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 halves?
ABC
2
All 4 shares of the square are shaded. How many fourths make the whole square?
3
Which one is cut into thirds?
ABC
4
These 2 shares are halves.
TrueFalse
5
These 3 shares are thirds.
TrueFalse
6
Which is bigger, a third or a half?
a thirda half
7
Circle every one that has a fourth shaded.
ABCD
8
A sandwich is cut into 2 equal shares. Lee eats 1 share. Lee ate one of the sandwich.
fourththirdhalf
9
How many halves make 1 whole?
10
Join each one to its words.
1a half
2a third
3a fourth
A1 of 3 equal shares
B1 of 2 equal shares
C1 of 4 equal shares
11
Three thirds make the whole pie.
TrueFalse
12
Shade one fourth of the circle.
13
Draw one line to cut this square into 2 equal shares.
14
Tell how you know shares are fair.
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Answer key · Set B
Fair shares
1B Halves are 2 equal shares. Bar B has 2.
24 4 fourths make 1 whole.
3A Thirds are 3 equal shares. Square A has 3.
4True The 2 shares are the same size, so each one is a half.
5False One share is bigger than the others. Thirds must all be the same size.
6a half Fewer equal shares make each share bigger. A half is bigger than a third.
7A, C A fourth is 1 of 4 equal shares. A and C each have 1 of 4 shaded.
8half 1 of 2 equal shares is a half.
92 2 halves make 1 whole.
101-B, 2-A, 3-C
11True 3 equal thirds put together make 1 whole.
14Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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