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        Clock

        A clock tells us the time.

        It has two hands, the shorter hand is called the hour                                   11  12   1

        hand and the longer hand is called the minute hand.                                  10             2
                                                                                             9               3
        Reading the Time                                                                      8             4

        In  the  given  clock,  the  hour  hand  is  at  3  and  the                             7   6   5

        minute hand is at 12.                                                             3:00 or 3 o’clock

        It shows the time as 3 o’clock or 3:00.


         Write the time shown by the clocks. One has been done for you.




                      11  12  1                           11  12  1                           11  12  1
                    10         2                        10         2                        10         2
                   9            3                      9            3                      9            3

                    8          4                        8          4                        8          4
                      7   6  5                            7   6  5                            7   6  5


               1:00 or 1o’clock




                      11  12  1                           11  12  1                           11  12  1
                    10         2                        10         2                        10         2
                   9            3                      9            3                      9            3
                    8          4                        8          4                        8          4
                      7   6  5                            7   6  5                            7   6  5







         Draw the hands in the clocks to show the given times.




                      11  12  1                           11  12  1                           11  12  1
                    10         2                        10         2                        10         2
                   9            3                      9            3                      9            3

                    8          4                        8          4                        8          4
                      7   6  5                            7   6  5                            7   6  5



                       2:00                                6:00                               10:00
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