Telling the time game

Read a real clock face: o'clock and half past. No timer: stage 1 plays right here.

  • Ages 5–7
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  • Maths Arena 3D
Stage 1 · Maths Arena 3D

O'clock and half past

10 questions · no timer

About this stage

The trick

The short hand tells the hour

Long hand on 12: o'clock. Long hand on 6: half past.

short on 3, long on 6 → half past 3 → 3:30

Questions like these

  • The short hand is on 10 and the long hand is on 12. What time is it?
  • The short hand is on 7 and the long hand is on 12. What time is it?
  • The short hand is between 7 and 8 and the long hand is on 6. What time is it?
  • The short hand is on 3 and the long hand is on 12. What time is it?