Telling Time — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each time into the correct category.
On the Hour
2:0011:009:00 On the Half Hour
7:304:301:30 Times on the hour end in :00 (the minute hand is on 12). Times on the half hour end in :30 (the minute hand is on 6).
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 7:30 means 7 hours and 30 minutes.
The number after the colon tells the minutes. In 7:30, there are 7 hours and 30 minutes.
2. The minute hand points to 6 when the time is half past.
Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. The minute hand points to 6, which represents 30 minutes.
3. At 5:00, the minute hand points to 12.
When the time is exactly on the hour (:00), the minute hand always points to 12.
4. Half past 9 is the same as 9:30.
Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. Half past 9 is 9:30.
5. The hour hand is the short hand on a clock.
The hour hand is shorter than the minute hand. This helps us tell which hand shows the hour and which shows the minutes.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 4:30 is the same as half past 4.
True False
Half past 4 means 30 minutes after 4 o'clock, which is 4:30.
2. The minute hand points to 12 at 5:30.
True False
At 5:30, the minute hand points to 6, not 12. The minute hand points to 12 only when the time is exactly on the hour.
3. There are 60 minutes in one hour.
True False
One full rotation of the minute hand around the clock equals 60 minutes, which is one hour.
4. 2:00 PM comes before 2:00 AM on the same day.
True False
2:00 AM is in the early morning, and 2:00 PM is in the afternoon. On the same day, 2:00 AM comes first.