Telling the time

Reading analogue clocks and solving simple time problems

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1
Set the clock to show 3 o'clock.
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2
Set the clock to half past 7.
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3
How many minutes are there in one hour? A) 24 B) 30 C) 60 D) 100
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4
Set the clock to show 5 o'clock.
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5
Set the clock to quarter past 9.
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6
Set the clock to quarter to 5.
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7
A film starts at 2:15 and lasts 1 hour. What time does it finish? A) 2:30 B) 3:00 C) 3:15 D) 3:30
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8
Set the clock to 6:25.
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9
Set the clock to 11:50.
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10
School starts at 8:50 and morning break is at 10:30. How many minutes from the start of school to break? From 8:50 to 10:30 is ___ minutes.
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Answer key

Telling the time · for parents and teachers

1
3:00
At 3 o'clock the hour hand is on 3 and the minute hand is on 12.
2
7:30
At half past 7, the minute hand is on 6 (30 minutes) and the hour hand is between 7 and 8.
3
60
There are 60 minutes in one hour.
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5:00
At 5 o'clock, the hour hand is on 5 and the minute hand is on 12.
5
9:15
At quarter past 9, the minute hand is on 3 (15 minutes) and the hour hand has moved just past 9.
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4:45
Quarter to 5 is 4:45. The minute hand is on 9 and the hour hand is nearly at 5.
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3:15
2:15 plus 1 hour = 3:15. When adding whole hours, only the hour changes.
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6:25
At 6:25, the minute hand points to the 5 and the hour hand is between 6 and 7.
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11:50
At 11:50, the minute hand is on 10 and the hour hand is nearly at 12.
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100
8:50 to 9:00 = 10 min, 9:00 to 10:00 = 60 min, 10:00 to 10:30 = 30 min. Total: 100 minutes.