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The Clock Question block creates interactive time-telling activities with customizable analog and digital clock displays. Learners set the time by adjusting clock hands or entering digital time values. Perfect for teaching time concepts from basic hour recognition to complex 24-hour notation.
Clock Questions support both analog and digital clock displays, with options for 12-hour and 24-hour notation.

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When to use Clock Questions

Clock questions work well for:
  • Teaching time-telling skills (o’clock, half past, quarter past/to)
  • Reading analog clock faces
  • Converting between analog and digital time
  • Understanding 12-hour and 24-hour notation
  • Elapsed time and duration activities

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Settings

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Display settings

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Display
select
default:"both"
Which clock display(s) to show:
  • Both: Shows both analog and digital clocks
  • Analog: Shows only the analog clock face
  • Digital: Shows only the digital time display
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Notation
select
default:"12"
The time format for the digital display:
  • 12-hour: Uses AM/PM notation (e.g., 3:30 PM)
  • 24-hour: Uses 24-hour format (e.g., 15:30)
Only visible when display includes digital clock.
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Period
select
default:"AM"
The default time period for 12-hour notation: AM or PM.Only visible when using 12-hour notation with digital display.

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Analog clock settings

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Show hour hand
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays the hour hand on the analog clock.
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Show minute hand
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays the minute hand on the analog clock.
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Show seconds
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, includes seconds in the time display.
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Show hour numerals
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays numbers (1–12) around the clock face.
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Show hour intervals
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays tick marks at hour positions on the clock face.
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Show minute intervals
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays tick marks at minute positions on the clock face.

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Additional display options

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Show time in words
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays the time written in words (e.g., “half past three”).
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Show labels
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays labels for clock elements.
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Show period
switch
default:"true"
When enabled, displays the AM/PM indicator.

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Answer and Marking

Set the correct time that learners must match. The answer includes:
  • Hour (1–12 or 0–23 depending on notation)
  • Minute (0–59)
  • Second (0–59, if seconds are shown)
  • Period (AM/PM, if using 12-hour notation)
The question is marked correct when the learner sets all displayed time components correctly.

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Response settings

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Response requirement
select
default:"Correct"
Determines when the question is considered complete:
  • Correct: The learner must answer correctly to proceed.
  • Answered: Any response is accepted; correctness isn’t required.
  • Optional: The learner can skip the question entirely.
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Max responses
slider
default:"0"
The number of attempts the learner can make before the question is locked (0–3). Set to 0 for unlimited attempts.
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XP points
slider
default:"5"
The experience points awarded for answering the question correctly (0–10).

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Tips for teachers and parents

Best practices:
  • Start with analog only for learners first learning to read clock faces
  • Use digital only for practicing number-based time reading
  • Hide minute intervals for more challenging analog clock reading
  • Use “time in words” display to reinforce vocabulary (o’clock, half past, quarter to)
  • Progress from o’clock → half past → quarter past/to → 5-minute intervals → any minute
  • For 24-hour time, start with conversions from familiar 12-hour times