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KS1.M32 Fractions: Halves, Quarters and Thirds

STA NC-KS1-MATHS-STA · Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Look at 6 apples in a row. Circle half of them.

There are 6 apples.
Figure (to be drawn): Six apples in a row (six separate apples).
(1)
2
There are 8 biscuits on a plate. Put a ring around a quarter of them.

There are 8 biscuits.
Figure (to be drawn): Eight biscuits shown on a plate.
(1)
3
Shade half of the shape. The shape is a rectangle divided into 2 equal parts.
Figure (to be drawn): A rectangle with a line down the middle dividing it into 2 equal parts.
(1)
4
Write one half of 10.

Answer: ___
(1)
5
There are 12 strawberries in a box. Shade one quarter of them in your head and write how many are shaded.

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): Twelve strawberries grouped together.
(1)
6
Circle one third of these crayons. There are 9 crayons.
Figure (to be drawn): Nine crayons in a row.
(1)
7
What is half of 14?

Answer: ___
(1)
8
A pizza has 4 equal slices. Sam eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza is left?

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): A circle divided into 4 equal slices, one slice removed.
(1)
9
Draw one quarter of a shape. The shape is a square divided into 4 equal small squares.
Figure (to be drawn): A square shown divided into 4 equal small squares (2 by 2 grid).
(1)
10
Which is the same as one half? Tick the correct box.

A 1/4 B 2/4 C 1/3
  • 1/4
  • 2/4
  • 1/3
11
There are 18 beads on a necklace. What is one third of 18?

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): Eighteen beads shown as small circles on a line.
(1)
12
Write a quarter of 20.

Answer: ___
(1)
13
Four friends share 12 sweets equally. How many sweets does each friend get?

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): Twelve sweets pictured in a pile.
(1)
14
Match the fractions to the pictures. Picture A shows a circle half shaded. Picture B shows a circle quarter shaded.

Write the fraction for A and for B.

A: ___ B: ___
Figure (to be drawn): Two circles: A half shaded, B one quarter shaded.
(2)
15
There are 10 pencils. Write one fifth of 10.

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): Ten pencils in a row.
(1)
16
Look at 2 shapes. Shape A is split into 4 equal parts with 2 parts shaded. Shape B is split into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded.

Are these the same amount? Circle Yes or No.

Answer: Yes / No
Figure (to be drawn): Shape A: 2 of 4 parts shaded (2/4). Shape B: 1 of 2 parts shaded (1/2).
  • Yes
  • No
17
PARTS a and b. a) There are 15 stickers. What is one third of 15?

b) Circle if the answer is a whole number or not a whole number.

Answer a: ___ Answer b: whole number / not a whole number
Figure (to be drawn): Fifteen small sticker images.
(a)a) What is one third of 15?(1)
(b)b) Is that a whole number? Circle whole number or not a whole number.(1)
  • whole number
  • not a whole number
18
There are 6 orange crayons and 6 blue crayons. What fraction of the crayons are orange?

Answer: ___
Figure (to be drawn): A box with 12 crayons: 6 orange and 6 blue.
(1)
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