Year 1 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 fractions worksheet.
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Part A: Find half and a quarter
Half means 2 equal groups. A quarter means 4 equal groups.
1.Half of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 16 into 2 equal groups: 16 ÷ 2 = 8
2.Half of 14 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 14 into 2 equal groups: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
3.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
4.Half of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
5.Half of 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
6.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
Part B: Equal parts?
Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.
7.●● | ●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
8.●●● | ●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal halves.
9.■■■■ | ■■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal halves.
10.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
11.◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
12.◆◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5 and 6 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
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