Fraction Vocabulary
What is the top number in a fraction called that tells us how many parts we are counting?
Numerator
If you cut a pizza into 8 equal slices and eat 1 slice, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?
1/8
Out of 4 apples on a desk, 1 is green and 3 are red. What fraction of the apples are green?
1/4
Which fraction is larger: 1/4 of a pizza or 3/4 of a pizza?
3/4
You draw 5 happy faces. You want to show the fraction 3/5. How many happy faces do you leave unshaded?
2 happy faces
What is the bottom number in a fraction called that tells us how many equal parts make up the whole?
Denominator
A rectangle is split into 3 equal pieces, and 2 of those pieces are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
2/3
There are 5 puppies in a basket. 2 are brown and 3 are spotted. What fraction tells us how many puppies are brown?
2/5
Which fraction is smaller: 2/5 or 4/5?
2/5
There are 10 stars drawn on a page. If you shade 7 of them, what fraction of the stars are shaded?
7/10
What is another way to say "one out of four equal parts"?
If you fold a piece of paper in half, and then in half again, what fraction is represented by just one of the sections?
1/4
A pack has 6 crayons and 1 of them is broken. What fraction of the crayons are unbroken?
5/6
True or False: 1/2 of a pie is the exact same amount of food as 2/4 of the same pie.
True
A square is divided into 4 equal parts. If 1 part is shaded, what fraction of the square is NOT shaded?
3/4
What does a fraction equal when the top number and the bottom number are exactly the same (like 5/5)?
One/A whole
A chocolate bar has 10 squares and you give 7 squares to your friend. What fraction of the chocolate bar did you give away?
7/10
You have 10 marbles. 4 are blue and the rest are yellow. What fraction of the marbles are yellow?
6/10
If Mark runs 5/8 of a kilometer and Sarah runs 3/8 of a kilometer, who ran a shorter distance?
Sarah
You draw a long rectangle and split it into 6 equal square sections. You use a marker to color in 5 of those sections. What fraction represents the shaded part?
5/6