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Reading Time
We usually read time in hours and minutes.
When the minute hand is at 12, the hour hand tells 11 12 1
us what time it is. 10 2
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For example, if the minute hand is at 12 and the 8 4
hour hand is at 4, the time is 4 o’clock. 7 6 5
We can write it in two ways.
4 : 00 hours or 4 o’clock
hours minutes hours
The hour hand goes round the clock in 12 hours. Remember
A day has 24 hours in it. So, the hour hand has to
take two rounds of the clock in one day. A day is When the minute hand
divided into four parts. is at 12, it means
00 minutes.
• The time when the sun rises is morning.
• The sun sets in the evening.
• Noon is the time when the sun is directly over our head. The time between
noon and evening is called afternoon.
• The time between evening and morning is night.
1 Fill in the remaining numbers
in the clock. Draw the hour
hand at any number. Write 12
the time in the box.
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o’clock
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