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Quarter Hour Clock Reading

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Quarter Hour Clock Reading

Analogue clock showing quarter hour times

🕐 Part 1: Reading Quarter Hours

1. What time is shown when the minute hand points to 3 and the hour hand is between 2 and 3?

2:30 (half past 2)

2:15 (quarter past 2)

3:15 (quarter past 3)

2:45 (quarter to 3)

2. When we say "quarter to 5", what digital time does this represent?

4:45

5:15

5:45

4:15

3. A quarter of an hour equals how many minutes?

10 minutes

15 minutes

20 minutes

30 minutes

4. Which of these times are quarter hour times? (Check all that apply)

3:15

7:20

9:45

11:30

2:00

⏰ Part 2: Reading Specific Minutes

5. When the minute hand points to 4 on the clock face, how many minutes past the hour is it?

Answer: _______ minutes past

6. Complete the sentence: When it's 6:28, we can say it's _______ minutes past _______ or _______ minutes to _______.
7. Explain how you would read a clock showing 4:52 using "minutes to" language.
8. Match the times with their descriptions by writing the correct letter:

A) 8:15 B) 8:30 C) 8:45 D) 8:50

_____ Quarter past 8

_____ Ten to 9

_____ Half past 8

_____ Quarter to 9

🤔 Part 3: Problem Solving

9. Sarah's music lesson starts at quarter past 3 and finishes at quarter to 4. How long is her lesson?
10. List three real-life situations where knowing quarter hour times is important:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________

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