Understanding Analog Clocks

What is the first step in writing time using an analog clock?

• Count the tick marks

• Identify the hour using the big numbers

• Look at the digital display

• Determine the minutes first

How do the big numbers on the clock help in telling time?

• They are decorative

• They indicate the seconds

• They are used to count by fives for minutes

• They show the date

What does the shorthand on an analog clock represent?

• The seconds

• The date

• The hour

• The minutes

If the minute hand is pointing at the 2, how many minutes past the hour is it?

• 20 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 2 minutes

What should you write first when recording the time?

• The seconds

• The minutes

• The date

• The hour