GRADE 10 TERM 1 MEASUREMENT – TIME

Activity
1. Complete the table below:

Time 24-hour 12-hour Words

4 (morning) 04:00 4:00 am Four o’clock
3:35 (afternoon)
2:50 (afternoon)
9:25 (night)
Midnight
midday
10:15 (morning)
11:40 (night)
5:45 (morning)

2. Study the extract from a TV guide below and answer the questions that follow.

2.1. Does Ratchet & Clank start in the morning or evening?

2.2. How long is Ring of the Musketeers?
2.3. On which channel can you watch Sucker Punch?
2.4. Can you watch Monster Trucks and The Late Late Show With James Corden without missing part of either
show?
2.5. How much later than the first episode of Moesha does The Three Musketeers start?
2.6. If you watch the first episode of Moesha and Blue Bloods, for how long did you watch TV?

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3. Look at the study timetable below and answer the questions that follow.

Activity Start Time Duration

Study Geography 13:45 45 minutes
Break 14:30 15 minutes
Study Life Sciences A 1 hour
Break 15:45 15 minutes
Go for a swim 16:00 B
Shower 16:45 15 minutes
Have supper 17:00 30 minutes
Study Maths Lit C 45 minutes

3.1. Fill in the missing values A, B and C.

3.2. What time does the student finish studying Maths Lit?
3.3. Calculate her total study time (in minutes and hours).

4. Salemo wants to bake a cake for his mother’s birthday. He gets home from school at 14:30 and his mother gets
home from work at 16:45. The instructions for the cake are as follows:
Prep time 20 minutes
Baking time 30 minutes
Cooling time 45 minutes
Icing time 15 minutes

4.1. Calculate the total time it will take to complete the cake (in hours and minutes).
4.2. At what time will the cake be ready if Salemo starts preparing the cake as soon as he gets home from
school?
4.3. How much time will he have left before his mother arrives home?

5. Ming has started at a new school and needs to know what time she should wake up each day to ensure that she
is not late for school. School starts at 7:50 am. Ming’s routine is as follows:

• Wake up
• Shower (15 minutes)
• Brush teeth, wash face, brush hair (6 minutes)
• Get dressed for school (5 minutes)
• Make and eat breakfast (26 minutes)
• Feed pets (5 minutes)
• Pack school bag (3 minutes)
• Travel to school (25 minutes)

5.1. How long is her daily routine (until she has packed her school bag)?
5.2. At what time must she leave the house in order to arrive at school 5 minutes before the bell goes?
5.3. At what time must Ming wake up to ensure that she is ready to leave on time?

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