This free printable helps learners follow a bus column through several stops, calculate elapsed time and select a journey that meets an arrival deadline. It includes a complete student worksheet and a separate worked answer page, with original diagrams and checked solutions.
Who this worksheet suits
Learners should recognize morning clock times and count minutes across an hour boundary. Every time on the page is a.m., which keeps the task focused on timetable structure and elapsed time rather than time-of-day conversion.
What is on the student page
The timetable contains four bus journeys and four stops: Library, Park, Museum and Station. Five questions cover a direct lookup, a journey duration, the next available departure, a latest acceptable journey and the interval between services. A worked example demonstrates splitting thirty-five minutes into easier jumps.
Teach the first example
Model how to read across the Museum row for different buses, then down one bus column to follow a single journey. Use a ruler or spare strip of paper to keep the chosen column visible. Ask the learner to say the stop and bus aloud before recording a time.
Check a worked result
Bus A travels from the Library at 8:10 to the Station at 8:45, taking thirty-five minutes. A learner arriving at the Park at 8:50 can catch Bus B at 8:52 and reach the Station at 9:15. To reach the Museum by 9:10, the latest suitable Library departure is Bus B at 8:40.
Common mistakes to discuss
Mixing times from different columns can create a journey that no bus actually makes. A deadline question also needs checking against the arrival row, not just choosing the latest departure. For calculations crossing nine o’clock, count to the hour and then add the remaining minutes.
Worked answer key
Use the second page after an independent attempt. Compare the reasoning as well as the final answer. For explanation questions, equivalent clear wording is acceptable.
Download and print both pages
The timetable is fictional and intended for classroom or home practice. No external schedule is needed. Print the student page first and keep the worked key for review; both pages fit Letter or A4 with uniform scaling. Use Download image beneath each page for its original 2550 × 3300 PNG at 300 dpi. Choose US Letter or A4 and Download PDF for that page. Download the student sheet and answer key separately. These are flat printables for handwriting, not interactive forms. Original pages are for personal and classroom use; share this article link when recommending them.