Telling Time: Hour and Half Hour Worksheet

Question 1

A clock shows the minute hand on 12 and the hour hand on 4. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 4:00 because the minute hand on 12 means it is exactly on the hour, and the hour hand points to 4.

Question 2

A clock shows the minute hand on 6 and the hour hand between 7 and 8. What time is it?

Accepted Answer

The time is 7:30 because the minute hand on 6 means half past the hour, and the hour hand is between 7 and 8.

Question 3

Write the digital time for a clock that shows the hour hand on 9 and the minute hand on 12.

Accepted Answer

The digital time is 9:00 because the minute hand on 12 shows a full hour.

Question 4

Write the digital time for a clock that shows the hour hand between 2 and 3 and the minute hand on 6.

Accepted Answer

The digital time is 2:30 because the minute hand on 6 means 30 minutes past 2.

Question 5

It is 6:00. Where should the minute hand point on an analog clock?

Accepted Answer

The minute hand should point to 12 because times that end in :00 are exactly on the hour.

Question 6

It is 11:30. Where should the minute hand point on an analog clock?

Accepted Answer

The minute hand should point to 6 because times that end in :30 are half past the hour.

Question 7

Mia starts reading at 3:00 and stops at 3:30. How long does she read?

Accepted Answer

Mia reads for 30 minutes because the time goes from the hour to the half hour.

Question 8

A movie begins at 1:30. Write this time in words.

Accepted Answer

The time in words is one-thirty, or half past one.

Question 9

Sam eats lunch at half past 12. Write the digital time.

Accepted Answer

The digital time is 12:30 because half past 12 means 30 minutes after 12.

Question 10

Circle the earlier time: 5:30 or 6:00. Explain your choice.

Accepted Answer

The earlier time is 5:30 because it comes before 6:00 on a clock.

Question 11

A clock shows 8:00. Where do the hour hand and minute hand point?

Accepted Answer

The hour hand points to 8, and the minute hand points to 12 because 8:00 is exactly on the hour.

Question 12

A clock shows 10:30. Where do the hour hand and minute hand point?

Accepted Answer

The minute hand points to 6, and the hour hand is between 10 and 11 because 10:30 is half past 10.

Telling Time: Hour and Half Hour