Partitioning Shapes into Halves & Fourths — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. share
2. whole
3. equal
4. half
5. part
6. fourth
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Share a pizza equally with one friend, each gets one half.
Sharing equally between 2 people means cutting the pizza into 2 equal pieces, so each person gets one half.
2. A rectangle split into 4 equal parts shows fourths.
Four equal parts in any shape are called fourths, because each piece is 1 out of 4 equal pieces.
3. Two halves make one whole.
Two halves put back together rebuild the original shape, which is the whole.
4. To make equal parts, each piece must be the same size.
Parts are only equal when every piece is the same size — different sizes would make them unequal.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Four fourths make one whole shape.
True False
This is true because all 4 fourths together equal 4 out of 4 parts, which rebuilds the whole shape.
2. A half is smaller than a fourth of the same shape.
True False
This is false because a half is bigger — splitting a shape into 2 pieces makes larger pieces than splitting it into 4.
3. You can partition a rectangle into halves with one line.
True False
This is true because one straight line through the middle of a rectangle makes 2 equal parts, which are halves.