Measuring Time: Interactive Quizzes for Year 6 Maths

Question 1

Which hand on an analog clock shows the hour when it is exactly on the hour?

Accepted Answer

Hour hand

Answer

Minute hand

Answer

Second hand

Question 2

How many days are in a regular year?

Accepted Answer

365

Answer

364

Answer

366

Question 3

How many seconds are in 1 minute?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

90

Answer

120

Question 4

How many minutes are in 1 hour?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

45

Answer

75

Question 5

How many hours are in 1 day?

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

30

Question 6

If a film starts at 3:30 PM and finishes at 5:45 PM, how long was the film?

Accepted Answer

2 hours 15 minutes

Answer

1 hour 15 minutes

Answer

2 hours 30 minutes

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3 hours 15 minutes

Question 7

A car travels 200 miles in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the car in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

25

Answer

75

Answer

100

Question 8

If a meeting is scheduled for 45 minutes and starts at 11:00 AM, at what time will it finish?

Accepted Answer

11:45 AM

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10:45 AM

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11:15 AM

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12:15 PM

Question 9

Which unit of time is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Day

Answer

Second

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Minute

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Hour

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Week

Answer

Month

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Minute

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Year

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct order from longest to shortest?

Accepted Answer

Year, Month, Day, Hour

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Year, Day, Month, Hour

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Month, Year, Day, Hour

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Day, Year, Month, Hour

Question 12

How many days are there in a fortnight?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

7

Answer

10

Answer

21

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a tool used to measure time?

Accepted Answer

Protractor

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Clock

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Stopwatch

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Sand timer

Question 14

How many minutes are there in half an hour?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

15

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25

Answer

35

Question 15

What is the best way to measure the time it takes to run 100 meters?

Accepted Answer

Using a stopwatch

Answer

Guessing

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Counting seconds

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Using a calendar

Question 16

What is the name of the device used to measure time very precisely?

Accepted Answer

Chronometer

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Clock

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Timer

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Stopwatch

Question 17

Which unit of time is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Day

Answer

Minute

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Hour

Answer

Second

Question 18

How many days are in a leap year?

Accepted Answer

366

Answer

364

Answer

365

Answer

367

Question 19

How many seconds make up 1 minute?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

10

Answer

30

Answer

90

Question 20

How many days are in a week?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 21

Which of these is not a tool we use to measure time?

Accepted Answer

Compass

Answer

Clock

Answer

Calendar

Answer

Stopwatch

Question 22

Which unit of time is the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Minute

Answer

Hour

Answer

Day

Question 23

How many seconds are in a minute?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

90

Answer

120

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Weekend

Answer

Century

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Fortnight

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Decade

Question 25

If a train leaves at 11:00 AM and arrives at its destination 4 hours later, what time does it arrive?

Accepted Answer

4:00 PM

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2:00 PM

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3:00 PM

Answer

5:00 PM

Question 26

The time is currently 5:15 PM. If I want to leave for soccer practice in 1 hour and 25 minutes, what time should I leave?

Accepted Answer

6:10 PM

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5:40 PM

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6:40 PM

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7:10 PM

Question 27

Which unit of time is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Year

Answer

Month

Answer

Week

Answer

Day

Question 28

Which unit of time is the longest?

Accepted Answer

Days

Answer

Hours

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Minutes

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Seconds

Question 29

Which of the following is the correct way to write 1:15 pm in 24-hour clock notation?

Accepted Answer

13:15

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12:15

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15:15

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14:15

Question 30

Which of the following is a reasonable estimate for the time it takes to walk 1 mile?

Accepted Answer

20 minutes

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1 hour

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5 minutes

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4 minutes

Question 31

A bus leaves London at 9:00 am and arrives in Manchester at 11:45 am. How long does the bus journey take?

Accepted Answer

2 hours 45 minutes

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3 hours 15 minutes

Answer

2 hours 30 minutes

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3 hours 00 minutes

Question 32

Which of the following is the correct order of units of time from smallest to largest?

Accepted Answer

Seconds, minutes, hours, days

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Hours, days, seconds, minutes

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Days, hours, minutes, seconds

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Minutes, hours, seconds, days

Question 33

How many seconds are there in 5 minutes?

Accepted Answer

300

Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

500

Question 34

A bus journey takes 1 hour and 20 minutes. If the bus leaves at 13:30, at what time will it arrive?

Accepted Answer

14:50

Answer

15:10

Answer

14:10

Answer

15:50

Question 35

How many days are there in a leap year?

Accepted Answer

366

Answer

365

Answer

300

Answer

360

Question 36

What is the value of 30 minutes in seconds?

Accepted Answer

1800

Answer

1200

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900

Answer

2700

Question 37

A movie starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 9:45 pm. How long did the movie last?

Accepted Answer

2 hours and 15 minutes

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2 hours and 30 minutes

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1 hour and 15 minutes

Question 38

How many days are there in 3 weeks?

Accepted Answer

21

Answer

30

Answer

14

Answer

28

Question 39

What is the missing number in the time sequence: 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, ?, 3:00 pm

Accepted Answer

2:30 pm

Answer

2:15 pm

Answer

2:45 pm

Answer

3:30 pm

Question 40

Which of the following is the shortest unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Second

Answer

Day

Answer

Minute

Answer

Hour

Question 41

How many minutes make up one hour?

Accepted Answer

60 minutes

Answer

30 minutes

Answer

120 minutes

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90 minutes

Question 42

A movie starts at 7:15 pm and runs for 1 hour and 45 minutes. What time does the movie end?

Accepted Answer

9:00 pm

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8:45 pm

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8:00 pm

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9:15 pm

Question 43

You start baking a cake at 4:30 pm. The recipe says to bake the cake for 45 minutes. What time will the cake be ready?

Accepted Answer

5:15 pm

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5:00 pm

Answer

5:45 pm

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5:30 pm

Question 44

How many seconds are in 3 minutes?

Accepted Answer

180 seconds

Answer

120 seconds

Answer

90 seconds

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300 seconds

Question 45

A soccer match lasts 90 minutes. The first half is 45 minutes long. How long is the second half?

Accepted Answer

45 minutes

Answer

135 minutes

Answer

30 minutes

Answer

60 minutes

Question 46

A train journey takes 3 hours and 15 minutes. The train leaves at 11:30 am. What time will it arrive?

Accepted Answer

2:45 pm

Answer

1:45 pm

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4:45 pm

Answer

3:45 pm

Question 47

There are 7 days in 1 week. How many days are there in 4 weeks?

Accepted Answer

28 days

Answer

21 days

Answer

35 days

Answer

14 days

Question 48

A school day is 6 hours long. If a student spends 3 hours in lessons, how much time is left for other activities?

Accepted Answer

3 hours

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4 hours

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1 hour

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2 hours

Question 49

A movie starts at 6:45 pm and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes. What time does the movie end?

Accepted Answer

8:15 pm

Answer

8:45 pm

Answer

7:15 pm

Answer

7:45 pm