Fractions Quiz: Test Your Understanding

Question 1

Look at this diagram. [Image of a rectangle with 3/5 shaded] What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

4/5

Question 2

Turn the improper fraction 5/2 into a mixed number.

Accepted Answer

2 1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

3

Answer

3 1/2

Question 3

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Question 4

What is the part of a fraction called that shows the number of equal parts in a whole?

Accepted Answer

Denominator

Answer

Numerator

Answer

Mixed number

Answer

Whole number

Question 5

A recipe asks for 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to triple the recipe, how much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

2 cups

Answer

1/4 cup

Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1 cup

Question 6

Which fraction is NOT equal to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 7

Which fraction represents the biggest part of a whole?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/6

Question 8

Which of these represents a mixed number?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 9

Which fraction is NOT equivalent to 2/3?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

4/6

Answer

6/9

Answer

8/12

Question 10

Which shape shows the fraction 2/3?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle with 3 equal parts, 2 shaded

Answer

Rectangle with 2 equal parts, 1 shaded

Answer

Rectangle with 4 equal parts, 3 shaded

Answer

Circle with 6 equal parts, 5 shaded

Question 11

Which part of the whole is represented by the fraction 1/2?

Accepted Answer

Two quarters

Answer

One quarter

Answer

Three quarters

Answer

Four quarters

Question 12

Which fraction is bigger, 1/3 or 1/4?

Accepted Answer

One third

Answer

One fourth

Answer

They are equal

Question 13

What is the mixed number for the fraction 5/3?

Accepted Answer

One and two thirds

Answer

One and one third

Answer

Two and one third

Answer

Two and two thirds

Question 14

Which fraction is different from the others?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 15

Which of these fractions is equal to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 16

Which of the following is the correct order from smallest to largest?

Accepted Answer

1/4, 1/2, 3/4

Answer

3/4, 1/2, 1/4

Answer

1/2, 1/4, 3/4

Question 17

Half of 12 is what number?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 18

Which of these is a proper fraction?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/1

Answer

3/2

Question 19

Which of these fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a proper fraction?

Accepted Answer

5/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 21

A pizza has 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what part of the pizza have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 22

What is the answer to 1/4 plus 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/4

Answer

1

Question 23

On this number line, where should the fraction 1/2 be placed?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

0

Answer

1

Question 24

Which of these shapes shows half of a whole?

Accepted Answer

Circle cut into two even parts

Answer

Square cut into three equal parts

Answer

Rectangle cut into four equal parts

Answer

Triangle cut into two equal parts

Question 25

Which of these is the same as half?

Accepted Answer

2 out of 4

Answer

3 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

4 out of 8

Question 26

Which of these fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

2 out of 5

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

3 out of 4

Question 27

Which of these numbers shows 1 and a half?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

2 1/4

Question 28

What fraction is the same as 0.5?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 5

Answer

1 out of 10

Answer

1 out of 4

Question 29

Which fraction is equal to half, or 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

4/4

Answer

3/4

Question 30

Which of these fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Question 31

What is the result of adding 1/2 to 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Question 32

Which fraction is bigger than 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Question 33

Which fraction represents the decimal number 0.5?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

1

Answer

1/4

Question 34

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 3/4 and a width of 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 35

Which of these fractions is a proper fraction?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3

Answer

1

Answer

3/3

Question 36

A circle is divided into four equal parts. Three of the parts are shaded. What fraction of the circle is shaded?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

4/3

Answer

1/4

Question 37

A cake is cut into 8 equal slices. John eats 3 slices. What fraction of the cake did John eat?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

8/3

Answer

5/8

Question 38

Which fraction is NOT the same as 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

5/10

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 39

A rectangle is divided into six equal parts. Two of the parts are shaded. What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?

Accepted Answer

2/6

Answer

1/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

6/2

Question 40

Sarah ate 1/4 of a pizza, and her brother ate 2/4. How much pizza did they eat altogether?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

1

Question 41

Which shape shows  1/4 shaded?

Accepted Answer

A circle divided into four equal parts, with one part shaded.

Answer

A circle divided into four unequal parts, with one part shaded.

Answer

A square divided into two equal parts, with one part shaded.

Question 42

Which fraction represents the shaded part of this shape: (Image of a rectangle divided into 6 equal parts, with 2 parts shaded)

Accepted Answer

2/6

Answer

6/2

Answer

2/4

Answer

1/6

Question 43

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Question 44

Order the following fractions from smallest to largest: 1/3, 1/2, 1/4

Accepted Answer

1/4, 1/3, 1/2

Answer

1/4, 1/2, 1/3

Answer

1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Answer

1/3, 1/4, 1/2

Question 45

Sarah ate 3/8 of a pizza. What fraction of the pizza is left?

Accepted Answer

5/8

Answer

8/5

Answer

6/8

Answer

3/8

Question 46

Which image represents the mixed number 1 1/4 ?

Accepted Answer

One whole circle shaded and another circle divided into four equal parts with one part shaded.

Answer

One whole circle shaded and another circle divided into two equal parts with one part shaded.

Answer

One circle divided into four equal parts with one part shaded.

Question 47

If a cake is divided into 10 equal slices and you eat 2 slices, what fraction of the cake have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

2/10

Answer

2/8

Answer

10/2

Answer

8/10

Question 48

Which fraction is greater: 2/5 or 3/5 ?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

They are equal.

Answer

Cannot be determined.

Question 49

A pie is cut into sixths.  Tom eats 2 slices and Mary eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pie did they eat altogether?

Accepted Answer

3/6

Answer

2/6

Answer

4/6

Answer

1/6

Question 50

Which of the following shows a fraction equivalent to 1/3 shaded?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle divided into six equal parts, with two parts shaded.

Answer

A rectangle divided into six equal parts, with one part shaded.

Answer

A rectangle divided into three equal parts, with two parts shaded.