Grade 3 · Math · Unit 5 of 12
Fractions
Parts of a whole
What your child practises
Naming fractions of a shape, a set and a number line, knowing what the top and bottom numbers mean, and comparing fractions by the size of their parts.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: 3N4.1 · fractions of one whole, built from unit fractions and equal parts
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
In 5/6, what does the 6 tell you?
- How many equal parts make the whole
- How many of the parts are shaded
- How many wholes there are
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How many equal parts make the whole
Hint: The bottom number (denominator) tells how many equal parts the whole is cut into. The top number (numerator) tells how many of those parts we are counting.
Question 2
A pie is cut into 8 equal slices. Mila eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pie did Mila eat?
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1/8
Hint: The pie has 8 equal slices, and Mila eats 1 of them: 1/8.
Question 3
Which is bigger: 1/4 or 1/3?
- 1/4
- They are the same
- 1/3
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1/3
Hint: The more parts a whole is cut into, the smaller each part. 1/3 has the fewest parts, so its part is the biggest.
Question 4
What fraction of the flowers are tulips?
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- 1/8
- 7/10
- 7/8
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7/8
Hint: There are 8 flowers in all, so the bottom number is 8. 7 of them are tulips: 7/8.
Question 5
Which is more: 4/5 or 1/5?
- 4/5
- They are the same
- 1/5
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4/5
Hint: The parts are all the same size (fifths). 4 parts is more than 1 part.
Question 6
What fraction is shaded?
- 5/6
- 4/6
- 2/6
- 4/7
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4/6
Hint: The top number counts the shaded parts (4). The bottom number counts all the equal parts (6). So it's 4/6.