Telling Time to 5 Minutes

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What is the hour hand on a clock?

Back

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

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What is the minute hand on a clock?

Back

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

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How many minutes are in one hour?

Back

There are 60 minutes in one hour.

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What does it mean when the minute hand points to 12?

Back

When the minute hand points to 12, it means that the hour has just started.

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What does it mean when the minute hand points to 6?

Back

When the minute hand points to 6, it means that 30 minutes have passed since the hour started.

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What is quarter past the hour?

Back

Quarter past the hour means 15 minutes after the hour.

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What is half past the hour?

Back

Half past the hour means 30 minutes after the hour.

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What is quarter to the hour?

Back

Quarter to the hour means 15 minutes before the next hour.

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How do you read the time 2:45?

Back

2:45 means it is 45 minutes past 2 o'clock.

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How do you read the time 5:00?

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5:00 means it is exactly 5 o'clock.