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Look at the pictures below which show different time in clocks.

11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 6 : 30 10 2 3 : 45 10 2 6 : 15
9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 Half Past 6 8 4 Quarter to 4 8 4 Quarter Past 6
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

11 12 1 11 12 1 Fact-o-meter
10 2 10 2 When the minute hand is before 6,
9 3 8 : 25 9 3 5 : 40 we read it as ‘past’.
8 4 8 4 When the minute hand is after 6,
7 6 5 7 6 5 we read it is as ‘to’.

Twenty-five minutes Twenty minutes to six
past eight

Exercise 9.1

1. Write the time shown by the clock.

(a) (b) (c)
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. Draw the hour and minute hands to show the correct time.

(a) (b) (c)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 10 : 40 9 3 7 : 30 9 3 1 : 25
8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

Reading Time to the Exact Minute 5 minutes

As we can see, there are 60 marks on the face of the clock, out of 12
which 12 are numbered. The minute hand of a clock moves from 10 11 1 2
one number to the next in 5 minutes. The interval between two 9 3
numbers is divided into 5 equal parts. Each part is 1 minute.

The minute hand moves from one small marking to the next in 8 7 5 4
1 minute. 6