Telling Time to the Nearest Five Minutes

This video tutorial teaches how to tell time to the nearest five minutes. It explains the parts of a clock, focusing on the hour and minute hands, and provides a method for reading time by first determining the minutes and then the hour. The tutorial includes examples to illustrate the process, emphasizing the importance of understanding the relationship between the minute and hour hands.

What does each number on the clock represent?

• Only the hour

• Only the minutes

• Neither the hour nor the minutes

• Both the hour and the minutes

Which hand is the minute hand?

• The shorter hand

• The hand that moves slower

• The hand that moves faster

• The longer hand

How do you start reading the time on a clock?

• By figuring out the hour first

• By looking at both hands simultaneously

• By figuring out the minutes first

• By looking at the second hand

If the minute hand is pointing to the 4, how many minutes have passed?

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 20 minutes

What should you do if the hour hand is between two numbers?

• Choose the smaller number

• Choose the larger number

• Choose the number it is farthest from

• Choose the number it is closest to

If 50 minutes have passed and the hour hand is pointing to 1, what is the correct time?

• 12:00

• 1:00

• 1:50

• 12:50

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When the minute hand is pointing to the 9, how many minutes have passed?

• 50 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 35 minutes

• 40 minutes

If the minute hand is pointing to the 9 and the hour hand is between 2 and 3, what is the hour?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

If the minute hand is pointing to the 2, how many minutes have passed?

• 10 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

If the minute hand is pointing to the 2 and the hour hand is on the 5, what is the time?

• 5:02

• 5:20

• 5:30

• 5:10