Tell time to the quarter hour
The question
Read the clock
How it works.
short hand:the hour
long hand:the minutes
past5→ hour is5
straight up:0 minutes
hour:5
minutes:00
5:00
- 01
Read the short hand first, then the long hand.
- 02
The short hand has passed the 5 and has not reached the 6, so the hour is 5.
- 03
The long hand is straight up at the 12, which is zero minutes past — that is what makes it an o'clock.
- 04
Hour 5, minutes 00 — 5:00.