Worksheet directions

Grade 4 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

1. Compare 6/5 and 4/5. Use 1/2 or 1 as a benchmark and assume equal-sized wholes. Answer: ___
2. A student says 3/8 > 5/8 because 3 is closer to 1 than 5. Use the benchmark 1/2 to correct the comparison. Answer: ___
3. Compare 1/3 and 2/3. Use 1/2 or 1 as a benchmark and assume equal-sized wholes. Answer: ___
4. Compare 5/6 and 7/6. Use 1/2 or 1 as a benchmark and assume equal-sized wholes. Answer: ___
5. Compare 3/10 and 7/10. Use 1/2 or 1 as a benchmark and assume equal-sized wholes. Answer: ___
6. Both strips have 3/4 shaded. Are the fractions equal? Are the shaded lengths equal? Explain the role of the whole. Answer: ___

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 4.NF.A.2. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 4.NF.A.2 — Compare fractions

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