Time Quiz

Water in a vessel is at a temperature of 48.2°C. By how much must its temperature be increased so as to boil it?

1. 51.8°C
2. 100°C
3. 51.2°C
4. 68.2 °C

Answer: (a) 51.8°C

Esa can paint 9 flowers in 3 minutes. At this rate, how many flowers can she paint in 120 seconds?

1. 27
2. 18
3. 12
4. 6

Answer: (d) 6

A garden sprinkler dispenses water at a rate of 350 millilitres per minute. If the sprinkler runs for three-quarters of an hour, how much water will be dispensed in total?

1. 15.75 L
2. 15.075 L
3. 15750 L
4. 1575 L

Answer: (a) 15.75 L

In a golf academy, Adrian practices for 3/4 hours in the morning and 7/5 hours in the evening daily. If the academy works 4 days a week, then for how much time does Adrian practice in the academy in a week?

1. 7 hours 42 minutes
2. 903 minutes
3. 516 minutes
4. 3612 minutes

Answer: (c) 516 minutes

Sophia started baking a cake at 1:15 p.m. She worked on the cake for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Then, she took a break for 20 minutes and resumed baking. After another 2 hours and 30 minutes of work, she finished the cake. At what time did Sophia finish baking?

1. 5:10 a.m.
2. 15:50 hours
3. 4:50 p.m.
4. 17:50 hours

Answer: (d) 17:50 hours

Mrs. Smith remembers that she joined her zumba classes after the 14th but before the 19th of February, while her husband remembers that she joined after the 16th of February. Her son remembers that she joined the classes before the 18th of February. If all of them are correct, on which day did Mrs. Smith join the zumba classes?

1. 17th February
2. 18th February
3. 16th February
4. 15th February

Answer: (a) 17th February

A typist can type 408 words every 6 minutes. She takes a 2 minutes break after every 10 minutes of typing. How long will she take to complete typing a letter with 2516 words?

1. 37 minutes
2. 43 minutes
3. 45 minutes
4. 39 minutes

Answer: (b) 43 minutes

A train leaves the station at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday and takes 36 hours and 45 minutes to reach its final destination. On which day and at what time will it arrive?

1. Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
2. Thursday, 7:15 p.m.
3. Friday, 6:30 a.m.
4. Thursday, 7:45 a.m.

Answer: (b) Thursday, 7:15 p.m.

When Drake felt unwell, his father wanted to check if he had a fever. He used a thermometer and found that the mercury level was at 101.8°F. If the normal body temperature is 36.8°C, by how many degrees Celsius was Drake's temperature above the normal?

1. 1.4°C
2. 1°C
3. 2.2°C
4. 1.9°C

Answer: (d) 1.9°C

Liam’s cargo train is scheduled to arrive at the station at 9:30 a.m. every day. On Thursday, due to fog, his train arrived 18 minutes late and took 1 hour and 10 minutes to reach his destination. After arriving, Liam realized that his watch was 20 minutes fast. What was the time on Liam’s watch when he arrived at his destination?

1. 10:18 a.m.
2. 10:38 a.m.
3. 11:18 a.m.
4. 12:15 p.m.

Answer: (c) 11:18 a.m.