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 20 = (answer space)
Answer: 10
- Share 20 into 2 equal groups: 20 ÷ 2 = 10
2.A quarter of 4 = (answer space)
Answer: 1
- Share 4 into 4 equal groups: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
3.Half of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 6
- Share 12 into 2 equal groups: 12 ÷ 2 = 6
4.A quarter of 32 = (answer space)
Answer: 8
- Share 32 into 4 equal groups: 32 ÷ 4 = 8
5.Half of 40 = (answer space)
Answer: 20
- Share 40 into 2 equal groups: 40 ÷ 2 = 20
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 quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 2, 2, 2 and 3 — they are not equal, so they are not quarters.
8.♥♥♥ | ♥♥♥ — Is this shared into equal halves?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal halves.
9.▲▲ | ▲▲ | ▲▲ | ▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 2, so the parts are equal quarters.
10.★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 3, so the parts are equal quarters.
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 1 and 2 — they are not equal, so they are not halves.
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