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Grade 10 · lesson 3 of 4

Read a Supplied Clock Time

The conventional singular statement is Es la una for one o’clock.

About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

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  • The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 01:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading? Candidate answers: (A) Es la una. (B) Son las cuatro y media. (C) Son las dos. (D) Son las tres y cuarto.
  • The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 02:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading? Candidate answers: (A) Es la una. (B) Son las cuatro y media. (C) Son las dos. (D) Son las tres y cuarto.

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Questions request a particular kind of information. Number words, clock expressions and date labels then communicate amounts or times; use the explicitly supplied practice records rather than a real schedule. The conventional singular statement is Es la una for one o’clock. Other practiced hours use Son las plus the hour word. Y cuarto adds fifteen minutes and y media thirty minutes past the named hour.

Read the supplied twelve-hour clock exactly. Identify hour one versus the other hours, then add the stated minute fraction if necessary. This task asks for the displayed clock reading; it does not require identifying morning or evening.

Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts. The offered options are designed so only one matches this exact time. Do not assume y media names twelve minutes or that singular es agrees with every hour.

  1. Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
  2. Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
  3. Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
  4. Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.
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Supplied case: The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 01:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading? Candidate answers: (A) Es la una. (B) Son las cuatro y media. (C) Son las dos. (D) Son las tres y cuarto. Solution: 01:00 has the hour and minutes represented by Es la una. Use singular Es la at one and plural Son las for other practiced hours; cuarto means fifteen minutes and media thirty minutes. Final result: Es la una. Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts. The offered options are designed so only one matches this exact time. Do not assume y media names twelve minutes or that singular es agrees with every hour.

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Helpful tips
  • Read the supplied twelve-hour clock exactly.
  • Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts.
The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 02:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading?

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Son las dos.

02:00 has the hour and minutes represented by Son las dos. Use singular Es la at one and plural Son las for other practiced hours; cuarto means fifteen minutes and media thirty minutes.

Take it further

The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 08:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading? Candidate answers: (A) Es la una. (B) Son las dos. (C) Son las ocho. (D) Son las tres y cuarto. Expected result: Son las ocho. 08:00 has the hour and minutes represented by Son las ocho. Use singular Es la at one and plural Son las for other practiced hours; cuarto means fifteen minutes and media thirty minutes.

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More practice: try new cases
1. The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 03:15. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading?
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  • Read the supplied twelve-hour clock exactly.
  • Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts.
2. The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 04:30. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading?
Need a hint?
  • Read the supplied twelve-hour clock exactly.
  • Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts.
3. The supplied twelve-hour clock shows 05:00. Which complete offered expression gives that exact reading?
Need a hint?
  • Read the supplied twelve-hour clock exactly.
  • Other accurate clock expressions exist, including explicit minute counts.

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