Fill in the clocks: A math worksheet for practicing telling time by drawing clock hands to match given times in words.

Let’s go through each clock one by one and figure out where the hour and minute hands should point.

Remember:
- The hour hand is shorter and points to the hour (or between hours if it’s past that hour).
- The minute hand is longer and points to the number of minutes past the hour. Each number on the clock = 5 minutes (so 1 = 5 min, 2 = 10 min, ..., 12 = 60 min or 0 min).

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Clock 1: two o’clock
→ Hour hand: points at 2
→ Minute hand: points at 12 (because 0 minutes)

Clock 2: quarter past five
→ “Quarter past” = 15 minutes
→ Hour hand: just a little past 5 (since it’s only 15 mins in)
→ Minute hand: points at 3 (because 3 × 5 = 15)

Clock 3: five past ten
→ 5 minutes past 10
→ Hour hand: just a tiny bit past 10
→ Minute hand: points at 1 (because 1 × 5 = 5)

Clock 4: half past seven
→ “Half past” = 30 minutes
→ Hour hand: halfway between 7 and 8
→ Minute hand: points at 6 (because 6 × 5 = 30)

Clock 5: quarter to eleven
→ “Quarter to” = 15 minutes BEFORE 11 → so it’s 10:45
→ Hour hand: close to 11, but not quite — about 3/4 of the way from 10 to 11
→ Minute hand: points at 9 (because 9 × 5 = 45)

Clock 6: twenty five past six
→ 25 minutes past 6
→ Hour hand: a bit past 6 (about halfway to 7? Actually, 25/60 ≈ less than halfway)
→ Minute hand: points at 5 (because 5 × 5 = 25)

Clock 7: ten to one
→ 10 minutes before 1 → so it’s 12:50
→ Hour hand: very close to 1, but still in the 12s — almost at 1
→ Minute hand: points at 10 (because 10 × 5 = 50)

Clock 8: twenty past four
→ 20 minutes past 4
→ Hour hand: a little past 4
→ Minute hand: points at 4 (because 4 × 5 = 20)

Clock 9: five to twelve
→ 5 minutes before 12 → so it’s 11:55
→ Hour hand: very close to 12, but still near 11
→ Minute hand: points at 11 (because 11 × 5 = 55)

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Final Answer:

Here’s what to draw for each clock:

1. two o’clock → hour hand at 2, minute hand at 12
2. quarter past five → hour hand slightly past 5, minute hand at 3
3. five past ten → hour hand slightly past 10, minute hand at 1
4. half past seven → hour hand halfway between 7 and 8, minute hand at 6
5. quarter to eleven → hour hand close to 11 (but not there), minute hand at 9
6. twenty five past six → hour hand a bit past 6, minute hand at 5
7. ten to one → hour hand almost at 1, minute hand at 10
8. twenty past four → hour hand a little past 4, minute hand at 4
9. five to twelve → hour hand almost at 12, minute hand at 11