Fractions

Fraction Vocabulary

100

What is the top number in a fraction called that tells us how many parts we are counting?

Numerator

200

What is the bottom number in a fraction called that tells us how many equal parts make up the whole?

Denominator

300

What is another way to say "one out of four equal parts"?

1 quarter or 1 fourth

400

What does a fraction equal when the top number and the bottom number are exactly the same (like 5/5)?

One/A whole

Parts of a Whole

100

If you cut a pizza into 8 equal slices and eat 1 slice, what fraction of the pizza did you eat?

1/8

200

A rectangle is split into 3 equal pieces, and 2 of those pieces are shaded. What fraction is shaded?

2/3

300

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

400

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

Parts of a Set

100

Out of 4 apples on a desk, 1 is green and 3 are red. What fraction of the apples are green?

1/4

200

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

300

A pack has 6 crayons and 1 of them is broken. What fraction of the crayons are unbroken?

5/6

400

You have 10 marbles. 4 are blue and the rest are yellow. What fraction of the marbles are yellow?

6/10

Comparing Fractions

100

Which fraction is larger: 1/4 of a pizza or 3/4 of a pizza?

3/4

200

Which fraction is smaller: 2/5 or 4/5?

2/5

300

True or False: 1/2 of a pie is the exact same amount of food as 2/4 of the same pie.

True

400

If Mark runs 5/8 of a kilometer and Sarah runs 3/8 of a kilometer, who ran a shorter distance?

Sarah

Shading Parts of a Whole

100

You draw 5 happy faces. You want to show the fraction 3/5. How many happy faces do you leave unshaded?

2 happy faces

200

There are 10 stars drawn on a page. If you shade 7 of them, what fraction of the stars are shaded?

7/10

300

A square is divided into 4 equal parts. If 1 part is shaded, what fraction of the square is NOT shaded?

3/4

400

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