Topic

5 Fractions

Pre-assessment

Name..........................................................................................
Concept 1: Representing fractions

1 Choose the best answer.

a What fraction of these
boxes is shaded?

b What is 2 5 as
a fraction?
1
2
5
2
2
5

4
6
6
10

4
10
6
4

1
5

c Which comparison best

matches the fraction
strips below?
1
3
1
6

1
6
1 1
3 > 6
3 2
6 < 3

2 What fraction is shaded in the following diagram? What is unshaded?

3 Connie thinks that 34 is closer to 0 than 56 . Is she correct?

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4 How could you share 4 cakes evenly among 24 people?

Topic 5 33

1
3
1
6
2 1
3 > 3
6 3
6 = 3