Test your knowledge: Reading the minute hand for half past

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧭 When the minute hand points to the 6, it means it's 'half past' the hour.
• ⏱️ 'Half past' means 30 minutes have passed since the last full hour.
• ⏰ For example, if the hour hand is between 2 and 3, and the minute hand points to 6, it's half past 2 (2:30).
• 💡 Remember, each number on the clock represents 5 minutes (1 = 5, 2 = 10, 3 = 15, 4 = 20, 5 = 25, 6 = 30...).
• ✍️ So, when the minute hand is on 6, it's $6 \times 5 = 30$ minutes.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What time is it when the minute hand points to 6 and the hour hand is between 4 and 5?
   1. 4:15
   2. 5:30
   3. 4:30
   4. 6:00
2. If it is half past 10, where does the minute hand point?
   1. 12
   2. 3
   3. 6
   4. 9
3. What does 'half past' mean in terms of minutes?
   1. 15 minutes
   2. 60 minutes
   3. 45 minutes
   4. 30 minutes
4. The minute hand is on the 6. The hour hand is between 8 and 9. What time is it?
   1. 8:06
   2. 9:30
   3. 8:30
   4. 6:08
5. Which of the following times is 'half past seven'?
   1. 7:15
   2. 7:45
   3. 7:30
   4. 6:30
6. If a clock shows the time as half past eleven, where is the minute hand?
   1. On the 12
   2. On the 3
   3. On the 6
   4. On the 9
7. What time is shown when the minute hand points to the 6 and the hour hand is halfway between 1 and 2?
   1. 2:30
   2. 1:15
   3. 1:30
   4. 6:00