Get comfortable with minute-hand math, hour-hand drift, and AM/PM choices using everyday scenes. You'll correct sentences claiming the minute hand on 8 means 8 minutes (it's 40), explain why the hour hand at 11:57 is nearly on the 12, and fix the slip that says school ends at 3:15 AM.
Fill-ins land on the minute hand pointing to 11 (55 minutes), reading 6:15 from a clock with hands between 6 and 7, and figuring out when 6:00 PM dinner is ready after 25 minutes. True-or-false items check that 2:00 AM is sleeping time and that one full lap of the minute hand equals 60 minutes, not 30. These habits make precise time-telling feel automatic.
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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 8, it means 8 minutes past the hour.
Rewrite: When the minute hand points to the 8, it means 40 minutes past the hour because each number stands for 5 minutes.
2. Fix the sentence:
At 11:57 the hour hand is pointing right at the 11.
Rewrite: At 11:57 the hour hand is almost at the 12 because it moves toward the next number as minutes pass.
3. Fix the sentence:
The school day ends at 3:15 AM.
Rewrite: The school day ends at 3:15 PM because PM is used for afternoon times.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. When the minute hand points to the 11, it shows 55 minutes past the hour.
2. A clock with the hour hand between 6 and 7 and the minute hand on 3 reads 6:15.
3. Half of 60 minutes is 30 minutes, which is half past the hour.
4. If dinner starts at 6:00 PM and takes 25 minutes to cook, it is ready at 6:25.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 2:00 AM is a time most people are sleeping.
True False
2. When the minute hand goes all the way around the clock, 30 minutes have passed.
True False
3. The numbers on a clock go from 1 to 12.
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 8, it means 8 minutes past the hour.
Rewrite: When the minute hand points to the 8, it means 40 minutes past the hour because each number stands for 5 minutes.
2) Fix the sentence:
At 11:57 the hour hand is pointing right at the 11.
Rewrite: At 11:57 the hour hand is almost at the 12 because it moves toward the next number as minutes pass.
3) Fix the sentence:
The school day ends at 3:15 AM.
Rewrite: The school day ends at 3:15 PM because PM is used for afternoon times.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) When the minute hand points to the 11, it shows 55 minutes past the hour.
2) A clock with the hour hand between 6 and 7 and the minute hand on 3 reads 6:15.
3) Half of 60 minutes is 30 minutes, which is half past the hour.
4) If dinner starts at 6:00 PM and takes 25 minutes to cook, it is ready at 6:25.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) 2:00 AM is a time most people are sleeping.
True
False
2) When the minute hand goes all the way around the clock, 30 minutes have passed.
True
False
3) The numbers on a clock go from 1 to 12.
True
False
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