Understanding Time and Clocks

This video tutorial covers lesson 7.9, focusing on telling and writing time to the nearest five minutes. It explains the roles of the hour and minute hands on a clock, provides practice exercises for reading time, and includes advanced examples. The lesson also applies these skills to real-world scenarios, such as calculating time spent on tasks. Students are encouraged to practice independently and complete exercises to reinforce their understanding.

What does the smaller hand on a clock represent?

• The minute hand

• The hour hand

• The second hand

• The millisecond hand

If the hour hand is between 5 and 6 and the minute hand is on 8, what time is it?

• 5:08

• 6:08

• 5:40

• 6:40

How do you write the time when the hour hand is on 3 and the minute hand is on 1?

• 1:15

• 3:01

• 3:05

• 1:03

What time is it when both the hour and minute hands are on 12?

• 12:12

• 12:00

• 00:12

• 00:00

If the hour hand is between 3 and 4 and the minute hand is on 5, what time is it?

• 4:05

• 3:25

• 4:25

• 3:05

What is the time when the hour hand is on 9 and the minute hand is on 1?

• 1:05

• 9:01

• 9:05

• 1:09

How do you draw the minute hand if the time is 7:25?

• Pointing at 1

• Pointing at 5

• Pointing at 7

• Pointing at 9

If the time is 1:50, where should the minute hand be?

• Pointing at 10

• Pointing at 5

• Pointing at 1

• Pointing at 7

If the hour hand is between 8 and 9 and it will be the next hour in 35 minutes, what time is it?

• 8:25

• 8:45

• 8:55

• 8:35

How many minutes are in one hour?

• 50 minutes

• 55 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 65 minutes