Telling time: o'clock and half past

Mathematics · Measurement · ages 5-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Ana says when the long hand points up it is o clock. Is Ana right?
Circle one: True False
The short hand points to 3. The long hand points straight up. What time is it?
- 6 o clock
- 3 o clock
- Half past 3
- Half past 12
The long hand points straight down. The short hand is halfway between 7 and 8. What time is it?
- 8 o clock
- Half past 8
- Half past 7
- 7 o clock
What time does this clock show?
- 7 o'clock
- 8 o'clock
- 9 o'clock
Ben says half past 7 is the same as 7 o clock. Is Ben right?
Circle one: True False
School starts at 9 o clock and ends at 3 o clock. That is 6 hours later. What is 9 + 6?
Answer: ______________
You need to draw half past 4. Where does the long hand go?
- Straight up
- To the 4
- To the 8
- Straight down
You want to draw half past 4. Where should the long hand point?
- 12
- 6
- 4
Mia draws a clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 5. What time did she draw?
- half past 5
- half past 4
- 5 o'clock
The short hand is just past 10 and the long hand is up. What time is it?
- 10 o clock
- Half past 10
- 11 o clock
- 9 o clock

Answer key

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True · Ana is right. Straight up means zero minutes past the hour.
3 o clock · Long hand up means o clock. Short hand at 3 means 3 o clock.
Half past 7 · Long hand down means half past. Between 7 and 8 means half past 7.
8 o'clock · The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 8. It is 8 o'clock.
False · Ben is wrong. Half past 7 is 30 minutes after 7 o clock.
15 · 9 plus 6 equals 15, which is 3 in the afternoon on a clock.
Straight down · Half past always puts the long hand straight down.
6 · For half past any hour, the long hand always points to 6.
5 o'clock · The long hand on 12 means it is an o'clock time. The short hand on 5 makes it 5 o'clock.
10 o clock · Long hand up means o clock, short hand near 10 means 10 o clock.