Class 4 Maths Worksheet Solutions Chapter 5 Sharing and Measuring

Q1. Think and Choose:

(i) Would you like one-half of a paper or two-quartersof the same paper? Why?

Ans: Both are equal. 

(ii) If a dhokla is shared equally among 5 children, what fraction of the dhokla does each child get?

Ans: You have 1 big dhokla (a soft, yummy snack).
Now, you want to share it equally among 5 children.

So, you cut the dhokla into 5 equal pieces.
Each child will get one of those pieces.

That one piece is 1 part out of 5, or we say "one-fifth", and we write it as:

1/5

(iii) Which is more?
a) 1/2 or 1/4

Ans: 1/2 is more

Imagine cutting a pizza into 2 equal pieces.

Now imagine cutting the same pizza into 4 equal pieces.

The piece from 1/2 is bigger than the piece from 1/4.
So, 1/2 is more.

b) 1/3 or 1/6

Ans: 1/3 is more

Let’s take a chocolate bar.
If you break it into 3 equal parts, each part is bigger than when you break it into 6 equal parts.
So, 1/3 is more than 1/6.

Q2. Draw and Divide:

(i) Draw a rectangle. Show 2 different ways to divide it into 2 equal halves.

Ans:Rectangle is divided into two equal halves in two different ways

(ii)  Draw a circle. Divide it into 4 equal parts and shade one-quarter (¼).

Ans: 

(iii)  Draw a square and divide it into 8 equal parts. Shade 3/8 of it.

Q3. Food Fun Fractions:

(i)  Ramu made a big paratha and cut it into 4 equal parts. He ate 1/4 and gave 2/4 to his sister.
How much of the paratha is left?

Ans: The whole paratha has 4 parts.

Ramu ate 1 part, and his sister got 2 parts.

Together they ate: 1 + 2 = 3 parts

Only 1 part is left out of 4.
1/4 of the paratha is left.

Q4. Equal or Not?

a) shared by 2 friends: each gets .

b)  shared by 2 friends: 1 gets  and 1 gets .

c)  shared by 3 friends: each gets .

(i) Choose options that are divided equally:

Ans: (a) and (c) are shared equally.

Because in both parts, each gets same no. of item.

(ii) Which of the above is not shared equally?

Ans: (b) is not equal – one got more!