Time: Hours & Half-Hours — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1. The short hand points to 6 and the long hand points to 12. What time is it?
A) 12:00
B) 6:30
C) 6:00
D) 12:06
Short hand on 6, long hand on 12 = exactly 6 o'clock = 6:00.
2. Which digital time matches half past 3?
A) 3:00
B) 3:30
C) 3:03
D) 6:03
Half past 3 = 30 minutes after 3 = 3:30.
3. You eat lunch at 12 o'clock. Which clock description shows lunch time?
A) Short hand on 12, long hand on 6
B) Short hand on 6, long hand on 12
C) Short hand on 12, long hand on 12
D) Short hand on 1, long hand on 2
12 o'clock means both hands point to 12 — short hand on 12, long hand on 12.
4. The short hand points to 9 and the long hand points to 6. What time is it?
A) 9:00
B) 6:09
C) 6:30
D) 9:30
Long hand on 6 = half past. Short hand between 9 and 10 = 9. Time is 9:30.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing time or word on each line.
1. The short hand is on 5 and the long hand is on 6. The digital time is 5:30.
Long hand on 6 = 30 minutes. Short hand between 5 and 6 = 5. Digital time: 5:30.
2. School starts at 8 o'clock. In digital time that is 8:00.
8 o'clock in digital time is 8:00 — the :00 shows exactly on the hour.
3. When the long hand is on 6, we say half past.
When the minute hand is on 6 (= 30 minutes), we say 'half past' the current hour.
4. At 7:30, the short hand points to the 7 and the long hand points to the 6.
At :30 (half past), the minute (long) hand always points to the 6 on the clock.
5. If recess is at 10:00, we say recess is at 10 o'clock.
10:00 with :00 means exactly on the hour — we say 10 o'clock.