Understanding Clock Hands and Time

The video tutorial explains how to read a clock by identifying the hour and minute hands. It describes the differences between the two hands, with the minute hand being longer. The tutorial guides viewers on how to read the time when the minute hand points to 12, using the term 'o'clock'. It concludes by showing how to combine the positions of both hands to tell the time, such as 'three o'clock'.

What is the primary function of the hour hand on a clock?

• To show the seconds

• To indicate the minutes

• To display the date

• To point to the current hour

Which hand on the clock is typically shorter?

• The minute hand

• The hour hand

• The second hand

• The date hand

How can you distinguish the minute hand from the hour hand?

• The minute hand is thicker

• The minute hand is colored differently

• The minute hand is shorter

• The minute hand is longer

What is the role of the minute hand on a clock?

• To show the seconds

• To point to the current minute

• To indicate the hour

• To display the date

Which hand is used to determine the exact minute on a clock?

• The date hand

• The minute hand

• The second hand

• The hour hand

What number does the minute hand point to when it is 'o'clock'?

• 9

• 6

• 12

• 3

What term is used when the minute hand points to 12?

• Quarter to

• Quarter past

• O'clock

• Half past

What does it mean when the minute hand is at 12?

• It's quarter to the hour

• It's quarter past the hour

• It's the start of a new hour

• It's half past the hour

If the hour hand points to 3 and the minute hand points to 12, what time is it?

• 3:15

• 3:45

• 3:30

• 3:00

What does the hour hand indicate when it points to 3?

• The hour is 3

• The hour is 12

• The hour is 6

• The hour is 9