L1 Numeracy work book
MSS1/L1.2 Read and measure time accurately and use timetables effectively
Name_____________________
1) Order these units of time starting from the shortest to the longest:
decade month year second millennium minute hour century
s e c o n d , m i n u t e , h o u r , m o n t h , y e a r , d e c a d e , c e n t u r y ,
m i l l e n n i u m .
2) Order these following times in order, earliest first:
15:45 midday 4:00 pm 07:30 midnight 12:01 9:00 am 13:50
7 : 3 0 , 9 : 0 0 a m , m i d d a y , 1 2 : 0 1 , 1 3 : 5 0 , 1 5 : 4 5 , 4 : 0 0 p m ,
m i d n i g h t .
3) Here is the bus timetable from Wolverhampton to Birmingham
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126 126 126 126 126 126
QUEEN STREET........
0845 0905 0925 0945 1005 1025 1045
W'ton, Cleveland St..
0849 0909 0929 0949 1009 1029 1049
Parkfield Road......
0856 0916 0936 0956 1016 1036 1056
Roseville, Bank St...
0905 0925 0945 1005 1025 1045 1105
Swan Vill, B.New Rd..
0909 0929 0949 1009 1029 1049 1109
King Arthur.........
0910 0930 0950 1010 1030 1050 1110
DUDLEY, Bus Station..
0917 0937 0957 1017 1037 1057 1117
Newbury Lane........
0928 0948 1008 1028 1048 1108 1128
W'ton Rd, Causeway Gr 0932 0952 1012 1032 1052 1112 1132
Hagley Road, Bearwood 0941 1001 1021 1041 1101 1121 1141
Hagley Rd, Francis Rd
0951 1011 1031 1051 1111 1131 1151
COLMORE ROW AA‐AF... 1000 1020 1040 1100 1120 1140 1200
126 126 126 126 126 126 126
3a) How long is the journey from start to finish? 1 hour & 15 minutes
3b) I have an interview in Birmingham city centre (Colmore Row) at 11.30am. What is
the latest bus I can catch from Queen Street? 10:05
3c) I arrive in Birmingham at twenty to twelve. What time have I caught the bus from
the King Arthur? 10:50
4) Put the following times into 24hr time format:
nine am 9:00 twenty to three in the afternoon 14:40
eleven ten in the morning 11:10 quarter to ten at night 21:45
October 2011. Answers kindly contributed by Kevin Melling and Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Workbook written and contributed
by Simon Kelsey, Steps to Work. September 2011. Search for Simon, Kevin and Judith on
Adult Numeracy and Functional Maths. For related resources visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop
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