Year 1 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 38 = (answer space)
Answer: 19
- Share 38 into 2 equal groups: 38 ÷ 2 = 19
2.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
3.Half of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
4.A quarter of 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 24 into 4 equal groups: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
5.A quarter of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 20 into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5
6.A quarter of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 28 into 4 equal groups: 28 ÷ 4 = 7
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 1 and 2 — 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 quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, so the parts are equal quarters.
10.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
11.♥♥ | ♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
12.●●●●● | ●●●●●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
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