Counting by 5s
30 minutes
Someone says, "It is a quarter past 5." How many minutes past 5 is it?
15 minutes
How many minutes are in an hour?
60 minutes
If the minute hand is pointing to 1, then how many minutes have passed since the hour started?
5 minutes
Someone says, "It is a quarter until 5." What time is it?
4:45
How many hours are in a day?
24 hours
If the minute hand is pointing to 10, then how many minutes have passed since the hour started?
50 minutes
9:30
Is the minute hand the long hand or the short hand?
The long hand.
If the minute hand is pointing to 4, then how many minutes have passed since the hour started?
20 minutes
Someone says, "It is a quarter past 7." What time is it?
7:15
Is the hour hand the long hand or the short hand?
The short hand.
If the minute hand is pointing to 11, then how many minutes have passed since the hour started?
55 minutes
Someone says, "It is a quarter until 8." What time is it?
7:45
Each time the minute hand moves to a different number on the clock, how many minutes have passed?
5 minutes.