Year 1 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
2.A quarter of 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 36 into 4 equal groups: 36 ÷ 4 = 9
3.Half of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 14
- Share 28 into 2 equal groups: 28 ÷ 2 = 14
4.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
5.Half of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 20
- Share 40 into 2 equal groups: 40 ÷ 2 = 20
6.Half of 10 = (answer space)
Answer: 5
- Share 10 into 2 equal groups: 10 ÷ 2 = 5
Part B: Equal parts?
Each | splits the group into parts. Halves and quarters must be equal parts.
7.★ | ★ | ★ | ★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal quarters.
8.■■■■■ | ■■■■■ | ■■■■■ | ■■■■■ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
9.◆ | ◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
10.▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5, 5, 5 and 7 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.■■■■■ | ■■■■■ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
12.★ | ★ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
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