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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1. QuestionMultiple choice

The minute hand points to 4. How many minutes past the hour is it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 20 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: The 4 represents 4 × 5 = 20 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 20 minutes.

The 4 represents 4 × 5 = 20 minutes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

The minute hand points to 7. How many minutes past the hour is it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 35 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: The 7 represents 7 × 5 = 35 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 35 minutes.

The 7 represents 7 × 5 = 35 minutes.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

The minute hand points to 10. How many minutes past the hour is it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 50 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: The 10 represents 10 × 5 = 50 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 50 minutes.

The 10 represents 10 × 5 = 50 minutes.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

The minute hand points to 12. How many minutes past the hour is it?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 0 minutes.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: When the minute hand points to 12, the minutes are 00, or 0 minutes past the hour.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 0 minutes.

When the minute hand points to 12, the minutes are 00, or 0 minutes past the hour.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 5 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 1:05.

  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 past 1:00 is 1:05.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 1:05.

Five minutes past 1:00 is 1:05.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 10 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 2:10.

  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 past 2:00 is 2:10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2:10.

Ten minutes past 2:00 is 2:10.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 30 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 6:30.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Thirty minutes past 6:00 is 6:30.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 6:30.

Thirty minutes past 6:00 is 6:30.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 45 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 8:45.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Forty-five minutes past 8:00 is 8:45.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 8:45.

Forty-five minutes past 8:00 is 8:45.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 20 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 10:20.

  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 past 10:00 is 10:20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 10:20.

Twenty minutes past 10:00 is 10:20.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What time has 35 minutes past the hour?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 11:35.

  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 past 11:00 is 11:35.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 11:35.

Thirty-five minutes past 11:00 is 11:35.

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.