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 38 = (answer space)
Answer: 19
- Share 38 into 2 equal groups: 38 ÷ 2 = 19
2.A quarter of 12 = (answer space)
Answer: 3
- Share 12 into 4 equal groups: 12 ÷ 4 = 3
3.Half of 18 = (answer space)
Answer: 9
- Share 18 into 2 equal groups: 18 ÷ 2 = 9
4.A quarter of 8 = (answer space)
Answer: 2
- Share 8 into 4 equal groups: 8 ÷ 4 = 2
5.Half of 34 = (answer space)
Answer: 17
- Share 34 into 2 equal groups: 34 ÷ 2 = 17
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 1, so the parts are equal halves.
8.▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ | ▲▲▲▲▲ — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: yes
Every part has 5, so the parts are equal quarters.
9.●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●● | ●●●●●● — Is this shared into equal quarters?
- Ayes
- Bno
Answer: no
The parts have 5, 5, 5 and 6 — 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: yes
Every part has 1, so the parts are equal halves.
12.♥ | ♥ | ♥ | ♥♥♥ — 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.
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