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Quiz · English

Telling the Time

  • 20 questions
  • Grade 5
  • English

Half past four or half past five? 20 questions about the time, days and months in English, with tricky ones for German speakers. Clock drawings: Lanas AI. Pictures: Wikimedia Commons – da didi, JuergenG (CC BY-SA 3.0); others public domain or CC0.

Questions

  1. A clock: the short hand points to 3, the long hand to 12.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  2. A clock: the short hand is between 4 and 5, the long hand points to 6.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  3. A clock: the short hand is just after 2, the long hand points to 3.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  4. A clock: the short hand is just before 8, the long hand points to 9.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  5. A clock: the short hand is just after 10, the long hand points to 2.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  6. A clock: the short hand is between 12 and 1, the long hand points to 6.
    Multiple choice

    What time is it?

  7. Two glass bulbs with sand running through.
    Multiple choice

    What do we call this kind of clock?

  8. A clock with numbers and a rod that casts a shadow.
    Multiple choice

    This clock needs sunshine. What is it?

  9. A carved wooden clock with a little bird.
    Multiple choice

    What is this?

  10. A small round watch with a button on top.
    Multiple choice

    What do you use a stopwatch for?

  11. Multiple choice

    Which is the same as 7:30?

  12. Multiple choice

    Which is the same as 'quarter to nine'?

  13. Multiple choice

    How many minutes are there in an hour?

  14. Multiple choice

    Which day comes after Wednesday?

  15. Multiple choice

    Which month comes after March?

  16. Multiple choice

    How do we write 8 o'clock in the morning?

  17. True or false

    'Noon' means 12 o'clock in the middle of the day.

  18. Fill in the blank

    There are seven days in a ____.

  19. Put in order

    Order the days of the week, starting with Monday.

  20. Match the pairs

    Match the time to the words.

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