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15 MINUTES PAST THE HOUR (QUARTER PAST HOUR)

At every quarter hour, the minute hand points towards 3.

In the clock shown alongside, the minute hand points towards 11 12 1
3 and the hour hand is just beyond 2. 10 2
9 3
The minute hand at 3 shows 15 minutes. 8 4
7 6 5
The time is read as 2:15 or 15 minutes past 2 or
quarter past 2.

7 What time is it? One has been done for you.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4
7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6 6 6
4 :15

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Quarter past
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
8 Draw the hour hand and the minute hand according to the time given below.

(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1 11 12 1
10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2
9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3
8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4
7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

7:15 10:15 5:15 6:15

9 Fill in the blanks.
(a) When the minute hand has moved from 12 to 3, it has covered

_________________ minutes.
(b) Fifteen minutes past an hour means _________________ past an hour.

(c) When the time is quarter past an hour, the minute hand is always on
_________________.
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(d) :15 is also read as ___________________________.

(e) Quarter past 6 is also read as _________________.

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