Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 (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 2 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 2 into 2 equal groups: 2 ÷ 2 = 1
2.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
3.Half of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 16
- Share 32 into 2 equal groups: 32 ÷ 2 = 16
4.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
5.Half of 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
6.A quarter of 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 36 into 4 equal groups: 36 ÷ 4 = 9
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 3, so the parts are equal halves.
8.●●● | ●●●●● — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3 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 5, so the parts are equal halves.
10.■■■■ | ■■■■ | ■■■■ | ■■■■■ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 4, 4, 4 and 5 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
12.♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
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