Time — Starter Test
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About this resource
The warm-up time assessment for KS1. Telling the time to the hour and half past, days of the week, months of the year, simple time vocabulary.
What you'll learn
- Days, months & dates DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y1)
- Telling the time DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y1–Y2)
- Time vocabulary DfE NC Maths KS1 measurement (Y1)
Inside this resource
- 12 questions
For the student — how to do this
You're going to try 12 questions about time. Some are about reading a clock (with the long hand and the short hand). Some are about days, months, and time words.
The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. Take your time!
For parents and carers
The Year 1 time warm-up. Covers the Y1 statutory expectations: telling the time to the hour and half past, sequencing events, and using time vocabulary (yesterday, today, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, evening). Also covers days of the week and months of the year — vocabulary frequently tested in KS1 SATs-style papers.
Digital clocks are easier than analogue clocks for children. The Y1 expectation is analogue, because reading a clock face is the foundation skill.
For teachers and tutors
Diagnostic Y1 time warm-up. Coverage: time vocabulary (3 questions), o'clock/half-past on analogue (5 questions), days of the week (2 questions), months of the year (2 questions).
Common misconceptions: reading the short hand at "half past 3" as 3 when it should be between 3 and 4; muddling am/pm; not knowing the order of months (especially July, August, September).
How to check the work
Auto-marked. Watch for clock-reading errors on the analogue questions — these are where most KS1 children stumble. A physical clock at home (one you can move the hands on) is the single best learning aid.