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Grade 4 · Math · Unit 6 of 16

Fractions

Halves to tenths

What your child practises

Reading and naming fractions from halves to tenths, counting by fractions, comparing them, and seeing 3 × 1/4 as three fourths.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.4–B1.6, B2.7 · fractions from halves to tenths, counting by fractions, and repeated addition of a unit fraction

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Count by fourths. What comes next?

    1/4, 2/4,

    • 4/4
    • 2/5
    • 3/4
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    3/4

    Hint: Each step adds one more equal part.

  2. Question 2

    What fraction of the shape is shaded?

    • 1/4
    • 2/4
    • 3/4
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    1/4

    Hint: The bottom number counts the equal parts. The top number counts the shaded parts.

  3. Question 3

    Which fraction is equal to 1/4?

    • 3/8
    • 1/8
    • 2/8
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    2/8

    Hint: Cut every part into smaller equal parts. The amount stays the same.

  4. Question 4

    In 3/4, what does the 4 tell you?

    • how many wholes there are
    • how many parts are shaded
    • how many equal parts make a whole
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    how many equal parts make a whole

    Hint: The denominator is the bottom number. It names the size of the equal parts.

  5. Question 5

    Count by fifths. What comes next?

    1/5, 2/5,

    • 3/5
    • 2/6
    • 4/5
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    3/5

    Hint: Each step adds one more equal part.

  6. Question 6

    What fraction of the shape is shaded?

    • 1/3
    • 2/3
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    1/3

    Hint: The bottom number counts the equal parts. The top number counts the shaded parts.

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