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Draw a line to match each clock with its correct time.
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Worked example
Read the long minute hand in groups of five; then locate the short hour hand. At 12, the minutes are 00.
9 × 5 = 45; 1:45
- 9 × 5 = 45; 1:45
Check answers after trying
1: 1:45 → 1 2: 2:45 → 2 3: 3:45 → 3 4: 4:45 → 4 5: 5:45 → 5
Printed order
Tips for Parents
▸ What the clocks show All five clocks show 45 minutes past an hour: 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45 and 5:45 from top to bottom. The long minute hand points to 9 because nine groups of five minutes make 45. The short hour hand is between two numbers, three quarters of the way toward the next one. It is closer to that next number, but has not reached it. The printed digital labels use the hour already passed, not the upcoming hour. ▸ Read one clock together Start with the first clock. The minute hand gives 45. The hour hand is between 1 and 2, so the digital time is 1:45. This is also “quarter to two”: fifteen minutes remain until 2:00. These are two names for the same moment. Read the digital form first, then add the quarter-to wording if useful. Match the clock to 1:45, not 2:45. Repeat this check separately for each of the five clocks. ▸ If an answer is one hour ahead Cover the digital labels briefly and ask which hour the short hand has already passed. On the fourth clock it has passed 4 and is approaching 5, so write or say 4:45; “quarter to five” is the equivalent wording. Choosing the nearest number as the digital hour would produce 5:45, which is a different time. Do not tell the learner to add an hour to the digital display. Point to both hands again before drawing the line. ▸ Check the matches After joining each pair, ask the learner to point to the minute hand and say where the hour hand sits. The labels on this page are in the same order as the clocks; checking both hands is still useful even when the lines run straight across. For an extra activity on separate paper, write 1:45 next to “quarter to two” and 4:45 next to “quarter to five”. Keeping both forms side by side makes the change in hour wording explicit.
What This Worksheet Builds
Read 45 minutes with the minute hand at 9, then use the hour already passed for the digital time. For example, 1:45 and quarter to two name the same moment.
Next Step
On separate paper, pair 2:45 with quarter to three and 5:45 with quarter to six. If needed, use a movable teaching clock to compare 1:30, 1:45 and 2:00 without changing the printed task.