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Maths · Grade 1 · Set A
Halves and quarters
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Remember: Halves are 2 equal shares. Quarters are 4 equal shares. More shares make each share smaller.

Look at the shares

Equal shares are all the same size.

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Which one is cut into halves?
A
B
C
2
Pip's pizza is cut into halves. How many halves make the whole pizza?
3
Which circle has a quarter shaded?
A
B
C
4
Which circle has half shaded?
A
B
C
5
This square is cut into 4 equal shares. Each share is a .
wholequarterhalf
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Half of this bar is shaded.
TrueFalse
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One share of this square is a half.
TrueFalse
8
These 2 shares are halves.
TrueFalse
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Which is bigger, a half or a quarter?
a quartera half
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How many quarters make 1 whole?
11
Put these in order. Biggest share first.
  • a quarter of a pizza
  • half a pizza
  • a whole pizza
12
Join the shares to the right word.
  1. 12 equal shares
  2. 24 equal shares
  3. 31 share, not cut
  • Aquarters
  • Bwhole
  • Chalves
13
If you cut something into more equal shares, each share gets smaller.
TrueFalse
14
Draw a line to cut this square into 2 equal halves.
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Answer key · Set A
Halves and quarters
1B Halves are 2 equal shares. B has 2.
22 2 halves make 1 whole.
3C A quarter is 1 of 4 equal shares. Only C has 1 of 4 shaded.
4A Half is 1 of 2 equal shares. A has 1 of 2 shaded.
5quarter 4 equal shares are quarters. We also say fourths.
6True The bar has 2 equal shares and 1 is shaded. That is a half.
7False The square has 4 equal shares, so one share is a quarter, not a half.
8False Halves must be equal. One share is much smaller than the other.
9a half Fewer shares make each share bigger. A half is bigger.
104 4 quarters make 1 whole.
113, 2, 1 The whole is the biggest. Cut it in 2 and each half is smaller. Cut it in 4 and each quarter is smaller still.
121-C, 2-A, 3-B
13True More shares from the same whole means each one is smaller.
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