Time Detectives: O’clock and Half Past
Key Stage 1 | Ages 5–7 | Beginner
Instructions: Work through the activities in order. Look carefully at each clock and use the minute hand to help you: when it points to 12, the time is o’clock; when it points to 6, the time is half past. Write each answer in its box.
Read the Clock
Look at each clock face. Say the time aloud, then write it in the box. Remember: the short hand shows the hour, and the long hand shows the minutes.
Match the Time Words
Draw a line from each written time to the matching clock. The clock choices are mixed up, so check the hour and whether the minute hand points to 12 or 6.
Choose the Time
Look at the clock, then circle the time that matches it. Check whether the long hand points to 12 or 6 before choosing.
Complete the Clock Facts
Use the word bank to complete each sentence. Each word is used once. Think about where the long minute hand points at o’clock and half past.
Word bank: 12, 6, hour, half
1. At o’clock, the long hand points to ___.
2. At half past, the long hand points to ___.
3. The short hand shows the ___.
4. Half past means 30 minutes past the ___.
Put the Day in Time Order
The events are mixed up. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the boxes to show a sensible order through the day, starting with the earliest time.
A. Go to bed at 8 o’clock.
B. Eat lunch at 12 o’clock.
C. Eat breakfast at 7 o’clock.
D. Go home from school at 3 o’clock.
Time Word Problems
Read each short problem and write the time in the box. Use the clock clues in the question to help you.
1. Sam starts reading at 4 o’clock. What time does he start?
2. It is 2 o’clock now. What time will it be one hour later?
3. The clock shows half past 5. How many minutes past 5 is this?
4. It is 10 o’clock now. What time was it one hour earlier?
Activity 1: 3 o’clock ; 7 o’clock ; 10 o’clock ; half past 2 ; half past 5
Activity 3: Four o’clock ; Half past nine ; Twelve o’clock ; Half past six
Activity 4: 12 ; 6 ; hour ; hour
Activity 5: A—4 ; B—2 ; C—1 ; D—3
Activity 6: 4 o’clock ; 3 o’clock ; 30 minutes ; 9 o’clock
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