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Maths · Grade 2 · Set A
Fair shares
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Remember: Equal shares are the same size. 2 make halves, 3 make thirds and 4 make fourths. More shares make each share smaller.

Equal shares

Equal shares are the same size, and all of them make the whole.

1
Which one is cut into thirds?
A
B
C
2
All 3 shares of the circle are shaded. How many thirds make the whole circle?
3
Which one is cut into fourths?
A
B
C
4
These 2 shares are halves.
TrueFalse
5
These 4 shares are fourths.
TrueFalse
6
Which is bigger, a third or a fourth?
a thirda fourth
7
Which is smaller, a half or a fourth?
a halfa fourth
8
Circle every one that is half shaded.
A
B
C
D
9
A pizza is cut into 4 equal shares. Pip eats 1 share. Pip ate one of the pizza.
thirdhalffourth
10
Join the shares to the right word.
  1. 12 equal shares
  2. 23 equal shares
  3. 34 equal shares
  • Ahalves
  • Bfourths
  • Cthirds
11
These circles show the same amount shaded.
TrueFalse
12
Both circles have a third shaded.
TrueFalse
13
Draw lines to cut this rectangle into 4 equal shares.
14
Tell why shares must be equal to be fair.
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Answer key · Set A
Fair shares
1C Thirds are 3 equal shares. Circle C has 3.
23 3 thirds make 1 whole.
3B Fourths are 4 equal shares. Square B has 4.
4False Halves must be equal. One share is much bigger than the other.
5True The 4 shares are all the same size, so each one is a fourth.
6a third Fewer equal shares make each share bigger. A third is bigger than a fourth.
7a fourth A fourth is 1 of 4 equal shares. It is smaller than a half.
8A, C Half is 1 of 2 equal shares, or 2 of 4. A and C are both half.
9fourth 1 of 4 equal shares is a fourth, which we also call a quarter.
101-A, 2-C, 3-B
11True 2 of 4 equal shares is the same as 1 of 2. Both are half.
12False The first circle has a third shaded. The second has a fourth shaded.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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