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Year 1 Maths Measurement and Space AC9M1M03

Reading Clock Hands

Learn what the hour and minute hands on a clock tell us.

What You Need to Know

Learn what the hour and minute hands on a clock tell us.

Key Concept Diagram

The short hand is the hour hand

The long hand is the minute hand

When the minute hand points to 12 it is on the hour

The hour hand points to the hour number

Key Vocabulary

hour hand

the short hand that shows the hour

minute hand

the long hand that shows the minutes

clock face

the round part of a clock with numbers

on the hour

when the minute hand points to 12

Knowledge Check

Select the correct answer for each question. Click "Check Answer" to see if you are right.

Question 1

The short hand points to 3 and the long hand points to 12. What time is it?

Question 2

Which hand is the minute hand?

Question 3

At 6 o'clock, where does the hour hand point?

Key Concepts Summary