Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 14 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 14 into 2 equal groups: 14 ÷ 2 = 7
2.A quarter of 16 = (answer space)
Answer: 4
- Share 16 into 4 equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4
3.Half of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
4.A quarter of 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 24 into 4 equal groups: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
5.Half of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 14
- Share 28 into 2 equal groups: 28 ÷ 2 = 14
6.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
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 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
8.♥♥♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal halves.
9.◆◆◆◆ | ◆◆◆◆◆ — 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.
10.■ | ■ | ■ | ■■■ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 1, 1, 1 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
11.◆ | ◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
12.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
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