Telling Time — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each activity into the correct time of day.
AM (Morning)
eating breakfastgoing to schoolwaking up PM (Afternoon/Evening)
watching the sunseteating dinnerwatching stars AM times are from midnight to noon (morning activities), and PM times are from noon to midnight (afternoon and evening activities).
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 3:00 is read as three o'clock.
When the minute hand is on 12 and the time is exactly on the hour, we say 'o'clock.' So 3:00 is read as three o'clock.
2. The short hand on a clock is called the hour hand.
The shorter hand on a clock is the hour hand. It moves slowly and points to the current hour.
3. The long hand on a clock is called the minute hand.
The longer hand on a clock is the minute hand. It moves faster and shows the minutes past the hour.
4. When the minute hand points to 6, it shows the half hour.
The number 6 is halfway around the clock face. When the minute hand points to 6, it means 30 minutes have passed, which is half of an hour.
5. There are 12 hours shown on a clock face.
A standard clock face displays the numbers 1 through 12, so there are 12 hours shown.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 3:30 means three thirty.
True False
3:30 is read as three thirty because the hour is 3 and 30 minutes have passed.
2. When the minute hand is on the 6, it shows the half hour.
True False
The 6 on a clock is exactly halfway around the face. When the minute hand points to 6, it means 30 minutes (half an hour) have passed.
3. 12:00 PM is midnight.
True False
12:00 PM is noon (the middle of the day). Midnight is 12:00 AM.
4. School usually starts in the AM.
True False
Most schools start in the morning, which is during AM hours (before noon).