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Look at the clock. Both the hour and minute hands are on 12. The time is 12 o’clock.
In this clock, the minute hand is at 12. The hour hand is at 5. So, the time is 5 o’clock.
5 o’clock can also be written as 5:00 .
Lina does different activities at different times of the day.
a. Write the time in two different ways, as shown.
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b. Draw the hands of the clock, as shown.
ii. goes to school
i. gets up
6 o’clock
6:00
iii. returns from school
i. goes to play
ii. eats dinner
9 o’clock
9:00
4 o’clock
4:00
iii. goes to bed
10 o’clock
10:00
hour hand
minute hand
Reading Time
A clock tells us the time . The numbers 1 to 12 are written on the face of the clock. A clock has two hands.
The long hand is the minute hand .
The short hand is the hour hand .
The hour hand moves from one number to the next in 1 hour.
The minute hand completes one round of the clock in 1 hour.