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Folding Fractions

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice

1. Which fraction means one of two equal parts?

1/2

1/3

1/4

2. Folding a square along one diagonal creates:

Two equal halves (two equal triangles)

Four equal parts

Three equal parts

3. To make quarters of a rectangle you should:

Fold in half, then fold each half in half again

Fold diagonally twice from the same corner

Fold into three equal strips

4. Check all that usually make equal parts:

Folding a circle through its centre (a diameter)

Folding a square straight down its middle from top to bottom

Folding a rectangle so one side just reaches the other side but not centred

Folding from the top corner of a triangle to the midpoint of the base

✏️ Part 2: Draw & Label (Hands-on)

5. Square: Fold your paper square two different ways to make halves. On the square below, draw two fold lines (one for each method) and label the parts "1/2". Colour one half for each fold.
6. Rectangle: Show two different ways to make quarters. Draw the fold lines and label each small part "1/4".
7. Triangle: Draw one fold that makes two equal halves. Label each part "1/2" and write one short sentence describing how you folded it.

⭐ Part 3: Extension Challenge

8. In one or two sentences, explain why a fold that makes two parts the same size is called a "half".
9. Fast finisher: Draw a fold that does NOT make equal parts. Show the fold and explain why the two parts are not equal.

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