Understanding Time in Year 4: Millennia to Minutes

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Maths Quiz - Time (Year 4) (Questions)

Learning to tell the time in KS2 Maths helps children manage their day, understand schedules, and solve problems involving hours, minutes, and seconds in real-life situations.

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Fascinating Fact:

Clocks help us plan our day by showing when to wake up, go to school, eat lunch, and go to bed.

In KS2 Maths, pupils learn how to tell the time accurately using both analogue and digital clocks. They practise reading the time to the nearest minute, calculating durations, and comparing times of day. These skills are essential for keeping to timetables, understanding schedules, and managing daily routines effectively.

Key Terms

Hour: A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.
Minute: A smaller unit of time — 60 of these make one hour.
Analogue Clock: A clock with moving hands that point to numbers showing hours and minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you read time to the nearest minute?

Look at the minute hand to see how many small marks it has moved past the hour number. Each mark represents one minute.

What is the difference between AM and PM?

AM means before midday, while PM means after midday. Together, they divide the day into two 12-hour parts.

Why is learning to tell the time important?

It helps children organise their day, follow timetables, and solve everyday problems like knowing when to leave for school or how long tasks take.

Try These Related Quizzes

How many years is a millennium?

[ ]	1 million years
[ ]	1,000 years
[ ]	100 years
[ ]	10 years

What is equivalent to 100 years?

[ ]	Century
[ ]	Millennium
[ ]	Decade
[ ]	Week

How many days in September?

[ ]	28 days
[ ]	29 days
[ ]	30 days
[ ]	31 days

Which unit of time would you use to measure how long you are in bed at night?

[ ]	Seconds
[ ]	Minutes
[ ]	Hours
[ ]	Days

Which unit of time would you use to measure how long since the Romans lived in Britain?

[ ]	Weeks
[ ]	Months
[ ]	Decades
[ ]	Centuries

How long would it take to boil an egg?

[ ]	3 seconds
[ ]	3 minutes
[ ]	3 hours
[ ]	3 days

How long would it take to grow a long beard?

[ ]	4 hours
[ ]	4 weeks
[ ]	4 months
[ ]	4 centuries

What time on an analogue clock is 3:58?

[ ]	Two minutes to 3
[ ]	Two minutes past 3
[ ]	Two minutes to 4
[ ]	Two minutes past 4

How would quarter to six be displayed on a digital clock?

[ ]	5:15
[ ]	5:45
[ ]	5:55
[ ]	6:45

10.

Which of these times is in the afternoon?

[ ]	12:30 am
[ ]	1:25 am
[ ]	7:35 am
[ ]	3:40 pm

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Maths Quiz - Time (Year 4) (Answers)

How many years is a millennium?

[ ]	1 million years
[x]	1,000 years
[ ]	100 years
[ ]	10 years

There are 1,000 years in a millennium, just like there are 1,000 millimetres in a metre

What is equivalent to 100 years?

[x]	Century
[ ]	Millennium
[ ]	Decade
[ ]	Week

There are 100 years in a century, just like there are 100 centimetres in a metre

How many days in September?

[ ]	28 days
[ ]	29 days
[x]	30 days
[ ]	31 days

30 days hath September, April, June and November

Which unit of time would you use to measure how long you are in bed at night?

[ ]	Seconds
[ ]	Minutes
[x]	Hours
[ ]	Days

You need about 10 hours of sleep each night

Which unit of time would you use to measure how long since the Romans lived in Britain?

[ ]	Weeks
[ ]	Months
[ ]	Decades
[x]	Centuries

The Romans left Britain 1,500 years, or 15 centuries, ago

How long would it take to boil an egg?

[ ]	3 seconds
[x]	3 minutes
[ ]	3 hours
[ ]	3 days

Boiled eggs don't take long to cook at all

How long would it take to grow a long beard?

[ ]	4 hours
[ ]	4 weeks
[x]	4 months
[ ]	4 centuries

Although only fully grown men can grow long beards!

What time on an analogue clock is 3:58?

[ ]	Two minutes to 3
[ ]	Two minutes past 3
[x]	Two minutes to 4
[ ]	Two minutes past 4

3:58 is 58 minutes past 3 which means there are 2 minutes left until 4 O'clock