Fractions: Understanding Parts of a Whole for Third Graders

Question 1

Mary wants to divide a pizza into 8 equal slices. She has already eaten 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza has she eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/3

Answer

5/8

Answer

1

Question 2

What is the difference between three-fourths and one-fourth?

Accepted Answer

One-half

Answer

Two-fourths

Answer

One-eighth

Question 3

Which fraction below is the same as 1?

Accepted Answer

1/1

Answer

1/7

Question 4

Find the difference between the fractions 3/4 and 1/2.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

5/4

Question 5

Which number line represents the fraction 3/5?

Accepted Answer

Number line divided into 5 equal parts with 3 parts shaded.

Answer

Number line divided into 5 equal parts with 2 parts shaded.

Answer

Number line divided into 4 equal parts with 3 parts shaded.

Question 6

A bag has 4 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 yellow marbles. If you pick a marble without looking, what is the chance it will be blue?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 8

What is the sum of 1/3 and 1/4?

Accepted Answer

5/12

Answer

2/7

Answer

4/12

Answer

7/12

Question 9

What is the difference between 3/5 and 1/5?

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/5

Answer

4/5

Question 10

What part of a pizza is 1/2?

Accepted Answer

Half of the pizza

Answer

One quarter of the pizza

Answer

Three quarters of the pizza

Answer

The whole pizza

Question 11

Which fraction is equal to 1/4?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

4/1

Question 12

What is the sum of 1/2 and 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Question 13

Which fraction is greater than 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/6

Question 14

What is the decimal form of the fraction 1/4?

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

0.1

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.75

Question 15

Compare the fractions 1/3 and 1/4. Which is larger?

Accepted Answer

1/3 is greater

Answer

1/4 is greater

Answer

They are equal

Answer

Cannot be compared

Question 16

Add the fractions 1/2 and 1/4.

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/12

Question 17

Subtract the fraction 1/4 from the fraction 1/2.

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/12

Answer

3/4

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a fraction?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1/5

Answer

3/4

Answer

1.5

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

1/4, 1/3, 1/2

Answer

1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Answer

1/4, 1/2, 1/3

Answer

1/3, 1/2, 1/4

Question 20

A pizza is sliced into 8 pieces. If you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the pizza have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

3/5

Answer

5/8

Answer

8/3

Question 21

Which of these fractions is the same as 1/4?

Accepted Answer

4/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

8/4

Question 22

Add these fractions: 1/2 and 1/4.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/6

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Question 23

Which of these is NOT a way to show a fraction?

Accepted Answer

Line graph

Answer

Number over a number

Answer

Decimal

Answer

Percentage

Question 24

Subtract these fractions: 1/2 and 1/4.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 25

Which of these fractions is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Question 26

What is ½ + ¼?

Accepted Answer

¾

Answer

½

Answer

¼

Answer

1/8

Question 27

Which fraction comes between ¼ and ½?

Accepted Answer

⅓

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/8

Question 28

What is 3/4 - ½?

Accepted Answer

¼

Answer

½

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/4

Question 29

Which fraction shows the same amount as 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/2

Answer

1/3

Question 30

Add these fractions: 1/2 + 1/4

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/6

Answer

2/4

Question 31

What fraction shows 3 out of 8 equal parts?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

3/4

Answer

4/8

Answer

1/8

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a fraction?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Question 33

In the fraction 3/5, what is the top number called?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

8

Answer

1

Question 34

In the fraction 1/2, what is the bottom number called?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

3

Question 35

What fraction is equivalent to the mixed number 1 and 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Question 36

Which shows the fraction one-half?

Accepted Answer

C. 1/2

Answer

A. 1/3

Answer

B. 2/4

Answer

D. 3/4

Question 37

Compare 1/4 and 2/8. Which is greater?

Accepted Answer

C. They are equal

Answer

A. 1/4

Answer

B. 2/8

Answer

D. Cannot be compared

Question 38

Order these fractions from least to greatest: 1/3, 1/2, 1/4

Accepted Answer

A. 1/4, 1/3, 1/2

Answer

B. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Answer

C. 1/3, 1/2, 1/4

Answer

D. 1/4, 1/2, 1/3

Question 39

Add the fractions 1/2 and 1/4:

Accepted Answer

C. 3/4

Answer

A. 1/8

Answer

B. 1/6

Answer

D. 1

Question 40

A farmer has planted corn on 2/5 of his land. He wants to plant soybeans on 1/5 of his land. What fraction of his land will have soybeans?

Accepted Answer

C. 3/5

Answer

A. 1/5

Answer

B. 2/5

Answer

D. 4/5

Question 41

Which fraction is bigger: 1/3 or 1/2?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

They are equal

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 42

What is the sum of 1/4 and 1/2?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/8

Answer

1 1/2

Question 43

What is the difference between 3/4 and 1/5?

Accepted Answer

13/20

Answer

1/20

Answer

1/4

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 44

Put these fractions in order from smallest to largest: 1/4, 1/2, 1/8

Accepted Answer

1/8, 1/4, 1/2

Answer

1/2, 1/4, 1/8

Answer

1/4, 1/8, 1/2

Answer

1/8, 1/2, 1/4

Question 45

Which fraction represents half?

Accepted Answer

1 / 2

Answer

1 / 3

Answer

1 / 4

Question 46

What is the next fraction in the sequence: 1 / 4, 1 / 2, 3 / 4, ...?

Accepted Answer

7/8

Answer

1

Answer

1 1/4

Question 47

Which fraction is the greatest?

Accepted Answer

3 / 5

Answer

1 / 5

Answer

2 / 5

Question 48

Which fraction is equal to 2 / 8?

Accepted Answer

1 / 4

Answer

1 / 2

Answer

2 / 4

Question 49

Which of these fractions is equal to one half (1/2)?

Accepted Answer

Two quarters (2/4)

Answer

One quarter (1/4)

Answer

One third (1/3)

Answer

Three quarters (3/4)

Question 50

Which fraction is less than one half (1/2)?

Accepted Answer

One quarter (1/4)

Answer

Two thirds (2/3)

Answer

Three quarters (3/4)

Answer

Five sixths (5/6)

Question 51

Subtract the fraction 1/3 from 1.

Accepted Answer

Two thirds (2/3)

Answer

One third (1/3)

Answer

Three thirds (3/3)

Answer

Zero thirds (0/3)

Question 52

Which fraction represents the shaded part of the rectangle?

Accepted Answer

One half (1/2)

Answer

One third (1/3)

Answer

One quarter (1/4)

Answer

One sixth (1/6)

Question 53

Which is bigger: 1/3 or 2/6?

Accepted Answer

They are the same

Answer

1/3 is bigger

Answer

2/6 is bigger

Answer

I can't tell

Question 54

Which fraction is bigger than 1/2?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/12

Question 55

What is the bottom number in the fraction 4/7 called?

Accepted Answer

Denominator

Answer

Numerator

Answer

Whole

Answer

Part

Question 56

What is 3/4 minus 1/2?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/12

Answer

1/16

Question 57

Which fraction is the same as 2/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Question 58

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

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

They are the same

Question 59

What is 1/2 plus 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/8

Question 60

Which fraction is closest to 1 whole?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 61

Which fraction is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Question 62

What number comes after 1/4, 1/2, in this pattern?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

3/2

Question 63

Which fraction is equal to 2/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/8

Answer

3/4

Question 64

What is 3/4 minus 1/4?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

2/4

Answer

3/8