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Year 1 Time - Telling the Time
When both hands are pointing to the 12, it's 12 o'clock.

Year 1 Time - Telling the Time

Read clocks to the hour and half past. Spot the hour hand, count minutes in fives, and say what time it is on real and drawn clocks.

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Fascinating Fact:

Minute numbers go in fives. Count 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 all the way to 60.

In KS1 Maths, children learn to tell the time to o’clock and half past. They use the hour hand for the hour, the longer minute hand for minutes, and count around the clock in fives.

Key Terms

  • Hour hand: The shorter hand that shows the hour.
  • Minute hand: The longer hand that shows minutes around the clock.
  • O’clock: When the minute hand points to 12, like “3 o’clock”.

Practise counting in fives first: try the Numeracy Game before you start the quiz.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do I tell the time at o’clock and half past?

For o’clock, the minute hand points to 12 and you read the hour hand. For half past, the minute hand points to 6 and you read the next hour the short hand is moving towards.

Which hand is the minute hand on a clock?

The minute hand is the longer hand. It shows how many minutes have passed as it moves around the numbers.

What is the difference between analogue and digital clocks?

An analogue clock has hands that move around a face. A digital clock shows the time using digits like 3:30 without any hands.

Try These Related Quizzes

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Question 1
What time does this clock show?
Half past 7
Half past 9
Half past 6
Half past 8
The hour hand is half way between the 8 and the 9, so it is halfway between 8 o'clock and 9 o'clock
Question 2
What time does this clock show?
Half past 4
Half past 6
Half past 3
Half past 7
The minute hand is pointing straight down so it's half past. The hour hand is between the 6 and the 7
Question 3
When it's 'o'clock', the longer hand is pointing to which number?
12
6
2
1
The minute hand must point to the 12 for it to be something o'clock. The shorter hand points to the hour
Question 4
When it is half past, the longer minute hand points to which number?
12
6
4
8
The minute hand points straight down for half past
Question 5
What time does this clock show?
Half past 6
Half past 3
Half past 1
Half past 5
The minute hand is pointing to the 6 so it's half past. The hour hand is halfway between 1 and 2
Question 6
What time does this clock show?
Half past 6
Half past 7
Half past 8
Half past 9
The hour hand is halfway between 7 and 8
Question 7
What time does this clock show?
5 o'clock
4 o'clock
12 o'clock
8 o'clock
The hour hand is pointing to the 8
Question 8
What time does this clock show?
3 o'clock
1 o'clock
12 o'clock
4 o'clock
The hour hand shows us that it's 1 o'clock
Question 9
What time does this clock show?
12 o'clock
9 o'clock
2 o'clock
10 o'clock
The minute hand is pointing to the 12 and the hour hand is pointing to the 9
Question 10
What time does this clock show?
8 o'clock
6 o'clock
1 o'clock
12 o'clock
When both hands point to the 12, it is 12 o'clock
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - O’clock and half past

Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)
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