Class 4 Maths NCERT Book Chapter 5 Sharing and Measuring

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Sharing and  Sharing and  
Measuring Measuring
PARTS AND WHOLES
Ikra and her little sister, Samina, decide to make a drawing, but they 
are left with a single drawing sheet. Ikra wants to share the paper by 
dividing it in half, but Samina insists on having a bigger part of the 
paper. Ikra thought for a moment and proposed a solution.
Would you like half of the paper to 
draw, or two quarters of the paper?
One half paper seems smaller, but two quarters 
sounds like a bigger part. I want two quarters!
One Half
One Quarter
One Quarter
     Let Us Discuss
1. Which part of the paper you would have chosen—one  half or two 
quarters? Why?
2. Do you think Ikra shared the paper equally? Why? Try with a paper. 
3. How do you know that the paper has been divided equally? 
4. Why do you think Samina chose two quarters of the paper?
Chapter
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Sharing and  Sharing and  
Measuring Measuring
PARTS AND WHOLES
Ikra and her little sister, Samina, decide to make a drawing, but they 
are left with a single drawing sheet. Ikra wants to share the paper by 
dividing it in half, but Samina insists on having a bigger part of the 
paper. Ikra thought for a moment and proposed a solution.
Would you like half of the paper to 
draw, or two quarters of the paper?
One half paper seems smaller, but two quarters 
sounds like a bigger part. I want two quarters!
One Half
One Quarter
One Quarter
     Let Us Discuss
1. Which part of the paper you would have chosen—one  half or two 
quarters? Why?
2. Do you think Ikra shared the paper equally? Why? Try with a paper. 
3. How do you know that the paper has been divided equally? 
4. Why do you think Samina chose two quarters of the paper?
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     Let Us Do
1. Samina has divided some figures into two parts. Colour the figures 
that are divided into halves correctly. How did you get the answer?
When an object is divided into two 
equal parts, then each part is called 
a half. We write half as 
1
2
.
2. Divide the shapes into halves by drawing a line.
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Sharing and  Sharing and  
Measuring Measuring
PARTS AND WHOLES
Ikra and her little sister, Samina, decide to make a drawing, but they 
are left with a single drawing sheet. Ikra wants to share the paper by 
dividing it in half, but Samina insists on having a bigger part of the 
paper. Ikra thought for a moment and proposed a solution.
Would you like half of the paper to 
draw, or two quarters of the paper?
One half paper seems smaller, but two quarters 
sounds like a bigger part. I want two quarters!
One Half
One Quarter
One Quarter
     Let Us Discuss
1. Which part of the paper you would have chosen—one  half or two 
quarters? Why?
2. Do you think Ikra shared the paper equally? Why? Try with a paper. 
3. How do you know that the paper has been divided equally? 
4. Why do you think Samina chose two quarters of the paper?
Chapter
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     Let Us Do
1. Samina has divided some figures into two parts. Colour the figures 
that are divided into halves correctly. How did you get the answer?
When an object is divided into two 
equal parts, then each part is called 
a half. We write half as 
1
2
.
2. Divide the shapes into halves by drawing a line.
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When an object is 
divided into four 
equal parts, then 
each part is called 
a quarter. 
We write quarter 
as 
1
4
.
Think: How would we write the fraction for each part if 
we divided an object into 5 equal parts?
Note for Teachers: Guide students to write fractions using symbols. Begin 
with examples like 
2
1
 and 
4
1
. Provide numerous opportunities for practice 
with other fractions by paper folding and drawing images.
Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters
     Let Us Try
1. In how many different ways can you fold/cut a rectangular paper in 
two equal parts? Try it with a rectangular paper.
3. Divide these shapes into 4 equal parts/quarters.
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Sharing and  Sharing and  
Measuring Measuring
PARTS AND WHOLES
Ikra and her little sister, Samina, decide to make a drawing, but they 
are left with a single drawing sheet. Ikra wants to share the paper by 
dividing it in half, but Samina insists on having a bigger part of the 
paper. Ikra thought for a moment and proposed a solution.
Would you like half of the paper to 
draw, or two quarters of the paper?
One half paper seems smaller, but two quarters 
sounds like a bigger part. I want two quarters!
One Half
One Quarter
One Quarter
     Let Us Discuss
1. Which part of the paper you would have chosen—one  half or two 
quarters? Why?
2. Do you think Ikra shared the paper equally? Why? Try with a paper. 
3. How do you know that the paper has been divided equally? 
4. Why do you think Samina chose two quarters of the paper?
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     Let Us Do
1. Samina has divided some figures into two parts. Colour the figures 
that are divided into halves correctly. How did you get the answer?
When an object is divided into two 
equal parts, then each part is called 
a half. We write half as 
1
2
.
2. Divide the shapes into halves by drawing a line.
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When an object is 
divided into four 
equal parts, then 
each part is called 
a quarter. 
We write quarter 
as 
1
4
.
Think: How would we write the fraction for each part if 
we divided an object into 5 equal parts?
Note for Teachers: Guide students to write fractions using symbols. Begin 
with examples like 
2
1
 and 
4
1
. Provide numerous opportunities for practice 
with other fractions by paper folding and drawing images.
Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters
     Let Us Try
1. In how many different ways can you fold/cut a rectangular paper in 
two equal parts? Try it with a rectangular paper.
3. Divide these shapes into 4 equal parts/quarters.
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2. Now try to draw and show five different ways in which we can fold/ 
cut a rectangle into four equal parts (
4
1
 or quarter).
3. Match the following parts with their corresponding wholes. 
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
4
1
 of
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Sharing and  Sharing and  
Measuring Measuring
PARTS AND WHOLES
Ikra and her little sister, Samina, decide to make a drawing, but they 
are left with a single drawing sheet. Ikra wants to share the paper by 
dividing it in half, but Samina insists on having a bigger part of the 
paper. Ikra thought for a moment and proposed a solution.
Would you like half of the paper to 
draw, or two quarters of the paper?
One half paper seems smaller, but two quarters 
sounds like a bigger part. I want two quarters!
One Half
One Quarter
One Quarter
     Let Us Discuss
1. Which part of the paper you would have chosen—one  half or two 
quarters? Why?
2. Do you think Ikra shared the paper equally? Why? Try with a paper. 
3. How do you know that the paper has been divided equally? 
4. Why do you think Samina chose two quarters of the paper?
Chapter
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     Let Us Do
1. Samina has divided some figures into two parts. Colour the figures 
that are divided into halves correctly. How did you get the answer?
When an object is divided into two 
equal parts, then each part is called 
a half. We write half as 
1
2
.
2. Divide the shapes into halves by drawing a line.
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When an object is 
divided into four 
equal parts, then 
each part is called 
a quarter. 
We write quarter 
as 
1
4
.
Think: How would we write the fraction for each part if 
we divided an object into 5 equal parts?
Note for Teachers: Guide students to write fractions using symbols. Begin 
with examples like 
2
1
 and 
4
1
. Provide numerous opportunities for practice 
with other fractions by paper folding and drawing images.
Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters Many Ways to Make Halves and Quarters
     Let Us Try
1. In how many different ways can you fold/cut a rectangular paper in 
two equal parts? Try it with a rectangular paper.
3. Divide these shapes into 4 equal parts/quarters.
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2. Now try to draw and show five different ways in which we can fold/ 
cut a rectangle into four equal parts (
4
1
 or quarter).
3. Match the following parts with their corresponding wholes. 
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
2
1
 of
I am 
4
1
 of
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DING DONG BELL!!
Sumedha's mother made yummy dhokla! 
Here is your dhokla. 
Share it equally 
amongst yourselves.
The dhokla is divided 
into two equal parts.
Half for me and half for 
Vinayak that's perfect! 
That means 2 halves of 
a dhokla makes a whole 
dhokla.  
½ ½
My share, Vinayak’s 
share and Kumar’s 
share together make a 
complete dhokla.
DING DONG! The doorbell rang.
Chidren, share the dhokla 
with Kumar also.
Hello Kumar.
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