Key takeaway: This grade 1 telling worksheet answer key explains all 24 clock problems. Each answer tells where the hour hand and the minute hand point, and pictures of clocks with digital times show why.
Read the hands in the same order each time. First look at the long hand, and then the short hand.
Use this answer key to check each problem. Every answer explains where the hour hand and minute hand point. Pictures of clocks and digital times help children see why each answer is right. Read the steps aloud together.
Grade 1 Telling Worksheet Answer Key: problems 1–5
1. Name the hands
The short hand tells the hour.
The shorter hand is the hour hand.
2. Read the hour
The minute hand points to 12. The hour hand points to 4.
The time is 4:00, or 4 o’clock.
3. Read the hour again
The minute hand points to 12. The hour hand points to 9.
The time is 9:00.
4. Half past six
The minute hand points to 6, so it is half past. The hour hand is between 6 and 7, so the hour is 6.
The time is 6:30.
5. Half past one
The minute hand points to 6. The hour hand is between 1 and 2, so the hour is 1.
The time is 1:30.
Grade 1 Telling Worksheet Answer Key: problems 6–10
6. Find 8:30
8:30 needs the minute hand on 6 and the hour hand between 8 and 9. Clock A and Clock C have the minute hand on 12.
The answer is Clock B.
7. Find 10:00
10:00 needs the minute hand on 12 and the hour hand on 10. Clock A has the minute hand on 6. Clock B has the hour hand on 11.
The answer is Clock C.
8. Minute hand at 3:00
On the hour, the minute hand points straight up.
The minute hand points to 12.
9. Minute hand at 7:30
At half past, the minute hand points straight down.
The minute hand points to 6.
10. Hour hand at 2:30
At half past 2, the hour hand has moved halfway from 2 to the next number.
It is between 2 and 3.
Grade 1 Telling Worksheet Answer Key: problems 11–15
11. O'clock or half past
The minutes are 30, so half an hour has passed.
The answer is half past 5.
12. Say it in words
The hour is 12 and the minutes are 30.
The time is half past 12.
13. Hands to digital
The minute hand on 12 means o’clock. The hour is 8.
The time is 8:00.
14. Lunch time
The hour is 11. Half past means :30.
The time is 11:30.
15. Which is later
Both times are in the 4 o’clock hour. Half an hour after 4:00 is 4:30.
The later time is 4:30.
Grade 1 Telling Worksheet Answer Key: problems 16–20
16. Order the times
2:00 comes first. Half an hour later is 2:30. One more half hour later is 3:00.
The order is 2:00, 2:30, 3:00.
17. Soccer practice
The minute hand points to 6. The hour hand is between 5 and 6, so the hour is 5.
Practice starts at 5:30.
18. Ethan's morning
Clock A: the minute hand is on 12 and the hour hand is on 7, so it is 7:00. Clock B: the minute hand is on 6 and the hour hand is between 7 and 8, so it is 7:30.
7:30 is half an hour after 7:00. Clock B shows the later time.
19. Liam's mistake
At half past, the hour hand is halfway between two numbers. It has not reached 8. The hour is the smaller number, 7.
The correct time is 7:30.
20. Mei's mistake
The long hand is the minute hand. It points to 6, which means half past. The short hour hand is between 3 and 4, so the hour is 3.
The correct time is 3:30.
Grade 1 Telling Worksheet Answer Key: problems 21–24
21. Priya's afternoon
Clock A is 1:00. Clock B is 1:30. Clock C is 2:30.
2:30 is after 1:30, and 1:30 is after 1:00. The latest time is 2:30.
22. Same time
Half past 4 means the hour is 4 and the minutes are 30.
That is written 4:30. The answer is yes, they go at the same time.
23. Aisha's time
The hour is 9. Half past means :30.
The time is 9:30. The minute hand points to 6.
24. Hour hand halfway
The hand is between 9 and 10, so the hour is 9. The minute hand on 6 means half past.
The time is 9:30.
What are the answers on the telling time worksheet?
First, problem 8 answers 12, and problem 9 answers 6. Next, problem 11 says half past, and problem 12 writes twelve thirty. Then problem 13 gives 8:00, and problem 14 gives 11:30. Finally, problem 15 says 4:30 is later.
How do you check the ordering problems?
For problem 16, the earliest is 2:00, then 2:30, then 3:00. Problem 22 says yes, because half past 4 and 4:30 name one time. Likewise, problem 23 writes 9:30 and puts the minute hand on 6.
How do you explain the two mistake problems?
Liam looked only at the hour hand. Near the 8 is not enough, because the long hand decides o’clock or half past. Mei looked only at the long hand, so she missed that the hour hand sits between 6 and 7, which makes the time 6:30.
What should you do when a child confuses the hands?
Ask which hand is longer, and then cover the other one. After that, let the child read only that hand. Switch hands, and then combine the two readings.
How can you practice the missed clocks?
Draw each missed clock again on paper and add digital time beside it. Then move the hands one step at a time to see how the half hour forms. A mix of two or three new clocks a few days later will confirm progress.
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Grade 1 Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour worksheet answer key
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