

Ismail wakes up at a quarter to seven in the morning, just after the first cockcrow. Fifteen minutes later he eats breakfast. What time does Ismail eat breakfast?
After breakfast at seven in the morning he packs his bag and gets ready for school. Half an hour later he is ready. What time is it now?
At seven thirty he goes to school. Ismail has a long way to walk, since his school is in another village. At 8: 10 he reaches his school. How long was the walk?
Ismail likes the forty-minute walk to school every morning since it is cool outside. In the afternoon it is too hot to walk that far, he thinks. Ismail reaches school 20 minutes before the first lesson. What time is the first lesson?
The first lesson of the day starts at 8: 30. The teacher always comes five minutes late. What time does the teacher come?
At 8: 35 the teacher comes and starts the lesson. The teacher continues up to break at 10: 30. How long has the teacher been teaching?
Almost two hours – one hour and fifty-five minutes – to be exact, the teacher has been teaching. The break lasts for 30 minutes. Halfway through the break Ismail has finished his porridge. What time is it now?
After finishing his porridge at 10: 45, Ismail plays football, and then goes back to class. His next meal is lunch at one o'clock. How much time is there between Ismail's porridge and his lunch?
Two hours and forty-five minutes after eating porridge, Ismail has his one-hour lunch break. It ends at 2 o'clock. Ismail has two lessons left, and each is half an hour long. What time does Ismail finish school?
At 3 o'clock school is over and Ismail goes home. He reaches 45 minutes later. When does he reach home?
When Ismail reaches home at 3: 45 in the afternoon he plays with his little brother and his friends. Sometimes he does chores that his parents ask him to do. At 7 in the evening he eats his supper. How long has it been since he reached home?
After playing for three hours and fifteen minutes, Ismail eats his supper quickly. He is always hungry. But he also gets tired from eating. By nine thirty he is usually in bed. But his grandmother always tells him a story before he sleeps. Five minutes to ten his grandmother has told her story and Ismail is ready to sleep. How long was the story?
Ismail's grandmother spent 25 minutes telling her story? How much time did you spend reading this one?

