Reading Analog Clocks Quiz

Time Measurement

• Time is measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.

Types of Clocks

• There are two types of clocks: digital and analog.
• Digital clocks display numbers electronically, whereas analog clocks use hands to point to numbers.

Analog Clock

• The face of an analog clock contains 12 numbers.
• The clock can be read by saying the hour, e.g., one o'clock, two o'clock, etc.

Clock Hands

• The hour hand is the shortest hand, which circles the entire clock twice a day.
• The hour hand points to the hour on the clock face.
• The minute hand is longer than the hour hand and points to the minutes on the clock face.
• The second hand is the longest hand, which tells us how many seconds have passed in the minute.

Time of Day

• Hours between 12:00 midnight and 12:00 noon are read as A.M. (e.g., 6:00 AM).
• Hours between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight are read as P.M. (e.g., 6:00 PM).

Reading Time

• To read the hour, look at the hour hand and the number it is pointing to.
• To find the minute, look at the number the minute hand is pointing to.