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Writing fractions of a group

Mathematics · Fractions · ages 6-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. The picture shows 1/2 of the stars crossed out. How many stars are crossed out?

    • 1
    • 2
    • 4

  2. 2/4 equals ...?

    • 1/4
    • 3/4
    • 1/3
    • 1/2

  3. What is 1/4 of 8?

    Answer: ______________

  4. Which number sentence matches 'half of 20'?

    • 1/2 of 20 = 10
    • 1/2 of 20 = 20
    • 1/4 of 20 = 10

  5. 1/5 of 20 is 5. Is that right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. Write the fraction: 3 out of 5 equal parts are shaded.

    • 3/5
    • 2/5
    • 5/3
    • 3/4

  7. What is 1/3 of 15?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Priya has 12 grapes. She eats 1/2 of them. How many grapes does she eat?

    • 3
    • 6
    • 10

  9. Sam says 2/4 of a pizza is more than 1/2 of the same pizza, because 2 is a bigger number than 1. Is Sam right?

    • No, 1/2 is bigger since the numbers are smaller
    • Yes, more pieces means more pizza
    • No, 2/4 and 1/2 are the same amount

  10. 1/2 of 10 = 5. Is that right?

    Circle one:   True   False

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Writing fractions of a group W1-mt_MyGblah2yY-s1

  1. 2 · Half of 4 stars is 2 stars, so 2 are crossed out.
  2. 1/2 · Two quarters cover the same as one half.
  3. 2 · 8 shared into 4 is 2.
  4. 1/2 of 20 = 10 · Half of 20 is 10, so we write 1/2 of 20 = 10.
  5. False · Wrong: 20 shared into 5 is 4.
  6. 3/5 · Top counts shaded, bottom counts all parts.
  7. 5 · 15 shared into 3 is 5.
  8. 6 · Split 12 into two equal groups: 6 and 6. So half of 12 is 6.
  9. No, 2/4 and 1/2 are the same amount · 2/4 and 1/2 cover the exact same amount of pizza, just cut into a different number of pieces.
  10. True · Right: half of ten is five.
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