Tell Time to Five Minutes

Front

What is a clock?

Back

A clock is a device that shows the time. It has numbers and hands that move to tell us what time it is.

Front

What do the short hand and long hand on a clock represent?

Back

The short hand shows the hour, and the long hand shows the minutes.

Front

How many minutes are in one hour?

Back

There are 60 minutes in one hour.

Front

What does it mean to tell time to the nearest five minutes?

Back

It means to read the time by looking at the minute hand and rounding to the closest multiple of five.

Front

If the minute hand is on the 3, what time is it?

Back

It is 15 minutes past the hour.

Front

What is the time if the hour hand is on 2 and the minute hand is on 6?

Back

It is 2:30.

Front

How do you read the time when the minute hand is between two numbers?

Back

You look at the last number the minute hand passed and count the minutes to the next number.

Front

What does 'quarter past' mean?

Back

'Quarter past' means 15 minutes after the hour.

Front

What does 'half past' mean?

Back

'Half past' means 30 minutes after the hour.

Front

If the time is 1:25, where is the minute hand pointing?

Back

The minute hand is pointing at the 5.