FRACTIONS GUIDED PRACTICE

Thomas started with a blank circle, and drew a line to divide the circle into even parts as shown. Which best describes each part of the circle that has been divided?

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

Which amount best describes the black portion of the circle and the rectangle?

• halves

• thirds

• fourths

• fifths

The circle below is partitioned into equal parts. Which of these describes the whole?

• eight eighths

• four fourths

• three thirds

• two halves

A rectangular garden is partitioned into 3 equal parts to grow 3 varieties of flowers. Which fraction represents each part of the garden?

• one half of the garden

• two halves of the garden

• one-third of the garden

• two-thirds of the garden

Which of these shows a rectangle partitioned into four equal parts?

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

Which rectangle is partitioned into equal thirds?

• Diagram of a rectangle partitioned vertically into three equal parts.

• Diagram of a rectangle partitioned by a diagonal line, not creating equal parts.

• Diagram of a rectangle partitioned vertically into two equal parts and one smaller part.

• Diagram of a rectangle with an incomplete partition, not creating equal parts.

Jacob buys a cookie and wants to share it equally with him and his three friends. Each person gets 1/4 of the whole cookie. Which picture best shows how Jacob shares his cookie?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

George gives Mike half of his cookie at lunch. When Jenny sits down, she gives Mike half of her cookie. How much of a cookie does Mike have now?

• Half of a cookie

• A whole cookie

• A third of a cookie

• 2 cookies

Which figure has exactly a third of its area shaded?

• Figure A

• Figure B

• Figure C

• Figure D

Lila divided a rectangle into four equal pieces. She colored one piece of the rectangle gray. How much of the whole rectangle did Lila color gray?

• a fourth

• a third

• a half

• a fifth