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Find One Quarter, Two Quarters and Three Quarters of Shapes

In this worksheet, students will find one quarter, two quarters and three quarters of shapes.

'Find One Quarter, Two Quarters and Three Quarters of Shapes' worksheet

Key stage:  KS 1

Year:  Year 2 Maths worksheets

Curriculum topic:   Number: Fractions

Curriculum subtopic:   Recognise Fractions

Difficulty level:  

Worksheet Overview

This activity is all about finding 1/4, 2/4, and 3/4 of shapes. 

 

Let's have a look at what each of these means. 

 

1. Finding 1/4 of a shape:

1/4 is read as one quarter and can also be written like this:

 

 one quarter explained 

 

So, let's shade 1/4 of a square. It needs to be split into four equal parts and then one of the parts needs to be shaded.

Remember equal means exactly the same size. 

 

 one quarter of a square 

 

 

2. Finding 2/4 of a shape:

2/4 is read as two quarters and can also be written like this:

 

 two quarters explained

 

So, let's shade 2/4 of a circle. It needs to be split into four equal parts and then two of the parts need to be shaded:

Remember equal means exactly the same size. 

 

 circle with two quarters shaded in yellow

 

Can you see that 2/4 is also the same as a half? 

 

3. Finding 3/4 of a shape:

3/4 is read as three quarters and can also be written like this:

 

 three quarters explained 

 

So, let's shade 3/4 of a rectangle. It needs to be split into four equal parts and then three of the parts need to be shaded:

Remember equal means exactly the same size. 

 

 

  Are you ready to try some questions now?

 

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