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Knowing the Time




                This is the hour hand.

                It is the shortest hand

                       in the clock.



                   This is the minute

                   hand. It is longer


                 than the hour hand.


              This is the second hand.


               It is the thinnest hand.

                    It runs very fast.



            Every clock has these three hands.

            H      Hour hand tells us hour.


            H      Minute hand tells us minute.

            H      Second hand tells us second.


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              The dial of the clock or watch is divided into 12 equal parts and each part is marked with
              numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.





            Reading Time


            1 hour is equal to 60 minutes.

            Half hour is equal to 30 minutes.


            The hour hand is at 4 and

            the minute hand is at 12.

            Time is 4 o’clock.




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