This hard worksheet pushes kindergartners to read clocks like a detective. Multiple-choice questions ask what time it is when the short hand is on 3 and the long hand is on 12, where the minute hand points at half past 5, and which clock shows 7:00 when Sam eats breakfast. A tricky question asks for the time when the hour hand sits between 2 and 3 with the minute hand on 6, the answer being 2:30.
Fill-in-blanks then check that kids know half past 8 is 8:30, that 6:30 places the hour hand between 6 and 7, and that a clock face counts from 1 to 12. This sheet stretches early time skills toward first-grade readiness.
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Time (Hours & Half Hours)
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What time does the clock show when the short hand is on 3 and the long hand is on 12?
A) 3:30
B) 3:00
C) 12:03
D) 6:00
2. At half past 5, where does the minute hand point?
A) To the 12
B) To the 5
C) To the 6
D) To the 3
3. Sam eats breakfast at 7 o clock. Which clock shows 7:00?
A) Short hand on 7, long hand on 12
B) Short hand on 12, long hand on 7
C) Short hand on 6, long hand on 7
D) Both hands on 7
4. What time is it when the hour hand is between 2 and 3 and the minute hand is on 6?
A) 2:00
B) 6:02
C) 3:00
D) 2:30
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. At half past 8 the time is 8:30.
2. The hour hand moves from 4 to 5 in one hour.
3. At 6:30 the hour hand is between 6 and 7.
4. A clock face has numbers from 1 to 12.
5. When the minute hand goes all the way around, one hour has passed.
Time (Hours & Half Hours)
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What time does the clock show when the short hand is on 3 and the long hand is on 12?
A) 3:30
B) 3:00
C) 12:03
D) 6:00
2. At half past 5, where does the minute hand point?
A) To the 12
B) To the 5
C) To the 6
D) To the 3
3. Sam eats breakfast at 7 o clock. Which clock shows 7:00?
A) Short hand on 7, long hand on 12
B) Short hand on 12, long hand on 7
C) Short hand on 6, long hand on 7
D) Both hands on 7
4. What time is it when the hour hand is between 2 and 3 and the minute hand is on 6?
A) 2:00
B) 6:02
C) 3:00
D) 2:30
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) At half past 8 the time is 8:30.
2) The hour hand moves from 4 to 5 in one hour.
3) At 6:30 the hour hand is between 6 and 7.
4) A clock face has numbers from 1 to 12.
5) When the minute hand goes all the way around, one hour has passed.
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