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Quarter Half Turn Clocks

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Quarter Half Turn Clocks

Clock showing quarter and half turns

🕐 Part 1: Understanding Turns

1. How many quarter turns make one half turn?

1

2

3

4

2. When the minute hand moves from 12 to 6, what type of turn has it made?

Quarter turn

Half turn

Full turn

3. Which times show a quarter turn from 12 o'clock? (Tick all that apply)

Quarter past 3

Half past 6

Quarter past 9

Quarter to 12

4. When it's "half past" any hour, where does the minute hand point?

3

6

9

12

⏰ Part 2: Clock Times and Turns

5. Complete the sentences about turns:

a) A quarter turn is the same as turning _______ degrees.

b) A half turn is the same as turning _______ degrees.

c) When the minute hand goes from 12 to 3, it makes a _______ turn.

6. Match each time to the correct turn description. Draw lines to connect them:
Quarter past 2
Half past 5
Quarter to 7
Half turn from 12
Quarter turn from 12
Three quarter turns from 12
7. Look at these clock positions. Write whether each shows a quarter turn or half turn from 12 o'clock:

a) Minute hand pointing to 3: _____________

b) Minute hand pointing to 6: _____________

c) Minute hand pointing to 9: _____________

✏️ Part 3: Drawing and Explaining

8. In the space below, draw arrows to show:

a) A quarter turn clockwise from 12 o'clock

b) A half turn from 12 o'clock

9. Explain in your own words: What is the difference between a quarter turn and a half turn?
10. If you were standing like a clock hand at 12 o'clock and made two quarter turns clockwise, where would you end up? Explain your thinking.

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