Grade 2 · Math · Unit 6 of 11
Fractions of a Whole
Equal parts: halves, thirds, fourths and more
What your child practises
A fraction names equal parts of one whole. Children read unit fractions such as 1/4 and 1/8, learn that more equal parts means smaller parts, and name fractions like 3/4 from a picture. All wholes are cut into 10 or fewer equal parts.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 2N3.1 · unit fractions with 10 or fewer equal parts, and how many parts of the whole are shaded
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A pizza is cut into 3 equal slices. What fraction is one slice?
🍕- 1/4
- 1/3
- 3/1
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1/3
Hint: One slice is one of the equal parts.
Question 2
Which shape is cut into equal parts?
✂️- a square cut into 4 parts of different sizes
- a square with no lines
- a square cut into 4 parts that are all the same size
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a square cut into 4 parts that are all the same size
Hint: Fractions need equal parts: every part is the same size.
Question 3
What fraction of the shape is shaded?
- 3/4
- 3/3
- 3/5
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3/4
Hint: Count all the equal parts: 4. Then count the shaded ones: 3.
Question 4
Which is the bigger piece: 1/8 or 1/3?
- 1/8
- 1/3
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1/3
Hint: The same whole cut into fewer equal parts gives bigger parts.
Question 5
1/5 means one of how many equal parts?
- 5
- 6
- 4
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5
Hint: The bottom number tells how many equal parts make the whole.
Question 6
Which fraction is one third?
- 1/5
- 1/2
- 1/3
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1/3
Hint: One third is 1 of 3 equal parts.