Reception Maths Time and money words: check-up and practice test questions

Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.

1. Find Tuesday. Put your finger on it.
   Tuesday
2. Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.
   Tuesday → Wednesday
3. Write the answer.
   Wednesday

Check. Say the days in order: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. ✓

Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.

Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.

1. Find Friday. Put your finger on it.
   Friday
2. Move back one day. The days go back one place.
   Thursday ← Friday
3. Write the answer.
   Thursday

Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓

Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.

Key words. O’clock means the time on the hour, when the long hand points to 12.

Method. The short hand points to the hour. The long hand points to 12, so it is an o’clock time.

1. Look at the short hand. It points to the hour.
   short hand on 4
2. Look at the long hand. It points to 12, so the time is on the hour.
   long hand on 12
3. Write the time.
   4 o’clock

Check. The long hand on 12 means o’clock. ✓

Watch out. The short hand tells the hour. Look at the short hand first.

Key words. The value of a coin is how much it is worth.

Method. Read the value written on the coin.

1. Look at the coin. The value is written on it.
   10p
2. Read the value. Say the value out loud, and check it.
   10p
3. Write the answer.
   10p

Check. The coin says 10p. ✓

Watch out. The value is on the coin. Do not guess from the size.

Key words. 1p is one penny. £1 is one pound, and it is worth more than 50p.

Method. Look at the value on each coin. The bigger value is worth more.

1. Look at the first coin. Read its value.
   10p = 10p
2. Look at the second coin. Read its value.
   2p = 2p
3. Compare the values. The bigger number is worth more.
   10p is more
4. Write the answer.
   10p

Check. Coins of 1p and 2p: 2p is more than 1p, and so on. ✓

Watch out. Size does not show value. Read the labels.

Key words. Change is the money left after you buy something.

Method. Start with the money you have. Take away the price to find the change.

1. Start with 10p. That is the money you have.
   10p
2. Take away the price, 5p. Count back to find what is left.
   10p − 5p = 5p
3. Write the answer.
   5p

Check. Add back: 5p + 5p = 10p. ✓

Watch out. Check the change by adding it back to the price.

Method. Think about the order of meals in the day.

1. Think about breakfast. Breakfast is the first meal of the day.
   breakfast
2. Think about lunch. Lunch comes later in the day.
   lunch later
3. Write the answer.
   Breakfast

Check. Breakfast, then lunch. ✓

Watch out. Breakfast is in the morning.

Method. Count the boxes from Monday.

1. Count the boxes. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
   five boxes
2. Find the shaded box. It is the fifth box.
   fifth
3. Write the answer.
   Friday

Check. Count to 5: Friday. ✓

Watch out. Count from Monday.

Key words. Change is the money left after you buy something.

Method. Start with the money you have. Take away the price to find the change.

1. Start with 20p. That is the money you have.
   20p
2. Take away the price, 5p. Count back to find what is left.
   20p − 5p = 15p
3. Write the answer.
   15p

Check. Add back: 15p + 5p = 20p. ✓

Watch out. Check the change by adding it back to the price.

Method. Look at both hands.

1. Look at the short hand. It points to the hour.
   short hand on 3
2. Look at the long hand. It points to 12, so it is o’clock.
   long hand on 12
3. Write the answer.
   Accept any answer: the short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 12.

Check. Short hand on 3, long hand on 12: 3 o’clock. ✓

Watch out. Look at the short hand for the hour.

Method. Find the day in the list. The next day is the one after it.

1. Find Sunday. Put your finger on it.
   Sunday
2. Move to the next day. The days go in this order every week.
   Sunday → Monday
3. Write the answer.
   Monday

Check. Say the days in order: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. ✓

Watch out. After Sunday comes Monday again.

Key words. O’clock means the time on the hour, when the long hand points to 12.

Method. The short hand points to the hour. The long hand points to 12, so it is an o’clock time.

1. Look at the short hand. It points to the hour.
   short hand on 6
2. Look at the long hand. It points to 12, so the time is on the hour.
   long hand on 12
3. Write the time.
   6 o’clock

Check. The long hand on 12 means o’clock. ✓

Watch out. The short hand tells the hour. Look at the short hand first.

Key words. 1p is one penny. £1 is one pound, and it is worth more than 50p.

Method. Look at the value on each coin. The bigger value is worth more.

1. Look at the first coin. Read its value.
   50p = 50p
2. Look at the second coin. Read its value.
   5p = 5p
3. Compare the values. The bigger number is worth more.
   50p is more
4. Write the answer.
   50p

Check. Coins of 1p and 2p: 2p is more than 1p, and so on. ✓

Watch out. Size does not show value. Read the labels.

Method. Breakfast is first in the day, then lunch, then tea.

1. Find the first meal. Breakfast is in the morning.
   breakfast
2. Find the next meal. Lunch is in the middle of the day.
   lunch
3. Find the last meal. Tea is in the evening.
   tea
4. Write the answer.
   breakfast, lunch, tea

Check. Read the order: breakfast, lunch, tea. ✓

Watch out. Think about the time of day for each meal.

Method. Find the day in the list. The day before is the one just before it.

1. Find Friday. Put your finger on it.
   Friday
2. Move back one day. The days go back one place.
   Thursday ← Friday
3. Write the answer.
   Thursday

Check. Say the days in order to check. ✓

Watch out. Before Monday is Sunday.

Method. Add the values of each pair.

1. Add 10p and 10p. Ten pence and ten pence.
   10p + 10p = 20p
2. Add 5p and 5p. Five pence and five pence.
   5p + 5p = 10p
3. Write the answer. Only 10p and 10p makes 20p.
   10p and 10p

Check. 10p + 10p = 20p. ✓

Watch out. Add the values, not the number of coins.

Key words. Change is the money left after you buy something.

Method. Start with the money you have. Take away the price to find the change.

1. Start with 20p. That is the money you have.
   20p
2. Take away the price, 10p. Count back to find what is left.
   20p − 10p = 10p
3. Write the answer.
   10p. Check: 10p + 10p = 20p.

Check. Add back: 10p + 10p = 20p. ✓

Watch out. Check the change by adding it back to the price.

Method. Say the days in order.

1. Find Saturday. Saturday is near the end of the week.
   Saturday
2. Say the next day. The days go in order, so the next day is Sunday.
   Sunday
3. Write the answer.
   Sunday. The days go in order, and Sunday comes after Saturday.

Check. Say the days: Saturday, Sunday. ✓

Watch out. Say the days in order.

Method. Look at both hands.

1. Look at the short hand. It is on 9, so it shows the hour.
   short hand on 9
2. Look at the long hand. It is on 12, so it is o’clock.
   long hand on 12
3. Write the answer.
   Yes. The short hand is on 9, and the long hand is on 12, so it is 9 o’clock.

Check. Short hand on 9, long hand on 12: 9 o’clock. ✓

Watch out. The short hand shows the hour.

Method. Add pairs of coins and check the total.

1. Add 5p and 10p. Five pence and ten pence.
   5p + 10p
2. Find the total. Five and ten make fifteen.
   = 15p
3. Compare with 10p. Fifteen is more than ten.
   15p is more than 10p
4. Write the answer.
   5p and 10p, because 5p + 10p = 15p, which is more than 10p.

Check. Count on from 10 by 5: 15. ✓

Watch out. Check each pair by adding.