Online practice for time to 5 minutes for students

📚 Topic Summary

Telling time to the nearest 5 minutes involves looking at the hour and minute hands on a clock. The hour hand shows which hour it is, while the minute hand tells us how many minutes past the hour. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, and a clock face is divided into 12 sections, each section represents 5 minutes (60 minutes / 12 sections = 5 minutes/section). So, if the minute hand points to the '1', it's 5 minutes past the hour; if it points to the '2', it's 10 minutes past, and so on. Keep practicing, and you'll master it in no time!

🧮 Part A: Vocabulary

Match each term with its correct definition:

1. Term: Hour Hand
2. Term: Minute Hand
3. Term: Clock Face
4. Term: Five Minutes
5. Term: O'clock

1. Definition: The hand that indicates the hour.
2. Definition: The hand that indicates the minutes.
3. Definition: The part of the clock displaying the numbers.
4. Definition: The amount of time represented by each number on the clock face.
5. Definition: Used to indicate a full hour (e.g., 3:00).

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the paragraph with the correct words:

When the minute hand points to the 3, it means ______ minutes past the hour. If the minute hand points to the 6, it means ______ minutes past the hour, which is also known as half past. Each number on the clock represents ______ minutes.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Imagine it's 3:25. Describe where the hour and minute hands would be positioned on the clock face. Explain how you determined their positions.