Elapsed time is time that has passed. It can be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. It helps most people to visualize (imagine) a clock when answering questions about seconds, minutes, and hours. A calendar is helpful when you are working with days, weeks, months, or years. In this unit, you will be learning about elapsed time in seconds, minutes, and hours. Read the following and choose the best answer. 1. Suppose you are making a birthday cake for your sister. The cake is put in the oven at 5:05. The cake needs to bake for 35 minutes. What time will the cake be done? a. 5:45 b. 5:35 c. 5:40 d. 5:50 2. Brenda had a 1:40 dentist appointment. She was a half-hour late for the appointment. What time did she arrive at the dentist office? a. 2:05 b. 1:55 c. 2:40 d. 2:10 3. Todd s parents limit the amount of television he watches daily. He is allowed to watch television for seventy minutes each day. If he begins watching television at 7: 14, what time does he need to stop? a. 8:24 b. 8:14 c. 8:34 d. 8:44 1
Read the following and choose the best answer. Remember to visualize a clock when you are answering the questions. 1. Martin began watching a movie at 4:25. The movie lasted two hours and five minutes. What time was the movie over? a. 6:25 b. 6:30 c. 6:35 d. 6:20 2. Claire runs every morning. She leaves her home at 5:50 and runs for 45 minutes. What time is it when Claire finishes her run? a. 6:55 b. 6:35 c. 6:45 d. 6:05 3. Charles mows the lawn every week. It takes him an hour and fifteen minutes to mow the whole yard. If he begins mowing at noon, what time will he finish? a. 1:25 b. 1:31 c. 10:45 d. 1:15 4. Basketball practice begins at 3:10 every day. It is over at 4:15. How long does the team practice? a. one hour and fifteen minutes b. an hour and a half c. one hour and ten minutes d. one hour and five minutes 2
Read the following and choose the best answer. Remember to visualize a clock when you are answering the questions. 1. School begins at 8:40 each morning. Harry arrived 22 minutes late. What time did he arrive at school? a. 8:52 b. 9:12 c. 9:02 d. 8:42 2. Brittany s music lesson begins at 3:20 and lasts for an hour and twenty minutes. What time is her music lesson over? a. 4:40 b. 4:50 c. 3:50 d. 5:40 3. Simon flew to San Francisco to visit his cousins. His plane was scheduled to leave at 10.33. It was delayed for 50 minutes. What time did Simon s plane leave? a. 11:03 b. 12:03 c. 11:23 d. 10:53 4. Michelle and Susan are having a birthday party. The party begins at 6:30 and lasts for 2 ½ hours. What time will the party be over? a. 9:00 b. 8:30 c. 9:30 d. 8:00 3
Read the following and choose the best answer. Remember to visualize a clock when you are answering the questions. 1. What is the elapsed time between 1:14 and 2:33? a. one hour and twenty-seven minutes b. two hours and thirty-three minutes c. one hour and nineteen minutes d. two hours and eighteen minutes 2. What is the elapsed time between 3:08 and 5:45? a. two hours and thirty-seven minutes b. one hour and thirty-six minutes c. two hours and twenty-three minutes d. three hours and three minutes 3. What is the elapsed time between 8:01 and 12:33? a. three hours and forty-eight minutes b. four hours and twenty-six minutes c. three hours and fifty-two minutes d. four hours and thirty-two minutes 4. What is the elapsed time between 2:22 and 8:47? a. seven hours and twenty-five minutes b. six hours and twenty-five minutes c. seven hours and thirteen minutes d. six hours and fourteen minutes 5. What is the elapsed time between 1:12 and 7:26? a. six hours and forty minutes b. six hours and five minutes c. six hours and fourteen minutes d. six hours and twenty-four minutes 4
ELAPSED TIME QUIZ READ EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. 1. Mrs. Thomas put a turkey in the oven at 6:42. The turkey was ready at 9:06. What was the elapsed time? a. three hours and five minutes b. two hours and twenty-four minutes c. two hours and five minutes d. three hours and fifteen minutes 2. Haley began the math test at 10:26. It took her one hour and twelve minutes to take the test. What time did she finish the test? a. 11:38 b. 12.14 c. 11:03 d. 11:23 3. What is the elapsed time between 2:28 and 9:34? a. six hours and sixteen minutes b. seven hours and sixteen minutes c. six hours and six minutes d. seven hours and six minutes 4. What is the elapsed time between 5:54 and 11:06? a. six hours and forty-one minutes b. four hours and twelve minutes c. five hours and fifty-one minutes d. five hours and twelve minutes TEACHER COMMENTS: 5
ANSWER PAGE ELAPSED TIME PAGE 1: 1. c 2. d 3. a PAGE 2: 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. d PAGE 3: 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. a PAGE 4: 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. c PAGE 5: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. d 6