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Grades 1–5 · printable + timed

Dividing by 2 Timed Test

Print it with the answer key on page 2, or run the timer here.

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Division · 2s · 20 problems · 1 minute NameDateScore
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  16. 16
  17. 17
  18. 18
  19. 19
  20. 20
Answer key · Division · 2s · 20 problems NameDate
  1. 1 22 ÷ 2 11
  2. 2 22 ÷ 2 11
  3. 3 22 ÷ 2 11
  4. 4 10 ÷ 2 5
  5. 5 20 ÷ 10 2
  6. 6 8 ÷ 2 4
  7. 7 20 ÷ 2 10
  8. 8 24 ÷ 2 12
  9. 9 4 ÷ 2 2
  10. 10 10 ÷ 2 5
  11. 11 4 ÷ 2 2
  12. 12 14 ÷ 2 7
  13. 13 6 ÷ 3 2
  14. 14 14 ÷ 7 2
  15. 15 24 ÷ 12 2
  16. 16 2 ÷ 1 2
  17. 17 4 ÷ 2 2
  18. 18 8 ÷ 2 4
  19. 19 20 ÷ 2 10
  20. 20 24 ÷ 2 12
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A timed sheet on dividing by 2

Dividing by 2, from 0 ÷ 2 to 24 ÷ 2. Every problem on the sheet is drawn from that set and nothing outside it.

Choose 20, 50 or 100 problems and a limit of 1, 2 or 5 minutes, then print the sheet with its answer key on page two, or start the timer and type into the same grid. The problems are drawn again every time the page loads, so a second sheet is not a copy of the first. How the counts and limits work is on its own page, along with what a timed test does and does not measure.

Thirteen rows, with the answers

Dividing by 2: all thirteen facts and their answers.
Problem Answer
0 ÷ 2 0
2 ÷ 2 1
4 ÷ 2 2
6 ÷ 2 3
8 ÷ 2 4
10 ÷ 2 5
12 ÷ 2 6
14 ÷ 2 7
16 ÷ 2 8
18 ÷ 2 9
20 ÷ 2 10
22 ÷ 2 11
24 ÷ 2 12

Where dividing by 2 goes wrong

Dividing by 2 is halving, and the dividend is always even — an odd one means the problem was misread. Most children halve small even numbers easily and then stall on larger ones such as 24 ÷ 2; splitting it into 20 ÷ 2 and 4 ÷ 2 restores it, and that split is worth teaching before the sheet rather than after it.

Three that come up

Is dividing by 2 the same as halving?
Yes, and every dividend in this set is even so the halving always lands on a whole number.
Why does my child stall on 24 ÷ 2 but not 8 ÷ 2?
Larger dividends need splitting. 24 ÷ 2 becomes 20 ÷ 2 plus 4 ÷ 2, which is 10 plus 2.
Can a 2s division answer be odd?
Yes — 6 ÷ 2 = 3. It is the dividend that is always even, not the quotient.

What the standards and the critics actually say

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (PDF), page 23 — 3.OA.C.7 “By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.” thecorestandards.org — CCSSI_Math Standards.pdf

NCTM — Procedural Fluency in Mathematics (position statement) “Timed tests do not assess fluency and can negatively affect students, and thus should be avoided.” nctm.org — Procedural Fluency in Mathematics

youcubed — Fluency Without Fear “For about one third of students the onset of timed testing is the beginning of math anxiety.” youcubed.org — Fluency Without Fear