Interactive quiz: Find elapsed time on a number line (Grade 3 math)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ⏱️ Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes from the start of an event to the end.
• 🔢 A number line can help visualize the passage of time. Each jump represents a certain amount of time (e.g., 1 minute, 5 minutes, 1 hour).
• ➕ To find the elapsed time, add up the time represented by each jump on the number line.
• 💡 When adding time, remember that 60 minutes equals 1 hour.
• 🗓️ Start Time + Elapsed Time = End Time

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What is the elapsed time between 2:00 PM and 2:30 PM?
   1. 15 minutes
   2. 20 minutes
   3. 30 minutes
   4. 45 minutes
2. A movie starts at 7:00 PM and ends at 9:00 PM. What is the elapsed time?
   1. 1 hour
   2. 1 hour 30 minutes
   3. 2 hours
   4. 2 hours 30 minutes
3. Sarah starts reading at 10:00 AM and reads for 1 hour and 15 minutes. What time does she finish reading?
   1. 11:00 AM
   2. 11:15 AM
   3. 11:30 AM
   4. 12:00 PM
4. John starts his homework at 4:00 PM and finishes at 5:15 PM. How long did he spend on his homework?
   1. 1 hour
   2. 1 hour 15 minutes
   3. 45 minutes
   4. 1 hour 30 minutes
5. A train leaves the station at 8:00 AM and arrives at its destination at 10:30 AM. What is the elapsed time?
   1. 2 hours
   2. 2 hours 30 minutes
   3. 3 hours
   4. 3 hours 30 minutes
6. Emily starts baking a cake at 1:30 PM. It needs to bake for 45 minutes. What time will the cake be ready?
   1. 2:00 PM
   2. 2:15 PM
   3. 2:30 PM
   4. 2:45 PM
7. What is the elapsed time between 11:15 AM and 11:45 AM?
   1. 15 minutes
   2. 20 minutes
   3. 30 minutes
   4. 45 minutes