Year 2: Telling the time past the hour in fives
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Telling the time past the hour in fives
The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Each number on the clock is 5 minutes. Count in fives to find the minutes.
When the long hand is on 3, it is 15 minutes past the hour. We say quarter past.
We can write the time with numbers. Write the hour, then a colon, then the minutes: 3:15.
Key ideas
- The short hand shows the hour.
- The long hand shows the minutes.
- Each number on the clock is 5 minutes. Count in fives.
- Write the minutes with two digits: 3:05, not 3:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 4
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 2: 2 × 5 = 10
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.4:10
Check. The long hand is on 2, which is 10 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 7
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 5: 5 × 5 = 25
- Write the time. Say the hour first, then the minutes.twenty-five past 7
Check. The long hand is on 5, which is 25 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Method. Count the jumps from 12 to the number. Each jump is 5 minutes.
- Count the jumps. Each jump goes from one number to the next.3 jumps from 12 to 3
- Each jump is 5 minutes. Multiply the jumps by 5.3 × 5 = 15
- Write the answer. 15
Check. Count on from 12 in fives: 5, 10, ... up to 15. ✓
Watch out. Count in fives, not in ones, when you move round a clock.
Watch out
Watch out: 2:05 is five minutes past 2. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Draw a clock face on paper with the numbers 1 to 12. Move the long hand to 1, then 2, then 3. Ask: “How many minutes past?” and count in fives out loud: 5, 10, 15.
Exercise 7B Telling the time past the hour
Non-calculatorKey words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 2
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 2: 2 × 5 = 10
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.2:10
Check. The long hand is on 2, which is 10 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 5
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 4: 4 × 5 = 20
- Write the time. Say the hour first, then the minutes.twenty past 5
Check. The long hand is on 4, which is 20 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 8
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 1: 1 × 5 = 5
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.8:05
Check. The long hand is on 1, which is 5 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 11
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 3: 3 × 5 = 15
- Write the time. Say the hour first, then the minutes.quarter past 11
Check. The long hand is on 3, which is 15 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 3
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 5: 5 × 5 = 25
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.3:25
Check. The long hand is on 5, which is 25 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 6
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 6: 6 × 5 = 30
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.6:30
Check. The long hand is on 6, which is 30 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 9
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 2: 2 × 5 = 10
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.9:10
Check. The long hand is on 2, which is 10 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Key words. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes.
Method. Read the short hand for the hour. Read the long hand for the minutes.
- Look at the short hand. It shows the hour. It has just passed this number.Hour: 12
- Look at the long hand. Count the minutes in fives from 12 to the long hand.Long hand on 4: 4 × 5 = 20
- Write the time. Write the hour, a colon, then the minutes with two digits.12:20
Check. The long hand is on 4, which is 20 minutes past the hour. ✓
Watch out. Write the minutes with two digits, like 2:05. Do not write 2:5.
Method. Count the jumps from 12 to the number. Each jump is 5 minutes.
- Count the jumps. Each jump goes from one number to the next.4 jumps from 12 to 4
- Each jump is 5 minutes. Multiply the jumps by 5.4 × 5 = 20
- Write the answer. 20
Check. Count on from 12 in fives: 5, 10, ... up to 20. ✓
Watch out. Count in fives, not in ones, when you move round a clock.
Method. Read every clock. Find the one that shows 6:10.
- Read clock A. The short hand is the hour. The long hand is the minutes.6:50
- Read clock B. The short hand is the hour. The long hand is the minutes.6:10
- Read clock C. The short hand is the hour. The long hand is the minutes.6:15
- Find the time we want. Only one clock shows 6:10.6:10 is clock B
- Write the letter. B
Check. The other clocks show different times. ✓
Watch out. Check both hands. The long hand on the right number is not enough on its own.
Method. Read each time. Then put them in order, earliest first.
- Read each clock. Write each time with numbers.2:20, 2:05, 2:15
- Put them in order. The earliest time has the smallest hour. If the hours match, the smaller minutes come first.2:05, 2:15, 2:20
- Write the answer. 2:05, 2:15, 2:20
Check. There are 3 times in the picture and 3 times in the answer. ✓
Watch out. Look at the hour first. 9:45 is earlier than 10:05.
Method. Work out the time, then decide if the claim is right.
- Work it out. Use the clock or the numbers.The long hand is on 4. 4 × 5 = 20 minutes.
- Compare with what is said. Ben says the time is 4 minutes past 6.It does not match
- Decide. The clock shows 20 minutes past 6, not 4 minutes past 6.No
Check. Check it again: The long hand is on 4. 4 × 5 = 20 minutes.. ✓
Watch out. Check the hour and the minutes, not just one of them.
Method. Work out the time, then decide if the claim is right.
- Work it out. Use the clock or the numbers.The long hand is on 3. 3 × 5 = 15 minutes.
- Compare with what is said. Mia says the long hand on 3 means 15 minutes.It matches
- Decide. The long hand on 3 is 15 minutes past the hour, so Mia is right.Yes
Check. Check it again: The long hand is on 3. 3 × 5 = 15 minutes.. ✓
Watch out. Check the hour and the minutes, not just one of them.
Method. Count on 5 minutes from 7:10. Then check the time that Lin and Ruby said.
- Start at 7:10. Put your finger on the long hand at 2.7:10
- Count on 5 minutes. One number on the clock is 5 minutes.7:10 + 5 minutes = 7:15
- Compare with Ruby. Ruby said 7:20. That is 10 minutes on, not 5.7:20 is 10 minutes on
- Write the answer. Lin counted on the right number of minutes.Lin
Check. 7:10 + 5 minutes = 7:15, so Lin is right. ✓
Watch out. Count on the minutes. The long hand moves on one number for every 5 minutes.