This formative assessment aims to evaluate students' understanding of unit fractions and their ability to compose non-unit fractions from repeated unit fractions. It will also test their comprehension of denominators in fractions.
A rectangle is divided into 5 equal parts. One part is shaded. Which fraction does the shaded part represent?
A student shades 3 equal parts out of 8 equal parts. Which equation matches the shaded model?
A circle is divided into 6 equal parts. Explain what the fraction 1/6 means using words or a drawing.
Explain how the fraction 4/5 is built from unit fractions. Use the phrase “unit fraction” in your answer.
What does the denominator tell us in a fraction like 3/7? Explain in one or two sentences.
Draw a shape that represents the fraction 1/4. Make sure the parts are equal.
Draw or model the fraction 3/6. Then explain how many unit fractions you used to build it.
Finish this sentence: “A fraction a/b means ____________________________.”