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TN-MATH-GR1-41434 · v1.9

Adding Fractions

Grade 1 · Math · Fractions · International Baccalaureate

Grade

Grade 1

Subject

Math

Topic

Fractions

Subtopic

Adding Fractions

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate

Difficulty

Core

Time

20 minutes

Total marks

21

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise adding fractions accurately in math contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of adding fractions in the student's own words.
  • Apply adding fractions to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Aim to finish in about 20 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Name one fact you already know about adding fractions.

    [1]
  2. 2.Name one fact you already know about adding fractions.

    [1]
  3. 3.State one fact you already know about adding fractions.

    [1]
  4. 4.State one fact you already know about adding fractions.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 4 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Label the key term used in adding fractions described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Label the key term used in adding fractions described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Label the key term used in adding fractions described here: item 3.

    [1]
  4. 4.Label the key term used in adding fractions described here: item 4.

    [1]

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Adding Fractions

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 5 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Complete part 1 using the rule for adding fractions.

    [1]
  2. 2.Identify part 2 using the rule for adding fractions.

    [1]
  3. 3.Match part 3 using the rule for adding fractions.

    [1]
  4. 4.Identify part 4 using the rule for adding fractions.

    [1]
  5. 5.Identify part 5 using the rule for adding fractions.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 8 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Complete the method for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Complete the method for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Complete the method for part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  4. 4.Using the first step given, finish part 4. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Adding Fractions

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with adding fractions and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Reflect on how confident you feel with adding fractions and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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