Equal Shares: Halves and Fourths Worksheet

Question 1

A cookie is cut into 2 equal pieces. Write the name for each piece.

Accepted Answer

Each piece is one half of the cookie.

Question 2

Look at a square cut into 4 equal pieces. Write the name for each piece.

Accepted Answer

Each piece is one fourth of the square.

Question 3

Draw one line to cut a rectangle into 2 equal shares.

Accepted Answer

The rectangle should be split into 2 equal parts, so each part is one half.

Question 4

Draw lines to cut a square into 4 equal shares.

Accepted Answer

The square should be split into 4 equal parts, so each part is one fourth.

Question 5

Mia has 2 crackers. She shares them equally with 1 friend. How many crackers does each person get?

Accepted Answer

Each person gets 1 cracker because 2 crackers shared equally by 2 people makes 1 cracker each.

Question 6

Four children share 4 apple slices equally. How many apple slices does each child get?

Accepted Answer

Each child gets 1 apple slice because 4 slices shared equally by 4 children makes 1 slice each.

Question 7

A sandwich is cut into 2 pieces, but one piece is much bigger than the other. Are the pieces halves?

Accepted Answer

The pieces are not halves because halves must be equal shares.

Question 8

A paper is cut into 4 pieces that are all the same size. Are the pieces fourths?

Accepted Answer

The pieces are fourths because there are 4 equal shares.

Question 9

Circle the shape that shows halves: a circle cut into 2 equal parts or a circle cut into 3 parts.

Accepted Answer

The circle cut into 2 equal parts shows halves.

Question 10

Circle the shape that shows fourths: a square cut into 4 equal parts or a square cut into 2 equal parts.

Accepted Answer

The square cut into 4 equal parts shows fourths.

Question 11

Sam has 8 blocks. He makes 2 equal groups. How many blocks are in each group?

Accepted Answer

Each group has 4 blocks because 8 blocks split into 2 equal groups makes 4 blocks in each group.

Question 12

Lena has 8 blocks. She makes 4 equal groups. How many blocks are in each group?

Accepted Answer

Each group has 2 blocks because 8 blocks split into 4 equal groups makes 2 blocks in each group.

Question 13

Color one half of a rectangle.

Accepted Answer

One of the 2 equal parts of the rectangle should be colored.

Question 14

Color one fourth of a square.

Accepted Answer

One of the 4 equal parts of the square should be colored.

Question 15

Tell which is more: one half of a pizza or one fourth of the same pizza.

Accepted Answer

One half is more than one fourth because the same pizza is split into fewer equal pieces, so each half is bigger.

Equal Shares: Halves and Fourths