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Grade 1 Math · Chapter 9 · Lesson 7

Practice Worksheet

Fourths and Quarters

Cut a whole into four equal shares.

10 problems · about 13 minutes · 1.G.A.3

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

Set it to 4 shares. Shade one fourth.
How many shares4
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

4 problems

  1. From “Halves”

    How many equal shares are in a half?

    Answer

  2. From “Shapes Inside Shapes”

    How many triangles make one trapezoid?

    Answer

  3. From “Making New Shapes”

    How many triangles fill one hexagon?

    Answer

  4. From “Naming Solid Shapes”

    A can of soup is shaped like what?

    • A cylinder.
    • A cube.

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. How many fourths make one whole?

    Answer

  2. What is another word for a fourth?

    • A quarter.
    • A half.

  3. How many fourths make one whole?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. Which is bigger, a half or a fourth?

    • A half.
    • A fourth.

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. How many fourths are in one half?

    Answer

  2. Four Friends

    Four friends share one cake fairly. How many shares?

    Answershares