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MCQs

Q1: What is the numerator in the fraction 3/5?

A) 4

B) 3

C) 1

D) 2

Ans: B) 3
Sol: 

• A fraction has two parts: the numerator (top) and the denominator (bottom).

• In 3/5, the number above the line is 3.

• Therefore, the numerator is 3.

Q2: If a pizza is divided into 6 equal parts and 2 parts are eaten, what fraction of the pizza is left?

A) 2/6

B) 4/6

C) 1/2

D) 1/3

Ans: B) 4/6

Sol: 

• Total parts = 6, eaten = 2, so remaining = 6 − 2 = 4.

• The fraction left is 4 parts out of 6, i.e. 4/6.

• (You could also simplify 4/6 to 2/3, but here the choice is 4/6.)

Q3: How is one-fourth represented as a fraction?

A) 1/3

B) 1/2

C) 1/4

D) 2/4

Ans: C) 1/4
Sol: 

• “One-fourth” means 1 part out of 4 equal parts.

• We write that as 1/4.

Q4: What is the fraction for 5 equal parts?

A) 1/5

B) 1/6

C) 1/4

D) 1/3

Ans: A) 1/5

Sol: 

• A whole cut into 5 equal pieces gives each piece as 1 out of 5 parts.

• That fraction is 1/5.

Q5: If 3 out of 5 toys are red, what fraction represents the red toys?

A) 2/5

B) 3/5

C) 1/5

D) 4/5

Ans: B) 3/5

Sol: 

• Count of red toys = 3, total toys = 5.

• So the fraction is 3 parts out of 5, i.e. 3/5.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The fraction 2/3 means ___ parts out of ___ equal parts.

Ans: 2, 3

• Top number (numerator) is 2 → 2 parts.

• Bottom number (denominator) is 3 → out of 3 equal parts.

Q2: One-half is written as ___.

Ans: 1/2

“One half” = 1 part out of 2 equal parts → 1/2.

Q3: In the fraction 4/5, the denominator is ___.

Ans: 5

Denominator = the bottom number → here 5.

Q4: Three-fourths is represented as ___.

Ans: 3/4

“Three quarters” = 3 parts out of 4 → 3/4.

Q5: A whole divided into six equal parts gives us ___.

Ans: one-sixth

Each piece is 1 part out of 6 → “one-sixth.”

True or False

Q1: A fraction represents a part of a whole. (True/False)

Ans: True

Q2: The fraction 3/2 is a proper fraction. (True/False)

Ans: False

Q3: One-eighth is written as 1/8. (True/False)

Ans: True

Q4: The numerator is the part of the fraction below the line. (True/False)

Ans: False

Q5: Two-thirds is represented as 2/3. (True/False)

Ans: True

Match the Following

Ans:

A) One-half - 2)

B) One-fourth - 3)

C) One-third - 1)

D) One-fifth - 4)

E) One-sixth - 5)
Sol: 

Word Problems 

Q1: Anuja has 12 chocolates. She wants to share them equally with her friend, so each gets half. How many chocolates does each get? 

• She splits 12 into 2 equal groups → divide by 2.

• 12 ÷ 2 = 6.

• Each gets 6 chocolates.

Q2: Rajat has 9 balloons. Three of them are red. What fraction of the balloons are red?

• Red balloons = 3, total = 9.

• Fraction = 3/9.

• We can simplify 3/9 by dividing top and bottom by 3 → 1/3.

• 1/3 of the balloons are red.

Q3:  Seema had 15 pencils. She gave one-fifth of them to her friend. How many pencils did she give away?

• One-fifth means 1 part out of 5 → compute 1/5 of 15.

• 15 ÷ 5 = 3.

• She gave away 3 pencils.