Telling the Time
A real clock face to read, starting at o’clock and working up to the exact minute — then the 24-hour clock, and working out what time it will be later. Type the time as hours:minutes.
No account, and the maths stays in your browser — more— less
This activity is for learning and practice. Anything it suggests is indicative only — it is not a formal assessment and not a substitute for a teacher or tutor.
Nothing you answer is sent to Zerdly. Progress is saved on this device only if you switch saving on, and you can delete it at any time. How Kids Maths handles data.
Set your country and age — change
Setting an age keeps the questions at the right level for that age. It does not lock anything — you can still try any topic, at any age, in any order. Levels are a guide only, not a curriculum.
Your age is not saved anywhere. Your country is remembered only if you have switched saving on.
Saving your progress
Nothing is being saved. You can practise as much as you like — when you close the tab, the session is gone.
Getting the most from it
- Read the hour hand where it has been, not where it is going. At quarter to four the short hand is almost touching the 4, but the hour is still 3. That single habit fixes the most common mistake there is.
- The hour hand moves all the time. It creeps between the numbers as the minutes pass, which is why the clock here draws it part-way — a clock that jumped hour to hour would teach the wrong thing.
- Count the minutes in fives. Each big number is five minutes, so the long hand on the 7 is 35 minutes. Knowing the five times table makes this almost automatic.
- Write it however you like. 3:15, 3.15 and 03:15 are all accepted — how you write a time is not what is being tested.
With a screen reader, or without a mouse
The clock is described in words for anyone using a screen reader — where each hand points, not what the time is, so the question is still a question. Everything is typed, so nothing here needs a mouse.
School levels
School levels are a guide only. They show where a skill is usually taught in each country and are not taken from, aligned to, or endorsed by any curriculum authority. Your school may cover it earlier or later.