Finding a Quarter

Year 1 MathsFractions4 pages

About this worksheet

A short quiz on finding a quarter for Year 1 maths. Pupils tick shapes with exactly one quarter shaded, shade a quarter themselves, circle a quarter of 8 stars, work out 1/4 of 12, then decide whether Leo is correct and explain why. An answer key is included at the end. It covers the England National Curriculum objective on recognising and finding a quarter.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Number — fractions

Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity

The quiz moves from quarters of shapes to quarters of quantities to reasoning.

What's inside this worksheet

Quarters of Shapes

Tick the shapes showing exactly one quarter shaded, then shade one yourself.

Quarters of Quantities

Circle a quarter of 8 stars and calculate 1/4 of 12.

Think About It!

A true or false reasoning question about Leo, with space to explain.

Answer key

Answers at the end of the sheet.

How teachers use it

Assessment check

Use at the end of quarter teaching; the sections show exactly where understanding stops.

Intervention

The shapes section stands alone for pupils not ready for quantities.

Talk task

Debate the Leo question in pairs before pupils write their explanation.

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