Grade 1 · Math · Unit 6 of 15
Fair Shares
Halves, fourths and equal groups
What your child practises
Sharing things fairly among 2 or 4 people, what is left over, halves and fourths, and groups of equal size.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.6–B1.8, B2.5 · fair sharing, halves and fourths, and equal groups
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
There are 3 groups of 3 🐟. How many in all?
🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟- 9
- 10
- 7
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9
Hint: Count each group, then add them together.
Question 2
There are 2 groups of 3 🐥. How many in all?
🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥- 5
- 4
- 6
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6
Hint: Count each group, then add them together.
Question 3
5 🍓 are shared by 2 friends. How many are left over?
🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓- 1
- 2
- 4
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1
Hint: Share fairly. The ones you can't share equally are left over.
Question 4
What part of the whole is shaded?
- one half
- one third
- one fourth
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one half
Hint: The whole is cut into 2 equal parts. One part is shaded.
Question 5
8 🐥 are shared fairly by 2 friends. How many does each get?
🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥- 10
- 4
- 6
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4
Hint: Deal them out one at a time, like cards, until none are left.
Question 6
Which is the same amount as one half?
- three fourths
- two fourths
- one fourth
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two fourths
Hint: Two fourths fill the same space as one half.