Understanding Fractions

What is a fraction?

• A mathematical operation

• A number greater than one

• A type of shape

• A part of a whole or a group

How can you tell if parts of a shape are equal?

• They are different colors

• They are the same size and shape

• They have different sizes

• They are in different positions

What is the top number in a fraction called?

• Divider

• Numerator

• Fraction line

• Denominator

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

• The number of whole shapes

• The number of unshaded parts

• The total number of parts

• The number of shaded parts

How would you represent the fraction two-thirds?

• Shade three out of four equal parts

• Shade two out of three equal parts

• Shade one out of three equal parts

• Shade three out of two equal parts

What does the fraction one-half mean?

• Two out of four parts

• Three out of four parts

• One out of three parts

• One out of two parts

If a shape is divided into four equal parts, what is each part called?

• Half

• Third

• Fourth

• Whole

Which fraction matches a shape with three shaded parts out of four?

• One-third

• One-half

• Three-fourths

• Two-thirds

What fraction represents two shaded parts out of three?

• One-fourth

• Two-thirds

• Three-fourths

• One-half

How can saying 'out of' help in understanding fractions?

• It changes the fraction

• It is not useful

• It confuses the concept

• It helps identify the total parts