PRIMARY 2 · MATHEMATICS

Time
Top 5 mistakes

Ranked by how often they appear across 24 MOE-aligned practice questions in our archive.

#1Misconception

Swapped hands.

Seen in 2 questions

#2Misconception

Read the number on the clock (3) as the number of minutes directly. Each number stands for 5 minutes, so 3 means 3 × 5 = 15 minutes.

Seen in 1 question

#3Calculation error

Counted only 2 jumps of 5 (10) instead of 3. The minute hand at 3 means 3 × 5 = 15.

Seen in 1 question

#4Calculation error

Counted to the wrong number — 20 minutes would be at the '4' on the clock, not the '3'. 3 × 5 = 15.

Seen in 1 question

#5Partial logic

Counted from 2:45 to 4:00 only (1 hour 15 minutes) and forgot to add the remaining 10 minutes from 4:00 to 4:10.

Seen in 1 question

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