Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 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 14 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 14 into 2 equal groups: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
2.A quarter of 36 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 36 into 4 equal groups: 36 ÷ 4 = 9
3.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
4.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
5.Half of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 20
- Share 40 into 2 equal groups: 40 ÷ 2 = 20
6.A quarter of 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 24 into 4 equal groups: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
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 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
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 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
11.▲ | ▲ | ▲ | ▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1, 1, 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
12.▲▲ | ▲▲ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal halves.
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