This grade 1 telling time test checks telling time to the hour and half hour in 45 minutes, with 8 questions for a total of 20 points.
This test has 8 short questions worth 20 points. Students read clocks to the hour and half hour, match clocks to times , put times in order, and find a mistake. A first grader can finish it in about 30 minutes. Read each question aloud if needed.
- Grade: Grade 1
- Chapter: Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour
- Common Core: 1.MD.B.3
- Time: 30 minutes
- Total: 20 points (Question 1: 2 pts; Question 2: 2 pts; Question 3: 3 pts; Question 4: 2 pts; Question 5: 2 pts; Question 6: 3 pts; Question 7: 3 pts; Question 8: 3 pts)
Grade 1 Telling Time Test: questions 1–5
Question 1: Read the hour (2 points)
Write the time shown on each clock.
- Clock A (1 point)
- Clock B (1 point)
Question 2: Read the half hour (2 points)
Write the time shown on each clock.
- Clock C (1 point)
- Clock D (1 point)
Question 3: Match the times (3 points)
Look at the three clocks. Write the letter of the clock that shows each time.
- 5:00 (1 point)
- 9:30 (1 point)
- 12:30 (1 point)
Question 4: Where is the minute hand (2 points)
- The clock shows 8:00. Which number does the minute hand point to? (1 point)
- The clock shows 8:30. Which number does the minute hand point to? (1 point)
Question 5: Order the times (2 points)
Write these times in order from the earliest to the latest: 6:30, 5:30, 6:00.
Grade 1 Telling Time Test: questions 6–8
Question 6: Find the mistake (3 points)
Ben looks at this clock and says, “It is 5:30 because the hour hand is close to the 5.”
- Is Ben right? Write yes or no. (1 point)
- Explain Ben’s mistake and write the correct time. (2 points)
Question 7: Write the time (3 points)
- Write half past 4 as it looks on a digital clock. (1 point)
- Write 7 o’clock as it looks on a digital clock. (1 point)
- Write 10:30 in words. (1 point)
Question 8: School day (3 points)
Lunch starts at the time on clock A. Math starts at the time on clock B.
- Write the time lunch starts and the time math starts. (2 points)
- Which one starts later? (1 point)
How to use this grade 1 telling time test
Take this grade 1 telling time test without notes, then grade it with the test answer key out of 20 points.
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