Read the Clock

The minute hand sweeps a full circle (60 min) while the hour hand moves one big step

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About This Practice

On a clock face the short hand shows hours and the long hand shows minutes, and both are always moving. Read the clock and pick the right digital time from four choices. A correct answer plays an animation of the minute hand sweeping a full circle while the hour hand moves one big step — a vivid way to see that 1 hour = 60 minutes.

The short hand shows hours, the long hand shows minutes. Read the clock and pick the right digital time from four choices. A correct answer plays an animation of the minute hand sweeping a full circle while the hour hand moves one step.

EasyEstimated Time: 10minclock facereading timehour handminute hand

How to Play

  1. Look at the short hand first: whichever number it has just passed tells the hour.
  2. Then read the long hand: each number it points to means another 5 minutes.
  3. Put the two hands together to read the time.
  4. Choose the matching digital time from the four options.
  5. Watch the animation: one full sweep of the minute hand equals one big step of the hour hand.

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