Grade 2 Math · Time to the Nearest Five Minutes

Grade 2 Time to the Nearest Five Minutes Practice Test

Build Grade 2 math skills with five 10-question practice tests covering clock faces, five-minute intervals, time comparisons, and rounding time.

Time to the Nearest Five Minutes Practice Tests

These Grade 2 Math practice tests help students read analog clock times to the nearest five minutes. Students use the minute hand, count by fives, compare times, and round times to the nearest five-minute interval.

Skills covered

  • Counting the minute hand by fives
  • Reading times from 5 minutes through 55 minutes past the hour
  • Recognizing quarter-hour and half-hour times
  • Comparing earlier and later times
  • Adding and subtracting simple five-minute intervals
  • Rounding times to the nearest five minutes

How to use these practice tests

Complete one 10-question test at a time. Use an analog teaching clock and move the minute hand in five-minute steps. Ask the student to say both the hour and the minutes before selecting an answer.

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Grade 2 Time to the Nearest Five Minutes Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 2 math practice test on reading clocks, five-minute intervals, time comparisons, and rounding time.

Read each time question carefully. Choose one answer, then open the solution to review the minute hand and five-minute interval.

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Unanswered 10
1. QuestionMultiple choice

How many minutes are in a quarter hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 15 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: A quarter hour is one-fourth of 60 minutes, which is 15 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 15 minutes.

A quarter hour is one-fourth of 60 minutes, which is 15 minutes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

How many minutes are in a half hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 30 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: A half hour is half of 60 minutes, which is 30 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 30 minutes.

A half hour is half of 60 minutes, which is 30 minutes.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 5 minutes after 2:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 2:05.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Five minutes after 2:00 is 2:05.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2:05.

Five minutes after 2:00 is 2:05.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 10 minutes before 6:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 5:50.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Ten minutes before 6:00 is 5:50.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 5:50.

Ten minutes before 6:00 is 5:50.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 25 minutes after 4:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 4:25.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Twenty-five minutes after 4:00 is 4:25.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 4:25.

Twenty-five minutes after 4:00 is 4:25.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 20 minutes after 9:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 9:20.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Twenty minutes after 9:00 is 9:20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 9:20.

Twenty minutes after 9:00 is 9:20.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 35 minutes after 1:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 1:35.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Thirty-five minutes after 1:00 is 1:35.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 1:35.

Thirty-five minutes after 1:00 is 1:35.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 40 minutes after 7:00?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 7:40.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Forty minutes after 7:00 is 7:40.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 7:40.

Forty minutes after 7:00 is 7:40.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Round 3:17 to the nearest five minutes.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 3:15.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Seventeen minutes is closer to 15 than to 20, so 3:17 rounds to 3:15.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 3:15.

Seventeen minutes is closer to 15 than to 20, so 3:17 rounds to 3:15.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Round 5:43 to the nearest five minutes.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 5:45.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Forty-three minutes is closer to 45 than to 40, so 5:43 rounds to 5:45.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 5:45.

Forty-three minutes is closer to 45 than to 40, so 5:43 rounds to 5:45.

Frequently asked questions about Grade 2 time to the nearest five minutes

How do you read the minute hand to the nearest five minutes?

Count by fives around the clock. The 1 means 5 minutes, the 2 means 10 minutes, and the 12 means 0 minutes past the hour.

What is a quarter hour?

A quarter hour is 15 minutes. On an analog clock, the minute hand points to 3.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 2 time questions in total.