Telling Time Worksheet/Game

Telling Time Worksheet/Game
Welcome to Telling Time Worksheet/Game. This game an interactive educational game designed to help you master the analog clock. It focuses on traditional time-telling vocabulary rather than just digital numbers: o’clock, half past, quarter hours, quarter past, quarter to. Scroll down the page for a more detailed explanation.

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How to play the Telling Time Game

1. Choose Your Challenge
   When you launch the game, you start at the Main Menu. You must select a level based on your current skill:
   Level 1 (Hours & Half-Hours): Focuses on the basics. The big hand (minute hand) will only ever point at the 12 (o’clock) or the 6 (half past).
   Level 2 (Quarters): Adds complexity. The big hand can now point at the 3 (quarter past) or the 9 (quarter to).
   

2. Identify the Hands
   Once the game starts, look at the clock in the center. It uses two distinct hands:
   The Big Orange Hand (Minute Hand): This tells you how many minutes have passed in the hour.
   The Short Dark Hand (Hour Hand): This tells you which hour you are in.
   

Tip: In this game, the hour hand is realistic. If the time is “Half past 4,” the hour hand will be halfway between the 4 and the 5. If it is “Quarter to 11,” the hour hand will be almost touching the 11.

3. Reading the “Quarter” Milestones
   The game uses traditional English phrasing.
   

Use this cheat sheet to help you:

If the Orange Hand is on…	The phrase is…
12	…o’clock
3	Quarter past…
6	Half past…
9	Quarter to [Next Hour]

4. How to Win Points
   Look at the clock face and determine the time.
   Select one of the four buttons at the bottom.
   Feedback:
   Correct: You get +10 points, the text turns green, and the clock hands will automatically spin to a new position after a short delay.
   Try Again: The text turns red. Don’t worry—you can keep clicking until you find the right answer.
   Menu: Click the small “← Menu” button at the top left at any time to switch levels or reset your score.
   

Goal
Try to get a “Perfect 100” by answering 10 questions in a row without a single mistake!

Telling the Time (Quarter Past, Half Past, Quarter To)

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