Telling Time

Respuesta correcta: D) It's three o'clock.

• A) It's twelve o'clock.Incorrect. This reads the long hand as the hour; the short hand on 3 shows the hour.
• B) It's half past three.Incorrect. For half past three the long hand must be on 6, not on 12.
• C) It's two o'clock.Incorrect. For two o'clock the short hand must be on 2, but it is on 3.
• D) It's three o'clock.Correct. The short hand shows the hour, 3, and the long hand on 12 means o'clock.

Respuesta correcta: D) What time is it?

• A) What day is it?Incorrect. "What day is it?" asks for the day of the week, not the time.
• B) How old are you?Incorrect. "How old are you?" asks for a person's age.
• C) What's the weather like?Incorrect. This question asks about rain, sun or wind, not the time.
• D) What time is it?Correct. "What time is it?" is the question we use to ask the time.

Respuesta correcta: C) It's half past seven.

• A) It's seven o'clock.Incorrect. Seven o'clock is 7:00; this answer forgets the thirty minutes.
• B) It's quarter past seven.Incorrect. Quarter past seven is 7:15, which is fifteen minutes, not thirty.
• C) It's half past seven.Correct. Thirty minutes after seven is half past seven.
• D) It's half past eight.Incorrect. Half past eight is 8:30; the hour on the clock is seven.

Respuesta correcta: B) night

• A) morningIncorrect. Nine o'clock in the morning is school time, not bedtime; also we say "in the morning".
• B) nightCorrect. We go to bed at night, so we say "at nine o'clock at night".
• C) noonIncorrect. Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day, so it cannot be nine o'clock.
• D) MondayIncorrect. Monday is a day of the week, and we say "on Monday", not "at Monday".

Respuesta correcta: B) He does his homework.

• A) He gets up.Incorrect. He gets up at 6:00 a.m., in the morning, not at four in the afternoon.
• B) He does his homework.Correct. The text says he does his homework at 4:00 p.m., four in the afternoon.
• C) He has lunch.Incorrect. He has lunch at 12:30 p.m., not at 4:00 p.m.
• D) He goes to bed.Incorrect. The text does not say when he goes to bed, and it is not at four in the afternoon.

Respuesta correcta: A) It's quarter past ten.

• A) It's quarter past ten.Correct. Fifteen minutes after ten o'clock is quarter past ten.
• B) It's quarter to ten.Incorrect. Quarter to ten is 9:45, fifteen minutes before ten.
• C) It's half past ten.Incorrect. Half past ten is 10:30, which is thirty minutes after ten.
• D) It's ten o'clock.Incorrect. Ten o'clock is 10:00; this answer forgets the fifteen minutes.

Respuesta correcta: A) No. She is late; she arrives thirty minutes after school starts.

• A) No. She is late; she arrives thirty minutes after school starts.Correct. Half past seven is 7:30, thirty minutes after 7:00, so she is late.
• B) Yes. She arrives at seven o'clock.Incorrect. The text says she arrives at half past seven, which is 7:30, not 7:00.
• C) No. She is early; she arrives thirty minutes before school starts.Incorrect. 7:30 is after 7:00, so she is not early but late.
• D) Yes. Half past seven is before seven o'clock.Incorrect. Half past seven, 7:30, comes after seven o'clock.

Respuesta correcta: C) I eat dinner at 7:00 p.m.

• A) I eat breakfast at 7:00 p.m.Incorrect. 7:00 p.m. is in the evening; breakfast is in the morning, so it needs a.m.
• B) I go to bed at 9:00 a.m.Incorrect. 9:00 a.m. is in the morning; bedtime at night needs p.m.
• C) I eat dinner at 7:00 p.m.Correct. Dinner is in the evening, and p.m. is for times after midday.
• D) I have lunch at 12:30 a.m.Incorrect. 12:30 a.m. is after midnight; lunch at midday is 12:30 p.m.