In an assessment conducted by Class IV teacher Ms. Parul, a majority of her students identified 1/7 as being greater than 1/3. Which of the following exercises should Ms. Parul conduct to address the misconception?

Options

A. Ask a student to pick one block from seven given blocks and another student to pick one block from three given blocks. Ask the other students to comment on which is a bigger fraction.
B. Draw two equal circles, each with four equal parts. Shade two parts in one and three parts in the other. Ask the students which is a bigger fraction to test whether they can compare fractions with the equal number of total parts.
C. Explain to the students that while comparing unit fractions, the fraction with the bigger number in the denominator is always smaller.
D. Draw two equal circles. Ask students to divide one circle into five equal parts and the other into eight equal parts. Ask them part of which circle is bigger.

Answer

D