Year 4

Calculating unit fractions of quantities

Year 4

Calculating unit fractions of quantities

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will identify fractions of quantities for unit fractions only (where the numerator is one).

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which image does not show a shape divided into quarters?
Correct answer: Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Q2.
Which representation shows three quarters?
Option 1
Correct answer: Option 2
Option 3
Q3.
What does the denominator tell us?
The amount of parts being referred to
Correct answer: The total number of equal parts
Q4.
What does the numerator tell us?
Correct answer: The amount of parts being referred to
The total number of equal parts
Q5.
What is the line between the numerator and denominator called?
Axis
Divider
Correct answer: Vinculum

4 Questions

Q1.
Look at the picture. What fraction of children are wearing a spotty t-shirt?
An image in a quiz
One eighth
One half
Two quarters
Correct answer: Two eighths
Q2.
What fraction is NOT shaded?
An image in a quiz
Five eighths
Five tenths
Correct answer: Three eighths
Three tenths
Q3.
What fraction is shaded?
An image in a quiz
Eight twelfths
Four eighths
Four quarters
Correct answer: Four twelfths
Q4.
What fraction is shaded? How could we write this as a unit fraction?
An image in a quiz
One fifth
One half
One quarter
Correct answer: One third