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Division Vocabulary Mastery

Read each question carefully. Show working where asked, and use division vocabulary in your explanations.

Choose the best answer

1.Twenty-four feijoas are shared equally among 6 people. How many feijoas does each person receive?

2.Which situation shows grouping equally?

Sharing 18 cards evenly between 3 players
Putting 18 cards into piles of 3
Giving 3 cards to each of 18 players
Adding 3 cards to a pile of 18

3.What is the quotient and remainder for 31 ÷ 6?

Quotient 5, remainder 1
Quotient 4, remainder 7
Quotient 6, remainder 5
Quotient 5, remainder 6

4.In a division equation, what does the divisor tell you?

The number being divided
The number you divide by
The answer after dividing
The amount left over

Match and explain division words

5.Match each division word or phrase to its meaning.

quotient
dividend
divisor
remainder
sharing equally
grouping equally

the number that is divided
making groups that each contain the same number
the amount left after making equal groups
giving each person the same amount
the result of a division
the number you divide by

6.A box holds 4 tennis balls. There are 28 balls altogether. Write a division equation to find the number of full boxes, then identify the dividend, divisor and quotient.

7.A netball team has 35 bibs to share equally among 5 players. Write the division equation and state how many bibs each player gets.

8.A class packs 26 seed packets into envelopes of 4. How many full envelopes can they make, and how many packets will be left? Include the quotient and remainder in your answer.

9.A number line shows equal jumps of 5 from 0 to 30. How many jumps are needed to reach 30? Write a matching division equation and name its quotient.

10.In your own words, explain the difference between sharing equally and grouping equally. Give one example of either method.

11.Anahera has 37 stickers and shares them as evenly as possible among 6 cousins. How many stickers does each cousin get, and how many remain? Use the words “quotient” and “remainder” in your response.