Year 1 Time: check-up and quiz
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Exercise 13Z Check-up
Non-calculatorKey words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. O’clock means the long hand is on 12.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 12, the time is o’clock.Long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. The short hand shows the hour.Short hand on 8
- Say the time. Say the number the short hand points to, then o’clock.8 o’clock
Check. The short hand points to 8 and the long hand points to 12, so it is 8 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Look at the short hand for the hour. The long hand is not the hour.
Key words. Half past means half an hour after the hour. When the long hand is on 6, it is half past.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 6, it is half past the hour.Long hand on 6
- Look at the short hand. It sits halfway between two numbers, so it is not on a number.Short hand between 4 and 5
- Say the time. Say half past the number the short hand has just passed.half past 4
Check. Half past 4 is halfway between 4 o’clock and 5 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Do not say 5 o’clock. The short hand has not reached 5 yet.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Tuesday. Count 1 day forward.
- Find Tuesday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Tuesday
- Move 1 day forward. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Tuesday + 1 = Wednesday
- Write the answer. Wednesday
Check. Count 1 day back from Wednesday and you are back on Tuesday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. A year has 12 months. January is the first month and December is the last.
Method. Start at February. Count 1 month after.
- Find February in the list of months. The months always go in the same order, from January to December.February
- Move 1 month after. Each step moves on to the next month, or back to the one before.February + 1 = March
- Write the answer. March
Check. Count 1 month back from March to check. ✓
Watch out. After December comes January. The months start again at the new year.
Method. Think about what happens first in the day, then what happens next.
- Think about the order of the day. We wake up, have breakfast, go to school, play in the park, have tea and go to bed.wake up → breakfast → school → park → tea → bedtime
- Put the words in that order. Each card comes after the one before it.breakfast, tea
- Write the answer, first to last. breakfast, tea
Check. The last card should be the one that happens last in the day. ✓
Watch out. Read the list in your head as a story: first, next, then, last.
Key words. A week is seven days long.
Method. Count the day boxes, one at a time.
- Touch each box once. Touch each box once so you do not miss one.Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Count the boxes. The last number you say is how many there are.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Write the answer. 7 days
Check. Count back from Sunday to Monday. Still 7. ✓
Watch out. A week has 7 days. Saturday and Sunday are both in the 7.
Key words. Quicker and shorter mean less time. Slower and longer mean more time.
Method. Compare the two numbers. Less time is quicker. More time is slower.
- Read the two times. Each time has a number and a unit.Leo: 20 minutes Ruby: 15 minutes
- Compare the numbers. The smaller number is less time. The bigger number is more time.15 is smaller than 20
- Write the answer. The one that answers the question is Leo.Leo
Check. 15 minutes is less time than 20 minutes. ✓
Watch out. Quicker does not mean the bigger number. Quicker means less time.
Method. Find the clock that shows 11 o’clock. Check both hands.
- Look at the short hand on each clock. The short hand shows the hour.The hour hand is on 11
- Look at the long hand. The long hand shows the minutes: 12 for o’clock.Long hand on 12
- Write the letter. Only one clock has both hands in the right place.Clock B
Check. The other clocks have the wrong hour or the wrong minutes. ✓
Watch out. Check both hands, not just one. The long hand alone can be on 6 for different hours.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. O’clock means the long hand is on 12.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 12, the time is o’clock.Long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. The short hand shows the hour.Short hand on 2
- Say the time. Say the number the short hand points to, then o’clock.2 o’clock
Check. The short hand points to 2 and the long hand points to 12, so it is 2 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Look at the short hand for the hour. The long hand is not the hour.
Key words. Half past means half an hour after the hour. When the long hand is on 6, it is half past.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 6, it is half past the hour.Long hand on 6
- Look at the short hand. It sits halfway between two numbers, so it is not on a number.Short hand between 9 and 10
- Say the time. Say half past the number the short hand has just passed.half past 9
Check. Half past 9 is halfway between 9 o’clock and 10 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Do not say 10 o’clock. The short hand has not reached 10 yet.
Method. Find the 12th on the calendar. Then look at the top of its column.
- Find the 12th. Count along the rows, one box at a time.The 12th is in row 3
- Look at the top of its column. The top of each column shows the day of the week.Column top: Mon
- Write the answer. Monday
Check. The 1st is a Thursday. Count on from there to the 12th. ✓
Watch out. Look up to the top of the column. Do not read the day in the box below.
Total 14 marks. Allow about 14 minutes.
Exercise 13X End-of-chapter quiz
Non-calculatorKey words. A year has 12 months. January is the first month and December is the last.
Method. Start at August. Count 1 month after.
- Find August in the list of months. The months always go in the same order, from January to December.August
- Move 1 month after. Each step moves on to the next month, or back to the one before.August + 1 = September
- Write the answer. September
Check. Count 1 month back from September to check. ✓
Watch out. After December comes January. The months start again at the new year.
Key words. Yesterday is the day before today. Tomorrow is the day after today.
Method. Start on Saturday. Count 1 day back.
- Find Saturday on the list of days. The days always go in the same order, starting from Monday.Saturday
- Move 1 day back. Each step moves on to the next day, or back to the day before.Saturday − 1 = Friday
- Write the answer. Friday
Check. Count 1 day forward from Friday and you are back on Saturday. ✓
Watch out. Count the days in order: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. O’clock means the long hand is on 12.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 12, the time is o’clock.Long hand on 12
- Look at the short hand. The short hand shows the hour.Short hand on 2
- Say the time. Say the number the short hand points to, then o’clock.2 o’clock
Check. The short hand points to 2 and the long hand points to 12, so it is 2 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Look at the short hand for the hour. The long hand is not the hour.
Key words. Half past means half an hour after the hour. When the long hand is on 6, it is half past.
Method. Look at the long hand first. Then look at the short hand.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand points to 6, it is half past the hour.Long hand on 6
- Look at the short hand. It sits halfway between two numbers, so it is not on a number.Short hand between 9 and 10
- Say the time. Say half past the number the short hand has just passed.half past 9
Check. Half past 9 is halfway between 9 o’clock and 10 o’clock. ✓
Watch out. Do not say 10 o’clock. The short hand has not reached 10 yet.
Method. Think about what happens first in the day, then what happens next.
- Think about the order of the day. We wake up, have breakfast, go to school, play in the park, have tea and go to bed.wake up → breakfast → school → park → tea → bedtime
- Put the words in that order. Each card comes after the one before it.wake up, tea, bedtime
- Write the answer, first to last. wake up, tea, bedtime
Check. The last card should be the one that happens last in the day. ✓
Watch out. Read the list in your head as a story: first, next, then, last.
Key words. Quicker and shorter mean less time. Slower and longer mean more time.
Method. Compare the two numbers. Less time is quicker. More time is slower.
- Read the two times. Each time has a number and a unit.8 seconds and 14 seconds
- Compare the numbers. The smaller number is less time. The bigger number is more time.8 is smaller than 14
- Write the answer. The one that answers the question is 8 seconds.8 seconds
Check. 8 seconds is less time than 14 seconds. ✓
Watch out. Quicker does not mean the bigger number. Quicker means less time.
Method. Think about the words before and after.
- Think about what tomorrow means. Tomorrow is the day after today.Tomorrow is later
- Think about what before means. Before means earlier, so a day before comes first.Today comes before tomorrow
- Write the answer. Tomorrow comes after today, not before it.No. Tomorrow comes after today.
Check. Today, then tomorrow: the day after today is tomorrow. ✓
Watch out. Tomorrow is always later than today.
Key words. A year has 12 months. January is the first month and December is the last.
Method. Start at May. Count 2 months after.
- Find May in the list of months. The months always go in the same order, from January to December.May
- Move 2 months after. Each step moves on to the next month, or back to the one before.May + 2 = July
- Write the answer. July
Check. Count 2 months back from July to check. ✓
Watch out. After December comes January. The months start again at the new year.
Method. Find the 10th on the calendar. Then look at the top of its column.
- Find the 10th. Count along the rows, one box at a time.The 10th is in row 2
- Look at the top of its column. The top of each column shows the day of the week.Column top: Sat
- Write the answer. Saturday
Check. The 1st is a Thursday. Count on from there to the 10th. ✓
Watch out. Look up to the top of the column. Do not read the day in the box below.
Method. Think about where the long hand is at half past.
- Look at the long hand. When the long hand is on 6, 30 minutes have passed since the hour.Long hand on 6 = 30 minutes
- Think about half an hour. Half of an hour is 30 minutes, so the time is half past the hour.Half an hour = half past
- Write the answer. Yes. The long hand on 6 means it is half past the hour.
Check. Check on a clock: long hand on 6 always gives half past. ✓
Watch out. The long hand on 6 is always half past, whatever the hour is.