1st Grade Halves and Fourths Test Solutions and Scoring (PDF)
This halves fourths test answers for 1st Grade covers halves and fourths (Common Core 1.G.A.3), with a free PDF to print.
This answer key gives the full solution and the scoring for each question of the halves and fourths test. Add the points to reach a score out of 20. For drawings, accept any cut that makes equal shares.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.G.A.3
Halves fourths test answers: worked solutions
Question 1 – Count and name [2 pts]
- 4 equal shares
- Each share is a fourth (also accept quarter).
Scoring: 1 point for 4. 1 point for fourth or quarter.
Question 2 – Halves or not [2 pts]
A has 2 parts of the same size. B has a small part and a big part. C has 2 matching triangles.
A and C
Scoring: 1 point for each correct letter. Take away 1 point if B is written, but keep the score at 0 or more.
Question 3 – Shade and draw [3 pts]
- Any 1 of the 4 equal parts is shaded.
- One line down the middle or across the middle.
- 4 fourths
Scoring: 1 point for exactly one fourth shaded. 1 point for a line that makes 2 equal parts. 1 point for 4.
Question 4 – Fill in the words [2 pts]
- halves
- quarter
Scoring: 1 point for each correct word.
Question 5 – Compare shares [3 pts]
- a half
- a fourth (or quarter)
- The share in Circle B is smaller because the circle has more shares.
Scoring: 1 point for each part.
Question 6 – Find the fourths [3 pts]
- A and C
- Shape B has 4 parts, but the parts are not the same size.
Scoring: 1 point for each correct letter in part a. 1 point for saying the parts are not equal in size in part b.
Question 7 – Cookie problem [3 pts]
- a fourth (a quarter) of the cookie
- \(4 – 1 = 3\), so 3 pieces are left.
- Bigger. A half is bigger than a fourth.
Scoring: 1 point for each part. In part b, give the point for 3 pieces with a correct equation.
Question 8 – Draw fourths [2 pts]
One square can be cut with a cross to make 4 squares. The other can be cut with 3 lines to make 4 strips.
Scoring: 1 point for each square cut into 4 equal parts. The two cuts must be different.
Total score
20 points
Key facts behind this halves fourths test answers
- Equal shares are exactly the same size.
- A whole cut into 2 equal shares has 2 halves.
- A whole cut into 4 equal shares has 4 fourths, also called quarters.
- Fourth and quarter are two names for the same share.
- More equal shares means smaller shares, so a fourth is smaller than a half.
How to use this halves fourths test answers
Score your test with the point values shown for each question. Then read the worked solution of every question where you lost points and note the method to review.
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