Vocabulary Quiz - Measurement: Time

The Maths Vocabulary Quiz for Year 4 students, focusing on the measurement of time, presents a series of questions designed to test their understanding of various time-related concepts. The first question asks students to identify an analogue clock. The correct answer is that it is a clock with a circular face, numbers one to twelve on the outside, and two hands; a shorter one to indicate hours and a longer one for minutes. This contrasts with a digital clock, which displays time in a numerical format, and a sundial, which uses the position of the sun to indicate time.

Further questions explore additional time-related terms. For instance, a year is defined as a period equivalent to 52 weeks, not to be confused with days, months, or fortnights. A century is correctly identified as a span of 100 years, while a millennium encompasses a longer timeframe of 1000 years. The quiz also clarifies that 'a.m.' stands for 'ante meridiem', referring to the time before midday, while 'p.m.' means 'post meridiem', indicating the time after midday. Students learn that a leap year has 366 days, accommodating an extra day in February. The four seasons are named as winter, spring, summer, and autumn, and the term 'noon' is specified to mean twelve o'clock in the daytime. Lastly, 7.15am is written in words as 'quarter past seven', providing students with a practical understanding of how to express time in different formats.