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Reading Time to 5-Minutes

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Reading Time to 5-Minutes

Analogue clock showing time

🕐 Part 1: Reading Time

1. Look at each clock and write the time shown:

Clock A: The minute hand points to 2, the hour hand is between 3 and 4.

Time: _____________ (Example: ten past three)

Clock B: The minute hand points to 7, the hour hand is between 5 and 6.

Time: _____________

Clock C: The minute hand points to 11, the hour hand is between 8 and 9.

Time: _____________

2. Circle the correct time for each description:

Twenty past four

4:20

4:25

4:15

Quarter to seven

6:45

7:15

7:45

⏰ Part 2: Time Practice

3. Complete the time phrases:

When the minute hand points to 3, it shows _______ minutes past the hour.

When the minute hand points to 9, it shows _______ minutes past the hour.

When the minute hand points to 6, it shows _______ past the hour.

4. Write these times in two different ways:

2:35

Way 1: _________________________ past two

Way 2: _________________________ to three

9:10

Way 1: _________________________ past _______

5. True or False? Tick the correct boxes:

The minute hand is longer than the hour hand

When it's 3:25, the hour hand points exactly at the 3

The minute hand moves faster than the hour hand

Quarter past is the same as 15 minutes past

✏️ Part 3: Problem Solving

6. Sarah's day - help her read the times:

Sarah wakes up when the minute hand points to 6 and the hour hand is between 7 and 8.

What time does Sarah wake up? _________________

She has lunch when the minute hand points to 5 and the hour hand is between 12 and 1.

What time does Sarah have lunch? _________________

7. Challenge question:

Explain how you know where the hour hand should be when the time is 4:40.

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