1st Grade Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour Quiz: 10 Questions with Explanations

A 12:06B 6:00C 6:30D 5:30

The long hand is on 12, so it is an o’clock time. The short hand is on 6. Mixing up the hands gives 12:06.

A 10:00B 10:30C 6:10D 11:30

The long hand points to 6, so it is half past. The short hand has passed the 10, so the time is 10:30.

A 9 o’clockB Half past 10C 30 past 3D Half past 9

The minutes are 30, so it is half past. The hour is 9.

A Clock BB Clock CC Clock AD None of them

Clock A has the long hand on 6 and the short hand between 2 and 3. Clock B is 2:00 and Clock C is 3:30.

A 4:00B 12:04C 4:30D 3:30

Long hand on 12 means o’clock. The short hand shows hour 4.

A 7:30B 7:00C 6:30D 3:07

Half past means 30 minutes after the hour. Half past 7 is 7:30.

A The long handB Both handsC Neither handD The short hand

The short, thick hand is the hour hand. The long hand shows the minutes.

A Half past 12B 12 o’clockC Half past 6D 6 o’clock

Minutes 00 mean an o’clock time, so 12:00 is 12 o’clock.

A 6:00B 4:00C 4:30D 6:30

The long hand shows minutes. It points to 6, which means 30 minutes. The short hand is between 4 and 5, so the hour is 4.

A 3:30B 3:00C 6:03D 2:30

Half past 3 is 3:30. Using 3:00 forgets the half hour.