Tell Time Hour/Half Hour

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Tell Time Hour/Half Hour · Grade 1 · Worksheet 3

1. What time is shown? (clock showing 9:30) Answer: 9:30 Solution: Look at the short hour hand. It is pointing between the 9 and the 10. Look at the long minute hand.
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   Step 1: Look at the short hour hand. It is pointing between the 9 and the 10. Step 2: Look at the long minute hand. It is pointing straight down at the 6. Step 3: When the minute hand points to the 6, it means 30 minutes have passed, which is a half hour. Step 4: When it is half past the hour, the hour hand is halfway between two numbers. Since it is between 9 and 10, the time is half past 9, or 9:30. The answer is 9:30.

2. What time is shown? (clock showing 3:30) Answer: 3:30 Solution: Look at the short hour hand. It is pointing between the 3 and the 4. Look at the long minute hand.
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   Step 1: Look at the short hour hand. It is pointing between the 3 and the 4. Step 2: Look at the long minute hand. It is pointing straight down at the 6. Step 3: When the minute hand points to the 6, it means 30 minutes have passed, or 'half past'. Step 4: Because the hour hand is between 3 and 4, the time is half past 3, which is written as 3:30. The answer is 3:30.

3. Tane looks at his clock. The hour hand is pointing between the 9 and the 10, and the minute hand is pointing straight down at the 6. What time is it? Answer: 9:30 Solution: The minute hand is pointing straight down at the 6. On an analog clock, when the minute hand points to the 6, it means 30 minutes have passed since the last hour. This is called half past.
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   Step 1: The minute hand is pointing straight down at the 6. On an analog clock, when the minute hand points to the 6, it means 30 minutes have passed since the last hour. This is called half past. Step 2: The hour hand is pointing between the 9 and the 10. This means the hour is 9, and it is halfway to 10. Step 3: When the minute hand is on the 6 and the hour hand is between 9 and 10, the time is half past 9. Step 4: Half past 9 is written as 9:30. The answer is 9:30.

4. Olivia looks at the clock. The hour hand is between 7 and 8, and the minute hand is pointing straight down. What time is it? Answer: 7:30 Solution: Look at the minute hand. It is pointing straight down to the 6. This means 30 minutes have passed, so it is half past the hour.
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   Step 1: Look at the minute hand. It is pointing straight down to the 6. This means 30 minutes have passed, so it is half past the hour. Step 2: Look at the hour hand. It is between the 7 and the 8. This means the hour is 7, and we are halfway to 8. Step 3: Combine the hour and minutes. The time is half past 7, which is written as 7:30. The answer is 7:30.

5. Mason's piano lesson starts at 8 o'clock. He looks at the clock and sees the hour hand pointing between the 8 and 9, and the minute hand pointing straight down to the 6. What time does the clock show? Answer: 8:30 Solution: The minute hand pointing straight down to the 6 means it is 30 minutes past the hour. Step 2: The hour hand pointing between the 8 and 9 means it is halfway between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock.
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   Step 1: The minute hand pointing straight down to the 6 means it is 30 minutes past the hour. Step 2: The hour hand pointing between the 8 and 9 means it is halfway between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock. Step 3: When the hour hand is between the 8 and 9 and the minute hand is on the 6, the time is half past 8. Step 4: Half past 8 is written as 8:30. The clock shows 8:30.

6. Sophia looks at the clock. The hour hand is between 1 and 2, and the minute hand is pointing straight down. What time is it? Answer: 1:30 Solution: Look at the minute hand. It is pointing straight down to the 6. This means 30 minutes have passed, so it is half past the hour.
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   Step 1: Look at the minute hand. It is pointing straight down to the 6. This means 30 minutes have passed, so it is half past the hour. Step 2: Look at the hour hand. It is between the 1 and the 2. This means the hour is 1, and we are halfway to 2. Step 3: Combine the hour and minutes. The time is half past 1, which is written as 1:30. The answer is 1:30.

7. Emma's art class starts at 10 o'clock. She looks at the clock and sees the hour hand pointing between the 10 and 11, and the minute hand pointing straight down. What time does the clock show? Answer: 10:30 Solution: The minute hand pointing straight down means it's pointing at the 6, which represents 30 minutes. The hour hand pointing between the 10 and 11 means it's halfway between 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock.
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   Step 1: The minute hand pointing straight down means it's pointing at the 6, which represents 30 minutes. Step 2: The hour hand pointing between the 10 and 11 means it's halfway between 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock. Step 3: When the hour hand is halfway between two numbers, it means 30 minutes have passed since the previous hour. Step 4: Since the hour hand is between 10 and 11, and 30 minutes have passed, the time is 10:30. The answer is 10:30.

8. Sophia looks at her clock. The hour hand is pointing just past the 1, and the minute hand is pointing straight down to the 6. What time is it? Answer: 1:30 Solution: The minute hand pointing straight down to the 6 means it is half past the hour, or :30. The hour hand is just past the 1, which means the hour is 1.
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   Step 1: The minute hand pointing straight down to the 6 means it is half past the hour, or :30. Step 2: The hour hand is just past the 1, which means the hour is 1. Step 3: When the minute hand is on the 6 and the hour hand is past the 1, the time is half past 1. Step 4: Half past 1 is written as 1:30. The answer is 1:30.

9. Look at the clock. The hour hand is pointing between the 8 and 9, and the minute hand is pointing straight up to the 12. What time is it? Answer: 8:00 Solution: The minute hand pointing straight up to the 12 means it is exactly on the hour. The hour hand pointing between the 8 and 9 means it is exactly 8 o'clock, not 9 o'clock.
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   Step 1: The minute hand pointing straight up to the 12 means it is exactly on the hour. Step 2: The hour hand pointing between the 8 and 9 means it is exactly 8 o'clock, not 9 o'clock. Step 3: When the minute hand is on the 12 and the hour hand is on the 8, the time is 8:00. The answer is 8:00.