Telling Time - 1st Grade

Front

What is the hour hand on a clock?

Back

The hour hand is the shorter hand on a clock that shows the current hour.

Front

What is the minute hand on a clock?

Back

The minute hand is the longer hand on a clock that shows the current minutes.

Front

What does it mean when the clock shows 5:30?

Back

It means it is half past five, or 30 minutes after five o'clock.

Front

How many minutes are in one hour?

Back

There are 60 minutes in one hour.

Front

What time is it when the minute hand points to 12?

Back

It is the start of the hour.

Front

What does it mean when the clock shows 9:30?

Back

It means it is half past nine, or 30 minutes after nine o'clock.

Front

What is a digital clock?

Back

A digital clock shows time using numbers instead of hands.

Front

What is an analog clock?

Back

An analog clock shows time using hands that move around a dial.

Front

What does it mean when the clock shows 10:00?

Back

It means it is exactly ten o'clock.

Front

How can you tell if two clocks show the same time?

Back

If both the hour and minute hands point to the same numbers, they show the same time.