Understanding Clock Time

The video tutorial explains how to read time on an analog clock by focusing on the positions of the hour and minute hands. It provides examples of different times, such as 7:00, 7:45, 1:45, 1:15, and 2:00, and emphasizes the importance of understanding the clockwise movement of the hands and counting minutes in increments of five.

What is the first step in determining the time on a clock?

• Count the numbers on the clock

• Observe the hour hand

• Check the second hand

• Look at the minute hand

If the hour hand is pointing directly at a number, what does it indicate?

• The next hour

• The current hour

• Half past the hour

• Quarter past the hour

How do you determine the minutes when the minute hand is pointing at 12?

• It is 30 minutes past the hour

• It is zero minutes past the hour

• It is 15 minutes past the hour

• It is 45 minutes past the hour

What is the significance of the number 12 on a clock in terms of minutes?

• It represents 60 minutes

• It represents zero minutes

• It represents 30 minutes

• It represents 15 minutes

When the hour hand is between two numbers, how do you determine the hour?

• It is the hour it has passed

• It is the previous hour

• It is the next hour

• It is the hour it is approaching

How do you calculate the minutes when the minute hand is not at 12?

• Count by ones from the top

• Count by twos from the top

• Count by fives from the top

• Count by tens from the top

If the hour hand is between 1 and 2, what is the hour?

• 12

• 11

• 2

• 1

What is the time if the hour hand is at 1 and the minute hand is at 3?

• 1:30

• 1:15

• 1:45

• 1:00

What does it mean when both the hour and minute hands point at 12?

• It is noon

• It is zero minutes past the hour

• It is midnight

• It is 12 minutes past the hour

If the hour hand is exactly at 2 and the minute hand is at 12, what is the time?

• 2:15

• 2:30

• 2:12

• 2:00