Let’s go clock by clock and figure out the time.
We look at two hands on each clock:
- The
short hand is the hour hand — it tells us which hour it is.
- The
long hand is the minute hand — it tells us how many minutes past the hour.
Remember:
- When the long hand points to 12 → it’s “o’clock” (0 minutes)
- When it points to 6 → it’s half past (30 minutes)
- When it points to 3 → it’s quarter past (15 minutes)
- When it points to 9 → it’s quarter to (45 minutes)
Now let’s solve each one:
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Top row, left clock:
- Short hand is between 11 and 12 → so it’s 11 o’something
- Long hand points to 3 → that’s 15 minutes
→ Time:
11:15
Top row, middle clock:
- Short hand is between 8 and 9 → so it’s 8 o’something
- Long hand points to 6 → that’s 30 minutes
→ Time:
8:30
Top row, right clock:
- Short hand is just before 12 → so it’s 11 o’something
- Long hand points to 6 → that’s 30 minutes
→ Time:
11:30
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Middle row, left clock:
- Short hand is between 8 and 9 → so it’s 8 o’something
- Long hand points to 9 → that’s 45 minutes
→ Time:
8:45
Middle row, middle clock:
- Short hand is just after 1 → so it’s 1 o’something
- Long hand points to 3 → that’s 15 minutes
→ Time:
1:15
Middle row, right clock:
- Short hand is between 7 and 8 → so it’s 7 o’something
- Long hand points to 9 → that’s 45 minutes
→ Time:
7:45
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Bottom row, left clock:
- Short hand is between 10 and 11 → so it’s 10 o’something
- Long hand points to 6 → that’s 30 minutes
→ Time:
10:30
Bottom row, middle clock:
- Short hand is between 3 and 4 → so it’s 3 o’something
- Long hand points to 9 → that’s 45 minutes
→ Time:
3:45
Bottom row, right clock:
- Short hand points exactly to 5 → so it’s 5 o’clock
- Long hand points to 12 → that’s 0 minutes
→ Time:
5:00
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Final Answer:
It's 11:15
It's 8:30
It's 11:30
It's 8:45
It's 1:15
It's 7:45
It's 10:30
It's 3:45
It's 5:00
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of time worksheet quarter.
