Fractions Pre-Assessment

Matthew's grandmother cut his birthday cake into 8 pieces. His friends ate 6 pieces of the cake. Write the fraction of the cake that was eaten and represent it with a pictorial model.

Trey and Alex each ate the same sized candy bar. Trey ate one-eighth (1/8) of his candy bar and Alex ate one-fourth (1/4) of his candy bar. Who ate more? Explain how you know.

Label the missing points on the number line.

Eva got a box of donuts. She wanted to give an equal amount to each of her four friends. Write a fraction that represents the amount each friend would get.

Are these two fractions equivalent?

• YES

• NO

Name the unit fraction for the model below.

Graph 1/2 on the number line by placing an X where it belongs. Graph 3/4 on the same number line by placing a circle where it belongs.