Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 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 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
4.Half of 18 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 18 into 2 equal groups: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
5.Half of 6 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 6 into 2 equal groups: 6 ÷ 2 = 3
6.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
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: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
8.♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not 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: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
11.●●●● | ●●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 4, 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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