Elapsed time (nearest half hour)

Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheet

Last weekend was a long weekend for Josh and

there was no school for three days!

1. On Friday, Josh woke up at 11 o’clock in the

morning, which is 3 and a half hours later than
usual. When does he usually gets up in the
morning?

2. On Friday, Josh spent 4 hours playing video

games; he stopped when his dad got back from
work at 6 o’clock in the evening. When did he
start to play?

3. On Saturday, Josh used one and a half

hours to clean his room starting from 9:30
in the morning. When was he done
cleaning up his room?

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4. On Saturday, Josh met his friend to go to a
movie. The movie started at 4:30 in the afternoon
and ended at seven o’clock in the evening. How
long was the movie?

5. On Sunday, Josh suddenly remembered the

school project that would be due the next day.
He started working on it at 3 o’clock in the
afternoon. He was not done until 10 o’clock in
the evening. How much time did he spend
working on the school project?

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Answers

1. He usually gets up at seven thirty in the morning.

2. He started to play at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.

3. He was done cleaning up his room at 11 o’clock.

4. The movie was two and a half hours long.

5. He spent 7 hours working on the school project.

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