Telling Time Quiz Generator
Make a time quiz with times written as text: minutes between two times, durations across the hour, end times, and converting between the 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.
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- No sign-up to try
- Works as you type
Preview: 10 questions
1. How many minutes is it from 7:45 am to 8:30 am?
2. How many minutes is it from 9:45 am to 10:10 am?
3. How many minutes is it from 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm?
4. How many minutes is it from 4:40 pm to 5:35 pm?
5. How many minutes is it from 8:50 am to 9:40 am?
6. How many minutes is it from 2:50 pm to 3:20 pm?
7. How many minutes is it from 1:25 pm to 2:20 pm?
8. How many minutes is it from 4:40 pm to 5:25 pm?
9. How many minutes is it from 10:40 am to 11:05 am?
10. How many minutes is it from 4:25 pm to 5:05 pm?
Free, no sign-up to try. Your quiz becomes a Room you can edit, publish and share.
How it works
How the Telling Time Quiz Generator works
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Pick skills and difficulty
Choose the skills to practise, how hard, and how many questions.
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Try it here
The quiz appears as you choose. Answer a few and check them to see the worked solutions.
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Create the Room
One click makes it a quiz Room with a tutor that gives hints. Publish it and share the link.
Worked example
What it makes
Three questions from a easier quiz on time intervals and the 24-hour clock, with the answers and worked solutions the quiz shows after checking.
1. How many minutes is it from 7:45 am to 8:30 am?
Options: 40 minutes · 15 minutes · 45 minutes · 85 minutes
Answer: 45 minutes
Count on from 7:45 am: 15 minutes to 8:00 am, then 30 minutes to 8:30 am. Total: 45 minutes.
2. How many minutes is it from 9:45 am to 10:10 am?
Options: 65 minutes · 35 minutes · 25 minutes · 30 minutes
Answer: 25 minutes
Count on from 9:45 am: 15 minutes to 10:00 am, then 10 minutes to 10:10 am. Total: 25 minutes.
3. How many minutes is it from 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm?
Options: 50 minutes · 45 minutes · 10 minutes · 90 minutes
Answer: 50 minutes
Count on from 5:30 pm: 30 minutes to 6:00 pm, then 20 minutes to 6:20 pm. Total: 50 minutes.
Who it's for
Who uses it
Primary teachers
Practice on time intervals with the count-on method.
Parents
Real-life questions, like when a film ends.
Learners
Stop working out 9:45 to 11:20 as if the times were decimals.
Good to know
What to consider
- There are no clock faces: times are written as text, so it practises intervals and the 24-hour clock, not reading an analogue clock.
- Every time stays within one day.
- Levels are difficulty bands, not school grades or a curriculum.
Questions
About the Telling Time Quiz Generator
Can learners practise reading clock faces?
No. Every time is written in digits, like 9:45 am or 14:35.
How do I know the answers are right?
The questions are computed, not written by AI: each answer is worked out with exact arithmetic and checked again by a separate solver in our tests. Every question shows its worked solution after the learner checks their answers.
Can my students use it without an account?
Yes. Publish the Room and share the link: anyone with it can take the quiz, check their answers and read the worked solutions. You need a free account to keep and publish the Room.
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