02:00
[x]	14:00
[ ]	01:45
[ ]	13:45

10:45 plus 3 hours is 13:45, then we add 15 minutes to make it 14:00. That’s two o’clock in the afternoon