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15 MINUTES TO THE HOUR (QUARTER TO HOUR)

At every quarter to hour, the minute hand points towards 9.
In the clock shown alongside, the minute hand points 12
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towards 9 and the hour hand is beyond 3 and close to . 10 11 1 2
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The minute hand at 9 shows 5 minutes. 9 3
4
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The time is read as 3: 5 or 5 minutes past 3 or 8 7 6 5 4
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quarter to .
10 What time is it? Write it in the box and in the blank. 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 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 5

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7: 5

Quarter to 8
_____________ _____________ _____________ _____________

11 Draw the hour hand and the minute hand according to the given time.

(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

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4
4
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9: 5 3: 5 8: 5 6: 5
12 Fill in the blanks.

(a) At quarter to an hour, the minute hand is always at ______________.

(b) When it is quarter to an hour, the minute hand has covered
______________ minutes.
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(c) When the minute hand is at 9 and the hour hand is near , it is read as
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3: 5 or ____________________________.

(d) Quarter to 5 is also read as _____________________.
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(e) 7: 5 is the same as ________________________.

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