Telling-time worksheets
Practice reading clocks. Choose the time intervals and clock format before you print the worksheet.
Sample worksheet
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Before starting: Count by fives to 60 and distinguish the short hour hand from the long minute hand.
After this: Read times to five minutes, then calculate short elapsed-time intervals.
Example questions
- Write the time shown on an analog clock
- Read a digital clock to the nearest 5 minutes
- Read a clock showing 3:30
Settings in the builder
- five-, ten-, or fifteen-minute increments
- analog or digital clocks
- 12- or 24-hour display
Worked example
The minute hand points to 6 and the hour hand is halfway from 3 to 4. What time is it?
Answer: 3:30
How to solve it
Six groups of five minutes make 30 minutes. The hour hand has passed 3 but has not reached 4.
Common mistakes
What to check
- reading the hour hand before checking its position
- counting tick marks as hours
Ways to review the work
- 1
Let learners move the minute hand on a practice clock while counting by fives.
- 2
Ask where the hour hand should be when the minute hand reaches 30 minutes.
Teaching content updated 2026-09-05. Read our accuracy standards.