Two pages that go over the whole unit on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, to do together the day before the test. Its 12 questions take the lessons in the test's order, with other numbers and some other kinds of question: three fractions to simplify, each with its GCF, a pair to rename and three fractions to order, sums greater than 1 written as mixed numbers, a subtraction that shows the renamed fractions, the best estimate to circle, a "how much longer" story and a story that adds then subtracts. The last question (prime numbers and a factor tree) is for the states that teach it in 5th grade. There is no Score line: it is practice, not a grade. The pre-check and the unit test are packs of their own.
Do the review together the day before the test. Work a question, then let students try the next one on their own, and stop on any that trip up more than a few. In question 2 the least common denominator of fifths and sixths is 30, the two denominators multiplied. In question 3, one half puts 5/12 first; 3/5 and 5/6 need a common denominator, 30. Question 8 subtracts a mixed number from a whole number: a good one to talk through, trading 1 whole for twelfths. The keys name each question's lesson, so a question the class misses points to the lesson to go back to.
Use the review as practice before a test at school. Ask your child to explain why 1/4 + 7/8 is more than 1 before adding.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A review of the unit on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, to go over together the day before the test. Students simplify, rename and order fractions, add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers, estimate and solve story problems.
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