Telling Time with 'Quarter To'

This video tutorial teaches how to tell time using the phrase 'Quarter To'. It explains the division of a clock into quarters and focuses on the last quarter, which represents the last 15 minutes of an hour. The tutorial provides examples and practice exercises to help learners understand how to read time as 'Quarter To' the next hour.

What does the shorthand on a clock represent?

• Seconds

• Minutes

• Hours

• Milliseconds

How many minutes does it take for the minute hand to travel through one quarter of the clock?

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 30 minutes

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If the minute hand is at 45 minutes, how many quarters has it traveled?

• Four quarters

• Three quarters

• Two quarters

• One quarter

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What time is it when the clock shows 12:45?

• Quarter to 3

• Quarter to 12

• Quarter to 1

• Quarter to 2

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If the minute hand is on the nine and the hour hand is almost at 11, what time is it?

• 10:45

• 10:30

• 10:15

• 11:00

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How would you describe the time 1:45 using 'Quarter To'?

• Quarter to 1

• Quarter to 4

• Quarter to 2

• Quarter to 3

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What time is it when the clock shows 11:45?

• Quarter to 1

• Quarter to 12

• Quarter to 11

• Quarter to 10

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If the clock shows 2:45, how would you describe the time?

• Quarter to 3

• Quarter to 2

• Quarter to 4

• Quarter to 1

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What time is it when the clock shows 8:45?

• Quarter to 10

• Quarter to 9

• Quarter to 8

• Quarter to 7

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What should you do to get better at telling time using 'Quarter To'?

• Stop practicing

• Practice regularly

• Ignore the concept

• Practice occasionally

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