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Olympiad (Class 4) Halves and Quarters — practice questions

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Two cats want to share one chapati fairly. Each should get a share that is:Read the answer and worked solution →A monkey cuts a chapati so the left piece is bigger than the right. The pieces are:Read the answer and worked solution →One chapati is to be shared equally by four cats. Each cat gets:Read the answer and worked solution →Rani gives half her chocolate to Reena. The share Rani keeps is:Read the answer and worked solution →A square sheet is cut into two equal triangles. Each triangle is:Read the answer and worked solution →Writing one half as a fraction means taking 1 part out of:Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle is folded into four equal parts. Each part is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Writing one quarter as a fraction means taking 1 part out of:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajni cuts a cake into 4 equal parts for four people. Each person gets:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajni holds her own share plus her mother's share of a cake cut in four. She now has:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajni and Raju together hold 3 parts of a cake cut into 4. Their share is:Read the answer and worked solution →A pumpkin seller says half a pumpkin costs Rs 10. The whole pumpkin costs:Read the answer and worked solution →If one quarter of a pumpkin costs Rs 10, the whole pumpkin costs:Read the answer and worked solution →Tomatoes cost Rs 8 per kilogram. Half a kilogram of tomatoes costs:Read the answer and worked solution →Potatoes cost Rs 12 per kilogram. Three kilograms of potatoes cost:Read the answer and worked solution →Onions cost Rs 20 per kilogram. A quarter kilogram of onions costs:Read the answer and worked solution →A shape is divided into 4 equal parts and 2 of them are shaded. The shaded part is:Read the answer and worked solution →A chapati is cut into two pieces, one large and one small. This is not halving because halves must be:Read the answer and worked solution →Four children share one chocolate bar equally. Together their four shares make:Read the answer and worked solution →A cake is cut into 4 equal parts and 1 part is eaten. The part left is:Read the answer and worked solution →Keerthi has Rs 20. Tomatoes cost Rs 8 a kilogram, so she can buy at most:Read the answer and worked solution →A rectangle can be cut into two equal halves in how many different ways?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the equal sharesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the fraction wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the sharing gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the fair sharesRead the answer and worked solution →Half or quarterRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the sharing ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the answerRead the answer and worked solution →Fractions bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Two cats want to share one chapati fairly. Each should get a share that is:

  1. One half
  2. One third
  3. One fourth
  4. One fifth
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Correct answer: A. One half

1. Two friends must get equal parts. 2. One whole split into two equal parts gives halves. 3. So each gets one half. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class IV, Chapter 9, Halves and Quarters._

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A monkey cuts a chapati so the left piece is bigger than the right. The pieces are:

  1. All equal
  2. Not equal
  3. Now equal
  4. Too equal
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Correct answer: B. Not equal

1. Fair sharing needs pieces of the same size. 2. One piece here is larger than the other. 3. So the pieces are not equal. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class IV, Chapter 9, Halves and Quarters._

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One chapati is to be shared equally by four cats. Each cat gets:

  1. One fourth
  2. One third
  3. One half
  4. One fifth
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Correct answer: A. One fourth

1. Four friends need four equal pieces. 2. One whole split into four gives quarters. 3. So each gets one fourth. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class IV, Chapter 9, Halves and Quarters._

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