Exploring Fractions Vocabulary for 5th Grade

What is the top number of a fraction called?

• Improper fraction

• Mixed number

• Numerator

• Denominator

Which term describes the bottom number of a fraction?

• Proper fraction

• Improper fraction

• Numerator

• Denominator

What do you call a number that combines a whole number and a fraction?

• Like fraction

• Improper fraction

• Proper fraction

• Mixed number

If the numerator is less than the denominator, what type of fraction is it?

• Improper fraction

• Mixed number

• Unlike fraction

• Proper fraction

Which example correctly illustrates a mixed number?

• 2/3

• 7

• 3 + 1/2

• 5/4

What is a fraction called if its numerator is greater than its denominator?

• Mixed number

• Proper fraction

• Like fraction

• Improper fraction

What is a fraction with a numerator of 4 and a denominator of 2 classified as?

• Improper fraction

• Mixed number

• Proper fraction

• Like fraction

Which type of fractions have the same denominator?

• Proper fractions

• Like fractions

• Improper fractions

• Unlike fractions

What type of fractions have different denominators?

• Unlike fractions

• Improper fractions

• Proper fractions

• Like fractions

If a fraction's numerator and denominator are equal, what is its value?

• Undefined

• One

• The value of the numerator

• Zero