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Draw the Hands to the Minute is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on producing an exact time, aligned to Common Core standard 3.MD.A.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Draw the Hands to the Minute

3.MD.A.1

NameDate

Draw the hands on each clock.

1.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 2:31.
2.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 10:45.
3.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 12:30.
4.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 3:51.
5.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 4:22.
6.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 10:49.
7.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 9:33.
8.121234567891011
Draw the hands to show 8:23.

LessonPrint · 3.MD.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Draw the Hands to the Minute

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.2:31
  2. 2.10:45
  3. 3.12:30
  4. 4.3:51
  5. 5.4:22
  6. 6.10:49
  7. 7.9:33
  8. 8.8:23

Questions about Draw the Hands to the Minute

What does the Draw the Hands to the Minute worksheet cover?

It practises producing an exact time — 8 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core 3.MD.A.1: Read a clock to the minute and work out elapsed time. The instruction to pupils is “Draw the hands on each clock”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Draw the Hands to the Minute practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.1 — 3.MD.A.1, in the Measurement & Data domain for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Draw the Hands to the Minute is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on 3.MD.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Draw the Hands to the Minute come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Draw the Hands to the Minute can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Draw the Hands to the Minute free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Draw the Hands to the Minute, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 3.MD.A.1

Read a clock to the minute and work out elapsed time.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.MD.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.