Telling Time (Hour & Half Hour) — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. clock
2. hour
3. half
4. hand
5. time
6. minute
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. There are 12 numbers on a clock face.
A clock face shows the numbers 1 through 12 arranged in a circle, so there are 12 in all.
2. When the minute hand points to 12, the time is on the hour.
The minute hand on 12 means zero minutes past, so the time lands right on the hour like 4:00 or 9:00.
3. A clock has an hour hand and a minute hand.
Every analog clock has two main hands: the short hour hand and the longer minute hand.
4. When the minute hand points to 6, we say half past.
The 6 is halfway around the clock from 12, so when the minute hand points there we say half past the hour.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A clock has two hands.
True False
True: most clocks we read have two main hands — a short one for hours and a long one for minutes.
2. When the minute hand points to 12, it is half past.
True False
False: the minute hand on 12 means it is on the hour (like 2:00), and half past is when it points to 6.
3. The short hand on a clock tells the hour.
True False
True: the shorter hand is the hour hand, and the number it is on or passed tells you the hour.