Telling Time: Half Past Explained

What is the name of the longer hand on an analog clock?

• Time hand

• Hour hand

• Second hand

• Minute hand

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

• 30 minutes past

• 15 minutes past

• No minutes have passed

• 45 minutes past

How many minutes does a full rotation of the minute hand represent?

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 45 minutes

If the minute hand is at 6, what time is it described as?

• Half past

• O'clock

• Quarter to

• Quarter past

When the hour hand is between 3 and 4, what is the time?

• 3:15

• 3:45

• 4:00

• 3:30

What time is it when the minute hand completes half a rotation from 12?

• 3:30

• 12:30

• 6:30

• 6:00

What does the digital clock show when it's half past the hour?

• 30

• 00

• 15

• 45

At half past four, where is the hour hand positioned?

• Between 3 and 4

• On 5

• On 4

• Between 4 and 5

What time is shown when the minute hand points to 6 and the hour hand is between 10 and 11?

• 10:00

• 10:30

• 11:30

• 11:00

Identify the incorrect statement about reading times on an analog clock.

• Half past times occur when the minute hand is at 3.

• The minute hand at 12 indicates a new hour.

• A full rotation of the minute hand equals 60 minutes.

• The hour hand directly on a number indicates an o'clock time.