Fractions — Practice

Q1. Of Ganita Prakash, when one unit is divided into several equal parts, each part is called a

• A. Mixed number
• B. Fractional unit
• C. Whole number
• D. Common multiple

Q2. Fractional units such as 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 are also referred to in the chapter by which other name?

• A. Mixed fractions
• B. Equivalent fractions
• C. Unit fractions
• D. Improper fractions

Q3. In the fraction 5/6, what are 5 and 6 called respectively?

• A. Denominator and numerator
• B. Numerator and denominator
• C. Whole part and fractional part
• D. Quotient and divisor

Q4. Three guavas of roughly equal size together weigh 1 kg. The weight of each guava is approximately

• A. 1/3 kg
• B. 1/4 kg
• C. 1/2 kg
• D. 3 kg

Q5. A wholesale merchant packs 1 kg of rice into four packets of equal weight. The weight of each packet is

• A. 1/4 kg
• B. 1/2 kg
• C. 4 kg
• D. 1/3 kg

Q6. Four friends order 3 glasses of sugarcane juice and share it equally among themselves. How much sugarcane juice does each friend drink?

• A. 1/4 glass
• B. 4/3 glass
• C. 1/3 glass
• D. 3/4 glass

Q7. A big fish weighs 1/2 kg and a small fish weighs 1/4 kg. Together they weigh

• A. 1/6 kg
• B. 1/8 kg
• C. 3/4 kg
• D. 2/6 kg

Q8. Reading 3/4 as '3 times 1/4' helps a learner understand the size of the fraction because it clearly shows

• A. The whole number nearest to 3/4
• B. What the fractional unit is and how many such units there are
• C. How 3/4 is greater than 1
• D. The decimal value of 3/4

Q9. On a number line, the distance between 0 and 1 is divided into two equal parts. What is the length of each part?

• A. 1/4 unit
• B. 1/2 unit
• C. 2 units
• D. 1/3 unit

Q10. A fraction is greater than 1 when

• A. Its numerator is smaller than its denominator
• B. Its numerator is equal to its denominator
• C. Its numerator is larger than its denominator
• D. Its denominator is 1

Q11. How many whole units are there in the fraction 7/2?

• A. 2
• B. 7
• C. 4
• D. 3

Q12. Two fractions are called 'equivalent fractions' when

• A. Their numerators are equal
• B. Their denominators are equal
• C. They represent the same share or the same length
• D. Their numerators add up to their denominators

Q13. A fraction is said to be in 'lowest terms' or 'simplest form' when

• A. Its numerator is 1
• B. Its denominator is a prime number
• C. Its numerator and denominator have no common factor except 1
• D. Both numerator and denominator are even

Q14. Using Brahmagupta's method for fractions with the same denominator, what is 2/5 + 1/5?

• A. 3/5
• B. 3/10
• C. 2/25
• D. 1/5

Q15. Using Brahmagupta's method for fractions with the same denominator, what is 6/7 − 4/7?

• A. 10/7
• B. 2/0
• C. 2/7
• D. 2/14