1st Grade Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)
This telling time test answers for 1st Grade covers telling time to the hour and half hour (Common Core 1.MD.B.3), with a free PDF to print.
This answer key shows the correct answer and the scoring for every question on the Grade 1 telling time test. The total is 20 points.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.MD.B.3
Telling time test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Read o'clock [2 pts]
- 5:00
- 12:00
Scoring: 1 point for each correct time.
Question 2 – Read half past [2 pts]
- 4:30
- 11:30
Scoring: 1 point for each correct time. Give no point for 4:00 or 11:00.
Question 3 – Words to digits [2 pts]
- 9:00
- 6:30
Scoring: 1 point for each correct time.
Question 4 – Digits to words [2 pts]
- The minutes are 30. Half past 3
- The minutes are 00. 10 o’clock
Scoring: 1 point for each correct answer.
Question 5 – Match the clock [3 pts]
- Clock B
- Clock A
- 9:30
Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.
Question 6 – Find the mistake [3 pts]
The long hand points to 6, so it is half past, not o’clock. The hour is 1.
1:30
Scoring: 2 points for saying the long hand is on 6, so it is half past (1 point for a partial reason). 1 point for 1:30.
Question 7 – Class schedule [3 pts]
- 10:30 is half past 10. Music
- 12:00 has 00 minutes. 12 o’clock
- 1:30 has 30 minutes. Half past 1
Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.
Question 8 – The bus [3 pts]
- Half past 8
- Minutes are 30, so the long hand points to 6.
- The short hand is between 8 and 9.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct part.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this telling time test answers
- The short hand is the hour hand. The long hand is the minute hand.
- Minute hand on 12 means o’clock, written with :00.
- Minute hand on 6 means half past, written with :30.
- At half past, the hour hand is halfway between two numbers.
- A digital clock shows the hour, a colon, and two digits for the minutes.
How to use this telling time test answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
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