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Halves & Quarters of Shapes

Mathematics · Fractions · ages 6-7
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  1. Lena has a square piece of paper. She wants to share it fairly with 3 friends, so everyone gets one quarter. Which cut makes four equal quarters?

    • One straight cut across the middle
    • Cut down the middle, then across the middle
    • Two cuts that make 4 strips of different widths
    • One cut near the edge

  2. This circle is cut into two equal pieces. What is each piece called?

    • A half
    • A quarter
    • A whole

  3. If a whole is cut into four equal pieces, you can describe it as 'four quarters'.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. This rectangle is cut into 4 equal pieces. What is each piece called?

    • A half
    • A quarter
    • A third

  5. A rectangle is cut into four equal quarters. How many of those quarters do you need to push back together to make the whole rectangle?

    Answer: ______________

  6. You can make fourths by first cutting a shape into halves, then cutting each half one more time.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Ana cuts a circle into two pieces, but one piece is bigger than the other. Can she call each piece a half?

    • Yes, because there are two pieces
    • No, because the pieces are not equal
    • Yes, because it is a circle

  8. A pizza is cut into two equal pieces. What do the two pieces together make?

    • Two halves
    • Two quarters
    • Two wholes

  9. Look at this pizza cut into equal pieces. How many quarters make the whole pizza?

    Answer: ______________

  10. Jake cuts a rectangle cake into 4 pieces. Two pieces are big and two are tiny. His sister says all four are quarters. Is she right?

    • Yes, because it is a rectangle
    • Yes, there are 4 pieces so they are quarters
    • No, quarters must all be the same size
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  1. Cut down the middle, then across the middle · Four quarters means four parts that are all the same size. Two cuts that cross in the middle split the square into 4 equal pieces.
  2. A half · The circle is split into 2 equal pieces, so each piece is a half.
  3. True · Four equal pieces of one whole are called four quarters.
  4. A quarter · Four equal pieces means each one is a quarter, also called a fourth.
  5. 4 · The whole rectangle is four quarters. So it takes all 4 quarters pushed together to make the whole.
  6. True · Cutting a shape in half gives 2 equal parts. Cutting each half again gives 2 and 2, which is 4 equal parts, called fourths.
  7. No, because the pieces are not equal · Halves are two pieces of the exact same size. Different sizes means they are not halves.
  8. Two halves · Two equal pieces of one pizza together are called two halves.
  9. 4 · Four equal pieces put together make the whole pizza, so the whole is four quarters.
  10. No, quarters must all be the same size · Four pieces only count as quarters when every piece is the same size as the others.
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