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We also use clocks to read me. But we don’t wear them on our wrist. We hang
them on walls or keep them on tables and shelves. Watches and clocks come
in many designs and shapes. The common shapes are circular or rectangular.

Reading and Writing Time

We usually read me in hours and minutes.

When the minute hand is at 12, the hour hand tells 11 12 1
us what me it is. 10 2
9 3
For example, if the minute hand is at 12 and the 8 4

hour hand is at 4, the me is 4 o’clock. 7 6 5
We can write it in two ways.

4:00 or 4 o’clock

hours : minutes hours

The hour hand goes round the clock in 12 You Should Know
hours. A day has 24 hours in it. So, the hour When the minute
hand is at 12, it means 00
hand has to take two rounds of the clock in
minutes.
one day. A day is divided into four parts.

• The me when the sun rises is morning.

• The sun sets in the evening.

• Noon is the me when the sun is directly over our head. The me between
noon and evening is called a ernoon.

• The me between evening and morning is called night.

1. Fill in the remaining numbers
in the clock. Draw the hour

hand at any number. Write 12
the me in the boxes.

9 3

: or o’clock
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