Year 2 Halves and Quarters Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — 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 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 12
- Share 24 into 2 equal groups: 24 ÷ 2 = 12
2.A quarter of 28 = (answer space)
Answer: 7
- Share 28 into 4 equal groups: 28 ÷ 4 = 7
3.Half of 38 = (answer space)
Answer: 19
- Share 38 into 2 equal groups: 38 ÷ 2 = 19
4.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
5.A quarter of 24 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 24 into 4 equal groups: 24 ÷ 4 = 6
6.Half of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 4 into 2 equal groups: 4 ÷ 2 = 2
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 4, so the parts are equal halves.
8.◆ | ◆ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
9.▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 3, 3, 3 and 4 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
10.♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥ | ♥♥ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
11.■■■■ | ■■■■■ — 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.
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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