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

Which time is earlier: 3:15 or 3:25?

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: Within the same hour, 15 minutes comes before 25 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 3:15.

Within the same hour, 15 minutes comes before 25 minutes.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which time is later: 7:50 or 7:35?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 7:50.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Within the same hour, 50 minutes comes after 35 minutes.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 7:50.

Within the same hour, 50 minutes comes after 35 minutes.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 5 minutes after 4:05?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 4:10.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Adding 5 minutes to 4:05 gives 4:10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 4:10.

Adding 5 minutes to 4:05 gives 4:10.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 10 minutes after 9:25?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 9:35.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Adding 10 minutes to 9:25 gives 9:35.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 9:35.

Adding 10 minutes to 9:25 gives 9:35.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 5 minutes before 2:45?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 2:40.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Subtracting 5 minutes from 2:45 gives 2:40.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2:40.

Subtracting 5 minutes from 2:45 gives 2:40.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 20 minutes after 6:10?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

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: Adding 20 minutes to 6:10 gives 6:30.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 6:30.

Adding 20 minutes to 6:10 gives 6:30.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 15 minutes before 11:35?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 11:20.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Subtracting 15 minutes from 11:35 gives 11:20.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 11:20.

Subtracting 15 minutes from 11:35 gives 11:20.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What time is 10 minutes after 12:50?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 1:00.

  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 after 12:50 reaches the next hour, 1:00.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 1:00.

Ten minutes after 12:50 reaches the next hour, 1:00.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Round 8:12 to the nearest five minutes.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 8:10.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Twelve minutes is closer to 10 than to 15, so it rounds to 8:10.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 8:10.

Twelve minutes is closer to 10 than to 15, so it rounds to 8:10.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Round 2:48 to the nearest five minutes.

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 2:50.

  1. Read the clock clue: Use the minute hand or the stated minutes to identify the five-minute interval.
  2. Read the time: Forty-eight minutes is closer to 50 than to 45, so it rounds to 2:50.
  3. Check the answer: The correct choice is 2:50.

Forty-eight minutes is closer to 50 than to 45, so it rounds to 2:50.

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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.