1st Class Mathematics Calendar Reading Time from a Clock

     Reading Time from a Clock

 

 

When the minute hand is atthen the actual time is the number that is indicated by the shorter or hour hand. For example, just see the following:

 

 

Here the longer or the minute hand is at 12 and hour or shorter hand indicates 9. Therefore, the time is 9 or 9 O ' clock. Similarly, in the clock shown below. The time is 4 or 4 O'clock.

 

 

When the minute hand is at any number we do counting in 5 like.

If minute hand is atit showsminutes.

 

 

If minute hand is atit showsminutes.

 

 

If minute hand is atit showsminutes.

 

 

And this process goes on Let's look at the picture given below:

 

 

Here the shorter or hour hand stays between &while minute hand indicates. So the time is 01 : 20 . When we do counting infor it goes asand.

Thus the longer hand indicatesminutes.

It does mean the actual time is 1: 20 and we read it as 20 minutes past 1.

Similarly if shorter or hour hand is somewhere between&and minute hand is at 5 then the time is 2:25 and it will be read as '25' minutes past 2.

 

 

When the longer or minute hand is at, the time is read as the half past the hour.

Let's see the picture given below:

 

 

Here the hour or shorter hand is somewhere between& and minute hand is at. Therefore, the time is 1: 30 and it is read as 'half past 1'

Similarly if the hour hand is somewhere between&and minute hand is atthen the actual time is 4 : 30 and it is read as 'half past 4'  

 

 

 

 

 What is the time shown by the watch given below:

 

 

(a) 7 O'clock                                       

(b) 5 O'clock

(c) 9 O'clock                                       

(d) 8 O'clock  

 

Answer: (d)

Explanation

Hour hand is atand minute hand is at (see trick 1).

Rest of the options is incorrect because of the correctness of option (d).

Therefore, option (d) is correct and rest of the options is incorrect.    

 

 

 Which one of the following watches shows the time 05:05?  

(a)                         

(b)  

(c)                          

(d)  

 

Answer: (c)    

 

 

 Calendar  

In a week there are seven days. They are the following:  

Days	Description
Monday	Monday is called the first day of the week
Tuesday	Tuesday is called the second day of the week
Wednesday	Wednesday is called the third day of the week
Thursday	Thursday is called the fourth day of the week
Friday	Friday is called the fifth day of the week
Saturday	Saturday is called the sixth day of the week
Sunday	Sunday is called the seventh day of the week

   

 

 

 

 What comes two days after Sunday?  

(a) Monday                                       

(b) Tuesday

(c) Wednesday                                

(d) Thursday  

 

Answer: (c)  

Explanation

Two days after Sunday is Wednesday        

 

 

  Months in a Year  

There are 12 months in a year. The name of the months is given in the following table:  

 

	Months	Short Form	Days
1	January	Jan. 31	It is the first month of the year
2	February	Feb. 28/29	It is the second month of the year
3	March	Mar. 31	It is the third month of the year
4	April	Apr. 30	It is the fourth month of the year
5	May	May 31	It is the fifth month of the year
6	June	Jun.30	It is the  sixth month of the year
7	July	Jul. 31	It is the seventh month of the year
8	August	Aug. 31	It is the eighth month of the year
9	September	Sep. 30	It is the nineth month of the year
10	October	Oct. 31	It is the tenth month of the year
11	November	Nov. 30	It is the eleventh month of the year
12	December	Dec. 31	It is the last month of the year

 

February is the only month in which number of days varies. Otherwise all the months have fixed number of days. In a year there aredays. Every leap year hasdays. Soextra day is added in the month of February. Leap year comes after every four years.  

 

 

 

 

 How many months in a year have 31 days?

(a) 5 months                                     

(b) 6 months

(c) 7 months    

(d) 8 months  

 

Answer: (c)

Explanation

In a year there aremonths which have days.  

 

 

 

 

 Which one of the following months is the second last month of the year?

(a) October                                        

(b) November

(c) December  

(d) None of these  

 

Answer: (b)  

Explanation

November is the second last month of the year.    

 

 

 Which day comes before Friday?

(a) Monday                                       

(b) Tuesday

(c) Wednesday                                

(d) Thursday  

 

Answer: (d)

Explanation

Thursday comes before Friday.    

 

 

 

• 10 years is called decade and 100 years is called century.    

 

 

 

• Time is a period or duration of certain event.
• Hours, minutes and seconds are the units of time. Hours =day Hour= minutes minute = seconds
• A clock has numbersto 
• A clock has shorter or hour hand and minute or longer hand.
• A clock hasminutes spaces between two consecutive numbers.
• The dial of a clock hassmall divisions.
• In a week there are 7 days. In a year there are 12 months.