Telling Time Quiz: Test Your Skills in Foreign Language

Question 1

What time will it be in 3 hours and 40 minutes from now if it's currently 1:35 PM?

Accepted Answer

5:15 PM

Answer

4:45 PM

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6:15 PM

Answer

7:15 PM

Question 2

Calculate the time 2 hours and 15 minutes after 9:30 AM.

Accepted Answer

11:45 AM

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11:30 AM

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12:45 PM

Answer

12:30 PM

Question 3

Select the correct way to express "4:30" in Spanish.

Accepted Answer

Son las cuatro y media.

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Son las cinco menos media.

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Son las cuatro y treinta.

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Son las cinco menos treinta.

Question 4

Calculate the time difference between 2:15 PM and 4:45 PM.

Accepted Answer

1 hour and 30 minutes

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2 hours and 30 minutes

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1 hour and 45 minutes

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2 hours and 45 minutes

Question 5

Which expression is used to indicate "half past the hour" in English?

Accepted Answer

half past

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thirty past

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half to

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thirty to

Question 6

Convert the time 15:23 from 24-hour clock format to 12-hour clock format:

Accepted Answer

3:23 PM

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3:23 AM

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15:23 PM

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15:23 AM

Question 7

What time does this clock show?

Accepted Answer

2:15

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1:10

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3:20

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4:25

Question 8

Which of these clocks shows the time 6:35 PM?

Accepted Answer

Image of a clock with hands pointing to 6:35 PM

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Image of a clock with hands pointing to 7:35 PM

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Image of a clock with hands pointing to 5:35 PM

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Image of a clock with hands pointing to 4:35 PM

Question 9

What is the most polite way to ask for the time?

Accepted Answer

Excuse me, could you please tell me the time?

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What time is it?

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Can you give me the time?

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Hey, what's the time?

Question 10

Which is NOT a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Month

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Hour

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Week

Question 11

What time is it on a digital clock that shows 14:30?

Accepted Answer

2:30 PM

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2:30 AM

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14:30 PM

Question 12

What time is it on an analog clock if the hour hand is pointing to 3 and the minute hand is pointing to 9?

Accepted Answer

3:15

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3:00

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3:30

Question 13

What time does the clock show? [Image of an analog clock showing 3:45]

Accepted Answer

3:45

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2:45

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4:45

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5:45

Question 14

Translate the following time into English: 14:30

Accepted Answer

2:30 PM

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2:30 AM

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14:30

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14:30 AM

Question 15

What is the digital equivalent of the following time: ten past six?

Accepted Answer

6:10

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6:05

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6:15

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6:20

Question 16

What time will it be in 3 hours and 20 minutes from now if it is currently 1:45 PM?

Accepted Answer

5:05 PM

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4:05 PM

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6:05 PM

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7:05 PM

Question 17

Which of the following is the correct way to say 'quarter past eight' in English?

Accepted Answer

8:15

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8:25

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8:35

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8:45

Question 18

Translate the following phrase into the target language: 'It is half past two.'

Accepted Answer

Son las dos y media.

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Son las tres menos media.

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Son las dos menos cuarto.

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Son las tres y cuarto.

Question 19

Create a sentence in the target language to describe the time shown on the clock: [Image of a digital clock showing 12:01]

Accepted Answer

Es la una y un minuto.

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Es el mediodía y un minuto.

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Es la una y un segundo.

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Es la una y un cuarto.

Question 20

Identify the time displayed on the analog clock: [Image of an analog clock showing 9:45]

Accepted Answer

9:45

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9:30

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10:00

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10:15

Question 21

What is the Spanish translation for 'half past twelve'?

Accepted Answer

Las doce y media

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Las doce menos treinta

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La una menos quince

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La una y cuarto

Question 22

Calculate the difference in time between 2:45 PM and 5:30 PM:

Accepted Answer

2 hours and 45 minutes

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1 hour and 45 minutes

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3 hours and 45 minutes

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4 hours and 45 minutes

Question 23

What time is shown on the analog clock in the image? [Image of an analog clock showing 3:40]

Accepted Answer

3:40

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2:40

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4:40

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5:40

Question 24

Which digital clock in the image matches the time shown on the analog clock at 9:15?

Accepted Answer

09:15

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09:05

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09:25

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09:35

Question 25

If it is currently 1:45 PM, what time will it be in 2 hours and 15 minutes?

Accepted Answer

4:15 PM

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3:00 PM

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3:45 PM

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4:00 PM

Question 26

What is the difference between using 'past' and 'to' in time expressions?

Accepted Answer

'Past' refers to times before the hour, while 'to' refers to times after the hour.

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'Past' refers to times after the hour, while 'to' refers to times before the hour.

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'Past' is used for times on the hour, while 'to' is used for times not on the hour.

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'To' is used for times on the hour, while 'past' is used for times not on the hour.

Question 27

Translate the French phrase 'Il est huit heures moins le quart' into English.

Accepted Answer

It is a quarter to eight.

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It is a quarter past eight.

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It is eight fifteen.

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It is eight forty-five.

Question 28

What time is displayed on the digital clock in the image? [Image of a digital clock showing 11:59]

Accepted Answer

11:59 PM

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11:59 AM

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12:59 AM

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12:59 PM

Question 29

Which time expression is typically used for the period around midnight?

Accepted Answer

At night

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In the evening

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At noon

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In the morning

Question 30

Translate 'half past seven' into the Spanish language:

Accepted Answer

Siete y media

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Siete y treinta

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Media siete

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Treinta y siete

Question 31

What time is shown on the clock? 
[Image of an analog clock with hands pointing to 3:15]

Accepted Answer

3:15

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4:00

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2:45

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1:30

Question 32

What time is it? 
[Image of a digital clock displaying 07:42]

Accepted Answer

7:42 AM

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7:42 PM

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19:42

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4:42 PM

Question 33

Which of the following time zones is 3 hours behind UTC?

Accepted Answer

UTC-3

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UTC+3

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UTC+5

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UTC-5

Question 34

What time is shown on the digital clock? [Image of a digital clock]

Accepted Answer

1:40 PM

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12:40 PM

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1:40 AM

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2:40 PM

Question 35

Which of the following images represents the time two minutes to twelve?

Accepted Answer

[Image of an analog clock with the hands pointing to eleven fifty-eight]

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[Image of an analog clock with the hands pointing to twelve o'clock]

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[Image of an analog clock with the hands pointing to one o'clock]

Question 36

What time does the analog clock show?  (Image of an analog clock showing 3:15)

Accepted Answer

It's a quarter past three.

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It's half past three.

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It's a quarter to four.

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It's three o'clock.

Question 37

What is the equivalent of 19:45 in 12-hour format?

Accepted Answer

7:45 p.m.

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8:45 p.m.

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11:45 p.m.

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7:45 a.m.

Question 38

Which of these phrases means 'It's 10:30'?

Accepted Answer

It's half past ten.

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It's a quarter to eleven.

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It's quarter past ten.

Question 39

You have a meeting at 14:00. What time is it in 12-hour format?

Accepted Answer

2:00 p.m.

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2:00 a.m.

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10:00 p.m.

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14:00

Question 40

What time does the digital clock show? (Image of a digital clock showing 08:10)

Accepted Answer

It's eight ten.

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It's ten eight.

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It's eight o'clock.

Question 41

Which of these is NOT a common way to express 'It's 6:30'?

Accepted Answer

It's six o'clock.

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It's thirty past six.

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It's half past six.

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It's six thirty.

Question 42

What time is it if the hour hand points to the 9 and the minute hand points to the 12?

Accepted Answer

It's 9 o'clock.

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It's 12 o'clock.

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It's quarter to ten.

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It's quarter past nine.

Question 43

You are going to a concert that starts at 20:00. What time is that in 12-hour format?

Accepted Answer

8:00 p.m.

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8:00 a.m.

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10:00 p.m.

Question 44

What time is shown on this clock? (Image of an analog clock showing 10:55)

Accepted Answer

10:55

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11:55

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10:45

Answer

11:05

Question 45

What time does the digital clock display? (Image of a digital clock showing 06:42)

Accepted Answer

6:42

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12:42

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7:42

Answer

6:24

Question 46

Your friend wants to meet you at 18:00. What time is that in the 12-hour format?

Accepted Answer

6:00 PM

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18:00 PM

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6:00 AM

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12:00 AM

Question 47

You have a doctor's appointment at 10:15 AM. How would you say this time in German?

Accepted Answer

Zehn Uhr fünfzehn.

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Zehn Uhr drei Viertel.

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Zehn Uhr viertel.

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Zehn Uhr halb.

Question 48

Your favorite movie starts at 8:30 PM. How would you say this time in Italian?

Accepted Answer

Le otto e mezza di sera.

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Le nove meno un quarto di sera.

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Le otto meno un quarto di sera.

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Le otto e un quarto di sera.

Question 49

Your friend's birthday party begins at 19:00. What time is that in the 12-hour format?

Accepted Answer

7:00 PM

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1:00 PM

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7:00 AM

Answer

1:00 AM

Question 50

You're at a restaurant and the waiter asks when you'd like to leave. You say, "In an hour." How would you say this in French?

Accepted Answer

Dans une heure.

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À une heure.

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Une heure plus tard.

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Une heure de temps.

Question 51

What time is shown on this clock? (Image of an analog clock showing 03:20)

Accepted Answer

3:20

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3:40

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2:20

Answer

4:20