Guess the following time riddles. Write the answers in English.

1. Tom arrives at the park at ​twenty-five
past four​. He flies his kite for ​an hour and
a half ​and then goes home.
What time does Tom go home?
2. Megan is baking a cake. She puts the
cake in the oven at ​ten past three​. The
directions say to bake the cake for ​ninety
minutes​.
What time should the cake be ready?

Tom goes home at... __________________ The cake should be ready at… __________

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3. Mario rode his bike for ​two hours and 4. A train left for Festival Park at ​a quarter
twenty-five minutes​, and he stopped at ​a past four​. The train took ​an hour and
quarter to six​. twenty minutes​ to get to Festival Park.
What time did he start? What time did the train arrive in Festival
Park?

Mario started at… ____________________ The train arrived at… _________________

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5. Hannah went to the library yesterday. 6. The class recess starts at ​five to ten​,
She arrived there at ​half past five​. She and lasts ​twenty minutes​.
spent ​two hours and ten minutes reading, What time does the recess end?
then spent ​forty-five minutes riding her
bike home. What time did she get home?

Hannah got home at… ________________ The recess ends at… _________________
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 Some more time riddles! Choose the correct clock and write the time down.

Challenge 1 I am between six o’clock and ten o’clock.

I am not a half-past time.
My hour is an odd number.
My time is… __________________________________________________

Challenge 2 I am earlier than ten o’clock.

I am later than seven o’clock.
My big hand points to six.
My hour is an even number.
My time is… ___________________________________________________

​challenge 1 & 2

Challenge 3 I am later than half past one.

I am earlier than half past four.
My hour is an odd number.
My nearest hour is four o’clock.
My time is… ___________________________________________________

Challenge 4 I am between twelve and four o’clock.

My nearest hour is not two o’clock.
I am more than fifteen minutes past the hour.
In half an hour I’ll be then next o’clock.
My time is… ___________________________________________________

3&4