Reading a Clock | Time & Calendar (Tick Tick Tick) | Assessment | English | Grade 4

What does the short hand of the clock represent?

• Hour

• Minutes

• Day

• It is different in different countries

Look at the clock in the picture. What is the time?

• 2:10

• 10:02

• 10:10

• 2:02

Answer explanation

The hour hand is on 10, the minutes hand is on 2. It is 10 minutes past 10 or 10:10.

If the short hand of the clock is at 5, what can the time be?

• 6:50

• 5:05

• 7:15

• 8:35

Answer explanation

The hour hand is at 5, so the time has to be between 5 and 6. Option 2 is correct.

How many minutes are represented by the time given in the clock?

• 6 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 12 minutes

• None of the above

Answer explanation

When the minute hand is at 6, it represents 30 minutes.

If the hour hand of a clock is on 2 and minute hand is on 12. What is the time?

• 60 minutes past 2 o clock

• 12 minutes past 2 o clock

• 2 o clock

• 2 minutes past 12 o clock

Radha wants to pick the clock which displays 2:25. Which clock should Radha pick?

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Answer explanation

25 minutes is represented by the minute hand at 5. In option 4, the minute hand is at 5 and the hour hand is at 2. So option 4 is the correct answer.