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Year 3 Mathematics · Halves, quarters and eighths

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. A shape is split into 2 equal parts. What is each part called?
- ☐ (a) a quarter
- ☐ (b) a half
- ☐ (c) an eighth
2. What is half of 8?
3. How many quarters make a whole?
- ☐ (a) 2
- ☐ (b) 4
- ☐ (c) 8
- ☐ (d) 1
4. What is a quarter of 12 crackers?
5. A cake is cut into 2 pieces. One piece is much bigger than the other. Are they halves?
- ☐ (a) Yes, because there are 2 pieces
- ☐ (b) No, because the pieces are not equal
6. Which is the smallest piece of the same pancake?
- ☐ (a) 12
- ☐ (b) 14
- ☐ (c) 18
7. You fold a paper in half, then in half again, then in half again. How many equal parts are there when you open it?
8. What is one eighth of 16 buttons?

Answer sheet

1. a half — 2 equal parts are halves.
2. 4 — Share 8 into 2 equal groups: 4 and 4.
3. 4 — A quarter is 1 of 4 equal parts, so 4 quarters make a whole.
4. 3 — Share 12 into 4 equal groups: each group has 3.
5. No, because the pieces are not equal — Halves must be equal in size. Two different-sized pieces are not halves.
6. 18 — The more equal parts the pancake is cut into, the smaller each part is. Eighths are the smallest.
7. 8 — 2 parts, then 4 parts, then 8 parts. Each part is one eighth.
8. 2 — Share 16 into 8 equal groups: each group has 2.