Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

Na m e : ___ Date: _

Directions: The approximate time zones are shown on the map of continental U.S. below.

Use the map to answer the questions.

EASTERN

STANDARD TIME

12 NOON

Washington,

D.C.

CENTRAL

STANDARD TIME

11:00 AM

MOUNTAIN

STANDARD TIME

10:00 AM

PACIFIC STANDARD TIME

9:00 AM

Miami, Florida

Chicago,

Illinois

Dallas, Texas

Denver,

Colorado

Los Angeles,

California

Seattle,
Washington

1. Do time zone boundaries coincide with state boundaries? ____


2. When it is 11 am in Texas, what time is it in Illinois? _____


3. It is 9 pm and dark in Washington, D.C. Where is it 6 pm and still light out?

_______________________________________ ___________________________________________

4. Name a state that is completely in the Mountain time zone. _____


5. Name a state that is partly in the Eastern and partly in the Central time zone. __


6. Alaska and Hawaii are not shown on this map. Honolulu, Hawaii, is two time zones west of
   Los Angeles. If it is 9 am in Los Angeles, what time is it in Honolulu? __


7. As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier? ___


8. A plane flight leaves Miami at noon headed for Los Angeles. The flight takes five hours.
   What time will it be in Los Angeles when the flight arrives? ___