Time: Hours & Half-Hours — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 3 o'clock in digital time is written as 3:00.
3 o'clock in digital format is 3:00 — the colon separates the hour (3) from the minutes (00).
2. Half past 1 in digital time is written as 1:30.
Half past 1 means 30 minutes after 1. In digital time: 1:30.
3. We wake up in the morning at about 7 o'clock.
Most children wake up around 7 o'clock in the morning.
4. 6:30 is the same as half past 6.
6:30 means 30 minutes past 6, which is the same as half past 6.
5. When a digital clock shows 9:00, we say it is 9 o'clock.
9:00 with :00 means exactly on the hour — we say 9 o'clock.
6. We go to bed at night at about 8 o'clock.
Many children go to bed around 8 o'clock in the evening.
7. 10 o'clock in digital time is written as 10:00.
10 o'clock in digital format is 10:00 — the :00 means exactly on the hour.
8. Half past 12 in digital time is written as 12:30.
Half past 12 means 30 minutes after 12. In digital time: 12:30.
9. The two dots between the hour and minutes on a digital clock are called a colon.
The colon (:) separates hours from minutes on a digital clock — like 3:30 or 7:00.
Part B: Matching
Match each daily activity to the time it usually happens.
1.
Eat breakfast
→ 7:00
12:00
Eat lunch
→ 12:00
6:00
Go to bed
→ 8:00
7:00
Eat dinner
→ 6:00
8:00
Eat breakfast→7:00, Eat lunch→12:00, Go to bed→8:00, Eat dinner→6:00.