Fractions: Understanding Parts of a Whole for Year 3 Students

Question 1

Which fraction is NOT equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 2

Alex eats 3 slices of an 8-slice pizza. What fraction of the pizza has he eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

8/3

Answer

3/5

Question 3

Compare the fractions 1/4 and 1/3. Which fraction is smaller and explain your reasoning?

Accepted Answer

1/3 is smaller because it has a larger denominator.

Answer

1/4 is smaller because it has a smaller numerator.

Answer

1/4 and 1/3 are equal.

Question 4

What decimal is equivalent to the fraction 3/4?

Accepted Answer

0.75

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.7

Question 5

Which fraction is the same as half?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/4

Question 6

What fraction is equal to one half?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/4

Question 7

What fraction is equivalent to half of a whole?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 8

Which shape shows the fraction 1/2?

Accepted Answer

Rectangle with 2 out of 4 parts shaded

Answer

Rectangle with 1 out of 4 parts shaded

Answer

Rectangle with 3 out of 4 parts shaded

Answer

Rectangle with 4 out of 4 parts shaded

Question 9

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Question 10

Which fraction is different from the others?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 11

Which fraction is the same as one half?

Accepted Answer

Two quarters

Answer

One quarter

Answer

One eighth

Answer

Four quarters

Question 12

Which of these fractions is equal to 1/4?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/8

Question 13

Imagine you have a chocolate bar. You break it into 2 equal pieces. Which picture shows the fraction of the chocolate bar you would have if you ate one of the pieces?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle divided into 2 equal parts with 1 part shaded

Answer

A circle divided into 3 equal parts with 2 parts shaded

Answer

A line divided into 4 equal parts with 1 part shaded

Answer

A square divided into 2 equal parts with both parts shaded

Question 14

Which shape represents half?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle cut into two equal parts

Answer

A circle

Answer

A triangle

Answer

A square

Question 15

Which fraction is the same as one half?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/5

Answer

4/6

Question 16

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. You eat 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

1/2

Question 17

Which of these is not a fraction?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

1/2

Answer

0.5

Answer

25%

Question 18

A ribbon is 1 meter long. You cut it into 4 pieces of equal length. How long is each piece?

Accepted Answer

0.25 meters

Answer

0.5 meters

Answer

1.5 meters

Answer

4 meters

Question 19

A bag of sweets has 12 sweets. You give half of the sweets to your friend. How many sweets do you have left?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

12

Question 20

A cake is shared equally between 6 friends. What fraction of the cake does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

2/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

6/6

Question 21

Which fraction is greater than 1/2 but less than 3/4?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/5

Answer

4/5

Question 22

What is the simplest form of the fraction 8/12?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/6

Answer

6/8

Question 23

Which of the following fractions is closest to 1?

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

7/8

Question 25

What is the numerator of the fraction 4/7?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

7

Answer

11

Answer

28

Question 26

Which shape represents half of a whole?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle cut in half

Answer

A circle

Answer

A square

Answer

A triangle

Question 27

Which fraction is the same as 2/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/4

Question 28

John ate 3 slices from a pizza cut into 8 equal slices. What fraction of the pizza did he eat?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 29

Which of the following is not a fraction of a circle?

Accepted Answer

Square

Answer

Quarter circle

Answer

Half circle

Answer

Sector

Question 30

What is the result of 1/2 + 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1

Question 31

Sarah ate 2 pieces from a cake divided into 6 equal pieces. What fraction of the cake is remaining?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/6

Answer

4/6

Question 32

Which picture shows 2 out of 5 parts shaded?

Accepted Answer

A shape with 5 equal parts, 2 shaded

Answer

A shape with 3 equal parts, 2 shaded

Answer

A shape with 4 equal parts, 3 shaded

Answer

A shape with 6 equal parts, 4 shaded

Question 33

Which picture shows the fraction 3/4?

Accepted Answer

A rectangle divided into 4 equal parts, with 3 parts shaded

Answer

A circle divided into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded

Answer

A triangle divided into 6 equal parts, with 2 parts shaded

Answer

A square divided into 8 equal parts, with 6 parts shaded

Question 34

A rectangle is divided into 3 equal parts. One part is shaded. What fraction represents the shaded part?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

2/5

Answer

1/2

Question 35

Which fraction is the largest: 1/3, 1/2, or 1/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 36

What is half of 8?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

8

Question 37

A pizza is cut into 6 equal slices. What fraction of the pizza is one slice?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

2/6

Answer

3/6

Answer

6/6

Question 38

Which fraction is closest to 1?

Accepted Answer

9/10

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

7/8

Question 39

Which fraction has a top number (numerator) that is larger than its bottom number (denominator)?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Question 40

Put these fractions in order from smallest to biggest: 1/3, 1/2, 1/4

Accepted Answer

1/4, 1/3, 1/2

Answer

1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Answer

1/3, 1/4, 1/2

Answer

1/4, 1/2, 1/3

Question 41

Which pizza has more cheese?

Accepted Answer

Pizza with 3/8 of the surface covered in cheese

Answer

Pizza with 1/4 of the surface covered in cheese

Question 42

Which of these fractions is different from 3/4?

Accepted Answer

5/7

Answer

6/8

Answer

9/12

Answer

12/16

Question 43

Imagine you have a circle. How would you shade it to show one-third of the circle?

Accepted Answer

Shade one-third of the circle.

Answer

Shade the whole circle.

Answer

Shade half of the circle.

Question 44

Which fraction is the same as half?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 45

Which fraction is bigger than half?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

4/4

Question 46

What fraction is missing in the sequence: 1/4, 1/2, ..., 1?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/8

Answer

2/4

Question 47

What does the fraction 3/4 represent?

Accepted Answer

More than half

Answer

Less than half

Answer

Exactly half

Answer

Equal to 1

Question 48

What fraction is missing in the sequence: 1/5, 2/5, ..., 4/5?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Question 49

Tom has a pizza cut into 8 equal slices. He eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza has Tom eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/4

Question 50

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 51

Circle the fraction that is greater: 1/3 or 1/4?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 52

Which fraction is equal to 0.5?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/5

Question 53

What is the value of 1/2 + 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

5/4

Question 54

Which fraction is greater, 3/5 or 2/7?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/7

Question 55

What is the missing numerator in the equivalent fraction 2/5 = __/10?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 56

Which of these represents 1/3 of a pizza?

Accepted Answer

A slice cut into 3 equal parts, with 1 part shaded

Answer

A slice cut into 4 equal parts, with 1 part shaded

Answer

A slice cut into 2 equal parts, with 1 part shaded

Answer

A whole pizza, with 3 slices shaded

Question 57

Which fraction is not equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/6

Answer

4/8

Question 58

Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/8

Question 59

The shape below is divided into 2 equal parts. What fraction of the shape is shaded?

Accepted Answer

½

Answer

¼

Answer

¾

Question 60

Which of these fractions is different from half?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

2/4

Answer

4/8

Question 61

Put these fractions in order, starting with the smallest: 1/4, 1/2, 1/8, 1/6

Accepted Answer

1/8, 1/4, 1/6, 1/2

Answer

1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8

Answer

1/6, 1/4, 1/8, 1/2

Answer

1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/2

Question 62

Which fraction is bigger than 1?

Accepted Answer

7/10

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

5/8

Question 63

What is the simplest form of the fraction 6/12?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/5

Question 64

Which of these is NOT a way to write the fraction 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/12

Answer

One part out of four equal parts

Answer

Quarter of a whole

Answer

2/8