Build a solid foundation for reading clocks to the minute. You'll fix the idea that a minute hand on the 10 means 50 minutes (not 10), figure out why the hour hand at 9:52 is almost touching the 10, and clear up that breakfast at 7:30 is AM, not PM.
Fill-ins ask what the minute hand on the 3 shows (15) and where gym class lands if it starts at 1:15 PM and lasts 30 minutes. True-or-false statements check whether the hour hand is shorter and bust the myth that an hour has 100 minutes. Mastering each-number-equals-5 unlocks every clock you'll ever read.
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Time to the Minute
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
When the minute hand points to the 10, it means 10 minutes past the hour.
Rewrite: When the minute hand points to the 10, it means 50 minutes past the hour because each number represents 5 minutes.
2. Fix the sentence:
At 9:52 the hour hand is pointing directly at the 9.
Rewrite: At 9:52 the hour hand is almost at the 10 because it moves slowly toward the next hour as minutes pass.
3. Fix the sentence:
Breakfast at 7:30 in the morning is 7:30 PM.
Rewrite: Breakfast at 7:30 in the morning is 7:30 AM because AM means before noon.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When the minute hand points to the 3, it shows 15 minutes past the hour.
2. A clock with the hour hand between 4 and 5 and the minute hand on 10 reads 4:50.
3. If gym class starts at 1:15 PM and lasts 30 minutes, it ends at 1:45 PM.
4. Evening times after noon use PM after the time.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. When the minute hand is on 12 and the hour hand is on 3, the time is 3:00.
True False
2. There are 100 minutes in one hour.
True False
3. The hour hand is shorter than the minute hand on a clock.
True False
Time to the Minute
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
When the minute hand points to the 10, it means 10 minutes past the hour.
Rewrite: When the minute hand points to the 10, it means 50 minutes past the hour because each number represents 5 minutes.
2) Fix the sentence:
At 9:52 the hour hand is pointing directly at the 9.
Rewrite: At 9:52 the hour hand is almost at the 10 because it moves slowly toward the next hour as minutes pass.
3) Fix the sentence:
Breakfast at 7:30 in the morning is 7:30 PM.
Rewrite: Breakfast at 7:30 in the morning is 7:30 AM because AM means before noon.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) When the minute hand points to the 3, it shows 15 minutes past the hour.
2) A clock with the hour hand between 4 and 5 and the minute hand on 10 reads 4:50.
3) If gym class starts at 1:15 PM and lasts 30 minutes, it ends at 1:45 PM.
4) Evening times after noon use PM after the time.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) When the minute hand is on 12 and the hour hand is on 3, the time is 3:00.
True
False
2) There are 100 minutes in one hour.
True
False
3) The hour hand is shorter than the minute hand on a clock.
True
False
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