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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Time - Telling the Time to the Quarter Hour (Questions)

Learn to read quarter past and quarter to times. Use the minute hand to spot fifteen minutes past or before the hour on an analogue clock.

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Fascinating Fact:

Morning or evening. “Quarter past 7” could be breakfast (7 am) or bedtime story (7 pm). Same time, different part of day.

In KS1 Maths, children learn to read quarter past and quarter to on analogue clocks. They count minutes in groups of five and use the hands to match real-life daily events.

Key Terms

Quarter past: Fifteen minutes after the hour, such as quarter past 3 (3:15).
Quarter to: Fifteen minutes before the next hour, such as quarter to 4 (3:45).
Minute hand: The long hand that shows how many minutes past or to the hour.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you explain quarter past and quarter to in KS1?

Show that the clock face is like a circle cut into four equal parts. One quarter turn is 15 minutes, so quarter past is 15 past and quarter to is 15 to.

What time is quarter past 7 on a clock?

Quarter past 7 is 7:15. The minute hand points at the 3, and the hour hand has just moved past the 7.

What time is quarter to 5 on a clock?

Quarter to 5 is 4:45. The minute hand points at the 9, and the hour hand is close to the 5 but not there yet.

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1.

What time does the clock show?

[ ]	12 o'clock
[ ]	6 o'clock
[ ]	4 o'clock
[ ]	8 o'clock

2.

What time is it?

[ ]	6 minutes to 5
[ ]	5 o'clock
[ ]	Half past 6
[ ]	Half past 5

3.

Where would the hands go to show a time of quarter to 9?

[ ]	Minute hand: 12 Hour hand: 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: just before 12
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: just after 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: almost at 9

4.

What time is it here?

[ ]	Quarter to 3
[ ]	Quarter past 10
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	3 minutes past 10

5.

This clock shows just a little after...

[ ]	2 minutes to 3
[ ]	Three minutes past 2
[ ]	Quarter to 3
[ ]	Quarter past 2

6.

This clock shows just a little after...

[ ]	12 minutes to 9
[ ]	9 minutes to 12
[ ]	Quarter to 9
[ ]	Quarter to 12

7.

What time is shown here?

[ ]	3 minutes to 9
[ ]	Quarter past 9
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	Half past 9

8.

Where would the hands need to go on this clock to show quarter to 7?

[ ]	Minute hand: 7 Hour hand: 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: nearly at 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: nearly at 7
[ ]	Minute hand: 3 Hour hand: just past 7

9.

Where would the hands need to go on this clock to show quarter past 4?

[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: 4
[ ]	Minute hand: 2 Hour hand: just before 4
[ ]	Minute hand: 4 Hour hand: 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 3 Hour hand: slightly after 4

10.

What time is shown on this clock face?

[ ]	Quarter past 8
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	3 minutes past 8
[ ]	8 minutes to 3

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Maths Quiz - Year 2 Time - Telling the Time to the Quarter Hour (Answers)

1.

What time does the clock show?

[ ]	12 o'clock
[x]	6 o'clock
[ ]	4 o'clock
[ ]	8 o'clock

The minute hand is pointing straight up so it's 'o'clock' and the hour hand is pointing at the 6

2.

What time is it?

[ ]	6 minutes to 5
[ ]	5 o'clock
[ ]	Half past 6
[x]	Half past 5

When the minute hand is pointing straight down, it's half past the hour

3.

Where would the hands go to show a time of quarter to 9?

[ ]	Minute hand: 12 Hour hand: 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: just before 12
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: just after 3
[x]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: almost at 9

The two hands would be very close to each other

4.

What time is it here?

[ ]	Quarter to 3
[x]	Quarter past 10
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	3 minutes past 10

Another way of saying this time would be 10.15

5.

This clock shows just a little after...

[ ]	2 minutes to 3
[ ]	Three minutes past 2
[ ]	Quarter to 3
[x]	Quarter past 2

Even though there are no numbers on this clock, the minute hand has moved a quarter of the way around so it's quarter past

6.

This clock shows just a little after...

[ ]	12 minutes to 9
[ ]	9 minutes to 12
[ ]	Quarter to 9
[x]	Quarter to 12

The minute hand has a quarter of the clock left before it reaches the 12, so it's quarter to

7.

What time is shown here?

[ ]	3 minutes to 9
[x]	Quarter past 9
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	Half past 9

The minute hand is a quarter of the way around the clock face

8.

Where would the hands need to go on this clock to show quarter to 7?

[ ]	Minute hand: 7 Hour hand: 3
[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: nearly at 3
[x]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: nearly at 7
[ ]	Minute hand: 3 Hour hand: just past 7

The minute hand would be pointing straight to the 9 and the hour hand would almost be at 7, but not quite

9.

Where would the hands need to go on this clock to show quarter past 4?

[ ]	Minute hand: 9 Hour hand: 4
[ ]	Minute hand: 2 Hour hand: just before 4
[ ]	Minute hand: 4 Hour hand: 3
[x]	Minute hand: 3 Hour hand: slightly after 4

The minute hand would be a quarter of the way around the clock. The hour hand would be very slightly after the 4

10.

What time is shown on this clock face?

[x]	Quarter past 8
[ ]	Quarter past 3
[ ]	3 minutes past 8
[ ]	8 minutes to 3

When it is quarter past, the longer minute hand points to the number 3