Partitioning Shapes

This worksheet helps fourth-grade students understand how to partition shapes into parts with equal areas and express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.

Grade 4 Math GeometryPartitioning Shapes

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2 Short AnswerFill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / False

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.2

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mathgeometrypartitioning shapesfractionsgrade 4

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Partitioning Shapes Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to partition the shapes and answer the questions.

1. Partition the rectangle below into 4 equal shares. What fraction of the whole is each share?

2. Partition the circle below into 3 equal shares. What fraction of the whole is each share?

3. When a shape is partitioned into equal shares, each share has the same .

4. If a square is divided into 2 equal parts, each part is called a .

5. Partitioning a shape means dividing it into smaller .

6. Which of the following shapes is partitioned into equal fourths?

7. You can partition any shape into any number of equal shares.

True

False

8. Each part of a shape partitioned into sixths is 1/6 of the whole.

True

False

9. Draw a rectangle and partition it into 6 equal shares. Label each share with its unit fraction.

10. Draw a square and partition it into 8 equal shares. Label each share with its unit fraction.