Module 6 Measuring
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Can I use the position of both hands to tell the time to the quarter hour on a clock face?

Example review questions

  • Why is one hand longer than the other on a clock face? What does the long hand tell us? What does the short hand tell us?
  • Starting at 12, which number is halfway round the clock?
  • Can you move the hands on your clock to show 4 o'clock?
  • Explain to someone how you would move the hands on your clock to show half past 4?
  • Which hand would you look at first in order to tell the time? Why?
  • Which of these clocks shows quarter past 3? How do you know?
    Three clock faces