Time: Hours & Half-Hours — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Time Words
Trace each time word. Then write it on the dotted line.
1. hour
2. clock
3. minute
4. time
5. noon
6. half
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A clock has 12 numbers on it.
A standard clock face has the numbers 1 through 12 arranged in a circle.
2. When the short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 12, it is 3 o'clock.
When the long hand is on 12, it is exactly on the hour. The short hand on 3 means 3 o'clock.
3. The short hand on a clock is called the hour hand.
The short hand is the hour hand — it points to the hour number.
4. When we say half past 4, the long hand points to the 6.
Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. The minute (long) hand always points to 6 at the half hour.
Part C: True or False?
Circle True or False for each statement.
1. A clock has two hands.
True False
True. A clock has two hands: the short hour hand and the long minute hand.
2. The long hand on a clock is the hour hand.
True False
False. The long hand is the minute hand. The short hand is the hour hand.
3. When the long hand points to 12, it is something o'clock.
True False
True. When the minute (long) hand points to 12, it is exactly on the hour — some o'clock.