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MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Comparing and ordering fractions (10 Questions)

You can prepare effectively for Class 8 Year 8 Mathematics IGCSE (Cambridge) with this dedicated MCQ Practice Test (available with solutions) on the important topic of "Test: Comparing and ordering fractions". These 10 questions have been designed by the experts with the latest curriculum of Class 8 2026, to help you master the concept.

Test Highlights:

  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 20 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 10

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Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 1
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Which of the following numbers is the second largest?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

The numbers are 3.1, 3.14, 3.4, 3.41.
Ordering from smallest to largest: 3.1, 3.14, 3.4, 3.41.
The largest is 3.41, and the second largest is 3.4.
Thus, the answer is A.

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 2
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Colin gets £2.40 pocket money, Michelle gets £2.15, Geoff gets £2.75 and Sarah gets £2.55. Who gets the most?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

Compare the amounts: Colin (£2.40), Michelle (£2.15), Geoff (£2.75), Sarah (£2.55).
Ordering from smallest to largest: £2.15, £2.40, £2.55, £2.75.
Geoff has the highest amount (£2.75).
Thus, the answer is C.

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Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 3
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What comes next: 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.35?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The sequence is 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.35, increasing by 0.05 each time (1.2 + 0.05 = 1.25, 1.25 + 0.05 = 1.3, 1.3 + 0.05 = 1.35).
The next term is 1.35 + 0.05 = 1.4. 

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 4
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Which of these is the smallest number?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

It helps to give the numbers the same number of decimal places by adding zeros, e.g. 2.50 and 2.80.

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 5
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A tree stands 5.47 metres tall. How tall would a giraffe need to be to see over the tree?

Detailed Solution: Question 5

Any number above 5.47 could be right so the only possible answer given is 5.74.

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 6
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Which of these is the smallest number?

Detailed Solution: Question 6

First compare the whole numbers!

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 7
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A rollercoaster at the amusement park has a sign that says you must be over 1.1 metres to ride it. Which of these heights is unable to ride?

Detailed Solution: Question 7

1.07 is less than 1.1

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 8
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Which of the following decimals is the smallest?

Detailed Solution: Question 8

Compare the decimals starting from the left. All options have a whole number part of 0.

Next, compare the tenths place: 4, 4, 5, and 4.

Since 0.405 has a smaller value in the hundredths place (0.405 compared to 0.45 and 0.495), it is the smallest.

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 9
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Order the following decimals from smallest to largest: 0.72, 0.7, 0.702, 0.75.

Detailed Solution: Question 9

Compare the decimals starting from the left.

All options have a whole number part of 0.

Compare the tenths place: 7, 7, 7, and 7.

For decimals with the same tenths value, compare the hundredths place: 0, 0, 2, 5.

Since 0.7 is the smallest (0.70), followed by 0.702, then 0.72, and finally 0.75.

Test: Comparing and ordering fractions - Question 10
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Which of the following decimals is the largest?

Detailed Solution: Question 10

Compare the decimals starting from the left. All options have a whole number part of 0.

Next, compare the tenths place: 5, 5, 6, and 6.

Since 0.65 has a larger value in the tenths place compared to 0.56 and 0.605, it is the largest.

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