Finding halves and quarters (age 5+)

Question 1

Which description tells us that the shape has been divided into quarters (four equal parts)?

Accepted Answer

A square has a vertical line through its middle and a horizontal line through its middle, forming four equal smaller squares.

Answer

A triangle is split by drawing a line from one corner to the opposite side, making two pieces.

Answer

A circle is cut with one line through the centre, making two equal halves.

Answer

A rectangle is divided into three equal strips by two vertical lines.

Question 2

Nina has a small square cloth. She folds it left‑to‑right, then folds the folded strip top‑to‑bottom. After she opens the cloth it is split into four equal pieces. Each piece is called a of the original cloth.

Accepted Answer

quarter

Answer

half

Answer

piece

Answer

third

Question 3

There are 20 red balloons. You want to give the same number of balloons to each of four friends. How many balloons does each friend receive?

Accepted Answer

5 balloons

Answer

4 balloons

Answer

6 balloons

Answer

8 balloons

Try three questions

Which description tells us that the shape has been divided into quarters (four equal parts)?

Nina has a small square cloth. She folds it left‑to‑right, then folds the folded strip top‑to‑bottom. After she opens the cloth it is split into four equal pieces. Each piece is called a ____ of the original cloth.

There are 20 red balloons. You want to give the same number of balloons to each of four friends. How many balloons does each friend receive?

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