Common Core: 1st Grade Math : Telling and Writing Time

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 1st Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #61 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

12 30

2 30

1 30

Correct answer:

12 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #61 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

1 30

2 30

12 30

Correct answer:

1 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #61 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

12 30

2 30

1 30

Correct answer:

2 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #81 : Measurement & Data

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

5 30

3 30

4 30

Correct answer:

3 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #81 : Measurement & Data

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

4 30

3 30

5 30

Correct answer:

4 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #85 : Measurement & Data

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

4 30

3 30

5 30

Correct answer:

5 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #62 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

6 30

8 30

7 30

Correct answer:

6 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #61 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

8 30

7 30

6 30

Correct answer:

7 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #61 : Telling And Writing Time

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

6 30

8 30

7 30

Correct answer:

8 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

Example Question #91 : Measurement & Data

Which clock shows 

Possible Answers:

9 30

10 30

11 30

Correct answer:

9 30

Explanation:

The smaller arrow is the hour hand and the long arrow is the minute hand.

The hour hand is between to  and , so the hour is .

The minute hand is pointing to the  which means  minutes. Whenever the minute hand points to the , it always means  minutes. 

So our time is 

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