Understanding Time: Quarter Hours

This video tutorial teaches how to read and understand quarter to times on both analog and digital clocks. It begins with an introduction to the clock's minute and hour hands, followed by explanations of quarter past and quarter to times. The video includes practice exercises to reinforce learning, demonstrating how to read various quarter to times, such as quarter to one, quarter to seven, and more. The tutorial concludes with additional examples to ensure comprehension.

What is the long hand on a clock called?

• Minute hand

• Hour hand

• Second hand

• Day hand

How many minutes are there in one hour?

• 30

• 45

• 60

• 90

When the minute hand is on 12, what do we call the time?

• O'clock

• Quarter to

• Half past

• Quarter past

What does it mean when the minute hand is on 6?

• Quarter past

• Half past

• Quarter to

• O'clock

If the minute hand is on 3, what is the time called?

• Quarter past

• Quarter to

• O'clock

• Half past

What does 'quarter to' mean in terms of minutes left to the next hour?

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

If the minute hand is on 9 and the hour hand is almost at 1, what time is it?

• Quarter past 12

• Half past 12

• Quarter to 1

• Quarter past 1

On a digital clock, what does 'quarter to 1' read as?

• 12:15

• 1:00

• 12:30

• 12:45

If the minute hand is on 9 and the hour hand is almost at 7, what is the time?

• Quarter to 6

• Quarter to 7

• Quarter to 8

• Quarter to 9

What is the digital equivalent of 'quarter to 3'?

• 2:15

• 2:30

• 2:45

• 3:00