Time: o’clock and half past — Maths worksheet

The method

Read the minute hand first — “minute hand at 12 → o’clock; at 6 → half past”

1. Minute hand at 12 → o’clock. Read the hour hand.
2. Minute hand at 6 → half past the hour the hour hand has just passed.
3. One hour later: move the hour on by 1 (after 12 comes 1).
4. Days of the week and months of the year always come in the same order.

Use it for: School and bed times, TV timings, calendars, and the time chapter of Class 2 maths.

Worked example: The minute hand points at 6 and the hour hand is halfway between 4 and 5. What time is it? Half past 4

✏️ Practice

Work it out in your head or on paper, type the answer and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

🏁 Lesson 14 test

20 sums. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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🖨️ Class 2 Maths Worksheet: Time

• Worksheet set 1 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 2 (PDF)
• Worksheet set 3 (PDF)