G3 U5 Assessment
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Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment Understanding Fractions 1. Choose the fraction that represents the shaded area of the model below.
A
B
C
D
1 6 1 3 1 4 1 5
2. Select the rectangle that is partitioned into thirds. A B C D
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3. Select the true statement. A The denominator represents the total number of parts in a whole, or the total number of objects in a set. B The numerator represents the total number of parts in a whole, or the total number of objects in a set. C The fractions represented by a third of dozen brownies and a third of a pizza can be compared as equals. D The denominator of a fraction represented by a circle evenly partitioned into eighths can only be 6.
4. Find the fractional parts on the number line below. 0
1
_____ A B C D
_____
1 1 2
, ,
3 2 3 1 1 3
, ,
4 2 4 1 1 2
, ,
2 3 4 4 4 4
, ,
1 2 3
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5. Choose the fraction that represents the model below.
A
B
C
D
𝑎 6 𝑎 3 𝑎 4 𝑎 5
6. What is the missing denominator of the fraction on the number line below? 0
3 𝑥
A 6 B 5 C 4 D 3 Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 3
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7. What is the missing numerator of the fraction on the number line below? 0
𝑥 3
A 2 B 4 C 1 D 8
8. Select the sets or wholes that have one-half shaded. A
B
C
D
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9. Select each statement that is true about this number line. 0
1
1
A The distance between each tick mark is exactly of the whole. 7
8
B 1 is equivalent to . 8
C There are 8 portions of
1 8
in this number line.
D This number line is partitioned into sixths.
10. Select the fractions that represent the shaded and unshaded parts of the set.
A
B
C
D
1
1
2
4
2
4
6
6
is shaded and 6 is unshaded 3 is shaded and 4 is unshaded 2 is shaded and 6 is unshaded 6 is shaded and 4 is unshaded 2 Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 5
11. Select the fraction that represents the shaded part of the whole.
A
B
C
D
1 4 1 8 8 8 8 1
12. Select the location of
4 6
on the number line.
0
1
A
B
C
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D
For questions 13-15, use the Answer Bank to select the best description of the fraction’s place on a number line. One answer in the Answer Bank will not be used. 13.
5
Answer Bank
6
A closer to 0 than to 1 14.
15.
1
B less than 0
3
C equal to half D closer to 1 than to 0
3 6
16. Tanya ate ¼ of her 4 cookies. Her sister ate ¼ of her apple pie. Both girls ate ¼ of their dessert. Her sister’s pie Tanya’s cookies
Did they eat the same amount of dessert? _____________________ Why or why not? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 7
Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment Understanding Fractions 1. Choose the fraction that represents the shaded area of the model below.
A
B
C
D
1 6 1 3 1 4 1 5
2. Select the rectangle that is partitioned into thirds. A B C D
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3. Select the true statement. A The denominator represents the total number of parts in a whole, or the total number of objects in a set. B The numerator represents the total number of parts in a whole, or the total number of objects in a set. C The fractions represented by a third of dozen brownies and a third of a pizza can be compared as equals. D The denominator of a fraction represented by a circle evenly partitioned into eighths can only be 6.
4. Find the fractional parts on the number line below. 0
1
_____ A B C D
_____
1 1 2
, ,
3 2 3 1 1 3
, ,
4 2 4 1 1 2
, ,
2 3 4 4 4 4
, ,
1 2 3
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5. Choose the fraction that represents the model below.
A
B
C
D
𝑎 6 𝑎 3 𝑎 4 𝑎 5
6. What is the missing denominator of the fraction on the number line below? 0
3 𝑥
A 6 B 5 C 4 D 3 Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 3
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7. What is the missing numerator of the fraction on the number line below? 0
𝑥 3
A 2 B 4 C 1 D 8
8. Select the sets or wholes that have one-half shaded. A
B
C
D
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1
9. Select each statement that is true about this number line. 0
1
1
A The distance between each tick mark is exactly of the whole. 7
8
B 1 is equivalent to . 8
C There are 8 portions of
1 8
in this number line.
D This number line is partitioned into sixths.
10. Select the fractions that represent the shaded and unshaded parts of the set.
A
B
C
D
1
1
2
4
2
4
6
6
is shaded and 6 is unshaded 3 is shaded and 4 is unshaded 2 is shaded and 6 is unshaded 6 is shaded and 4 is unshaded 2 Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 5
11. Select the fraction that represents the shaded part of the whole.
A
B
C
D
1 4 1 8 8 8 8 1
12. Select the location of
4 6
on the number line.
0
1
A
B
C
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D
For questions 13-15, use the Answer Bank to select the best description of the fraction’s place on a number line. One answer in the Answer Bank will not be used. 13.
5
Answer Bank
6
A closer to 0 than to 1 14.
15.
1
B less than 0
3
C equal to half D closer to 1 than to 0
3 6
16. Tanya ate ¼ of her 4 cookies. Her sister ate ¼ of her apple pie. Both girls ate ¼ of their dessert. Her sister’s pie Tanya’s cookies
Did they eat the same amount of dessert? _____________________ Why or why not? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Copyright © Swun Math Grade 3 Unit 5 Assessment, Page 7
