Telling Time (Hour & Half Hour) — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. At 5 o clock, the hour hand is on 5.
When the time is on the hour, the short hour hand points straight at that hour number, so 5 o'clock puts it on 5.
2. Half past 8 is written as 8:30.
Half past keeps the same hour before the colon, and the :30 shows the 30 minutes that have passed.
3. At 2:30, the minute hand points to 6.
30 minutes have gone by, and the 6 is halfway around the clock from the 12 — that is where the minute hand lands.
4. 11 o clock means the hour hand is on 11.
Any exact o'clock time has the short hand pointing right at the hour's number, so at 11 o'clock it is on 11.
5. The hour hand is the shorter hand.
The hour hand is made shorter than the minute hand so you can tell them apart at a glance.
6. Half past 3 is the same as 3:30.
Half past an hour means 30 minutes after that hour, so half past 3 is the time we write as 3:30.
7. At 7 o clock the minute hand points to 12.
O'clock means zero minutes have passed, and the top of the clock — the 12 — marks the start of every new hour.
8. 9:30 means half past 9.
In 9:30, the 9 is the hour and the 30 is half an hour past it, so we read it as half past 9.
9. A clock goes from 1 all the way to 12.
The numbers 1 through 12 circle the clock face, and after 12 the count starts over at 1 again.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
6 o clock
→ 6:00
4:00
half past 2
→ 2:30
11:30
4 o clock
→ 4:00
6:00
half past 11
→ 11:30
2:30
O'clock times pair with :00 (6 o'clock matches 6:00 and 4 o'clock matches 4:00), while half past pairs with :30 (half past 2 is 2:30 and half past 11 is 11:30).