3 Fractions

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KBSM Mathematics Curriculum

[Form 1]
Fractions

1

1. Two groups of tourists each have 60 people. If
4
3
of the first group and
3
2
of
the second group board buses to travel to a museum, how many more people
in the first group board buses than in the second group?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 40

E. 45

Answer Cognitive Domain
C Solving problems
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss1995i/items.html

[Form 1]
Fractions

2

2. Write a fraction that is larger than
7
2
.

Answer: _____________________________________

i. A fraction with numerator greater than 2
and denominator equal to 7
ii. A fraction with numerator equal to 2 and
denominator less than 7
iii.
8
3

iv.
2
1

v. Other correct fraction

Knowing
[Form 1]
Fractions

3

3. Divide:
35
8

15
4
=

Answer: _____________________________________

i.
7
6

ii. Other fractions or decimals equivalent
to
7
6

Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

4

4.

Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?

A. B.

C. D.

E.

D Reasoning

[Form 1]
Fractions

5

5. = + +
8
11
3
8
4
3

A.
15
22

B.
24
43

C.
24
91

D.
24
115

D Applying
[Form 1]
Fractions

6

6. What is the value of
12
1
4
1
3
2
?

A.
15
22

B.
24
43

C.
24
91

D.
24
115

B Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

7

7. Which number is largest?

A.
5
4

B.
4
3

C.
8
5

D.
10
7

A Analysing

[Form 1]
Fractions

8

8. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

A.
4
3
,
8
6
,
14
12

B.
5
3
,
7
5
,
15
9

C.
8
3
,
16
6
,
32
12

D.
10
5
,
15
10
,
24
1

C Knowing

[Form 1]
Fractions

9

9. Shade in
8
5
of the unit squares in the grid.

15 squares are shaded (regardless of
which squares)
Solving problems and
Reasoning

[Form 1]
Fractions

10

10. Luis exercises by running by running 5 km each day. The course he runs is
4
1
km long. How many times through the course does he run each day?

Answer: ___________________________

20 Applying/Solving problems

[Form 1]
Fractions

11

11. Janis, Maija, and their mother were eating a cake. Janis ate
2
1
of the cake.
Maija ate
4
1
of the cake. Their mother ate
4
1
of the cake. How much of the
cake is left?

A.
4
3

B.
2
1

C.
4
1

D. None

D Applying/Solving problems

[Form 1]
Fractions

12

12. =
|
.
|
\
|
+
4
1
3
2
4
3

A.
8
1

B.
16
5

C.
48
17

D.
6
5

E.
12
11

E Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

13

13. Mr. Lewis had $360. He spent
9
7
of it. How much money did he have left?

Answer: ________________________

80 Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

14

14. Which picture shows that
5
2
is equivalent to
10
4
?

A.

B.

C.

D.

A Applying and Analysing
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss1999i/study.html
[Form 1]
Fractions

15

15. Which of these fractions is smallest?

A.
6
1

B.
3
2

C.
3
1

D.
2
1

A Applying and Analysing

[Form 1]
Fractions

16

16. What fraction of the circle is shaded?

A. Between 0 and
4
1

B. Between
4
1
and
2
1

C. Between
2
1
and
4
3

D. Between
4
3
and 1

C Remembering

[Form 1]
Fractions

17

17. Which shows
3
2
of the square shaded?

A. B. C. D. E.

E Remembering

[Form 1]
Fractions

18

18. Divide: =
25
3
55
6

Answer: _________________

11
10

Applying
Other fractions or decimals equivalent to
11
10
(e.g.,
33
30
,
165
150
, .909, .91, etc.)
[Form 1]
Fractions

19

19. What is the value of =
15
1
3
1
5
4

A.
5
1

B.
5
2

C.
15
7

D.
4
3

E.
5
4

B Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

20

20. In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

A.
2
1
,
4
2
,
6
4

B.
3
2
,
6
4
,
12
8

C.
5
2
,
10
4
,
50
8

D.
4
3
,
6
4
,
8
6

B Remembering
[Form 1]
Fractions

21

21. Penny had a bag of marbles. She gave one-third of them to Rebecca, and
then one-fourth of the remaining marbles to John. Penny then had 24 marbles
left in the bag. How many marbles were in the bag to start with?

A. 36

B. 48

C. 60

D. 96

B Analysing and Evaluating

[Form 1]
Fractions

22

22. Shade in
8
3
of the unit squares in the grid.

9 squares are shaded (regardless of which
squares)
Remembering
Other correct (e.g., 6 full squares and 6 half
squares shaded or other equivalent of nine
squares)

[Form 1]
Fractions

23

23. Robin and Jim took cherries from a basket. Robin took
3
1
of the cherries and
Jim took
6
1
of the cherries. What fraction of the cherries remained in the
basket?

A.
2
1

B.
3
1

C.
6
1

D.
18
1

A Analysing and Evaluating

[Form 1]
Fractions

24

24. Laura had $240. She spent
8
5
of it. How much money did she have left?

Answer: _________________

90 Analysing and Evaluating

[Form 1]
Fractions

25

25. A book publisher sent 140 copies of a certain book to a bookstore. The
publisher packed the books in two types of boxes. One type of box held 8
copies of the book, and the other type of box held 12 copies of the book. The
boxes were all full, and there were equal numbers of both types of boxes.

a) How many boxes holding 12 books were sent to the bookstore?

Answer: _____________________

b) What fraction of the books sent to the bookstore were packed in the
smaller boxes?

Answer: ____________________

[Form 1]
Fractions

26

a) 7
Analysing and Evaluating
b)
i.
5
2

ii. Another fraction or percent
equivalent to
5
2
(e.g.,
20
8
,
35
14
,
70
28
,
etc.)

iii. Other correct


[Form 1]
Fractions

27

26. In the figure, how many MORE small squares need to be shaded so that
5
4
of
the small squares are shaded?

A. 5

B. 4

C. 3

D. 2

E. 1

A Applying
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss2003i/released.html
[Form 1]
Fractions

28

27. In a group of children, 16 have birthdays during the first half of the year, and
14 have birthdays during the second half of the year. What fraction of the
group have birthdays during the first half of the year?

A.
30
14

B.
16
14

C.
14
16

D.
30
16

E.
16
30

D Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

29

28. Two-thirds of the people present at the beginning of a meeting are men.
Nobody leaves but 10 more men and 10 more women arrive at the meeting.
Which of the following statements is true?

A. There would then be more men than women at the meeting.

B. There would then be the same number of men as there are women at
the meeting.

C. There would then be more women than men at the meeting.

D. From the information given, you cannot tell whether there would be
more women or men.

A Reasoning
[Form 1]
Fractions

30

29. =
|
.
|
\
|
+
15
4
10
3
5
3

A.
51
3

B.
6
1

C.
25
6

D.
25
11

E.
25
17

E Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

31

30. What fraction of an hour passed between 1:10 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.?

A.
5
1

B.
3
1

C.
2
1

D.
3
2

E.
4
3

B Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

32

31. A scoop holds
5
1
kg of flour. How many scoops of flour are needed to fill a
bag with 6 kg of flour?

Answer: _________________________

30 Applying
[Form 1]
Fractions

33

32. A teacher and a doctor each have 45 books. If
5
4
of the teachers books and
3
2
of the doctors books are novels, how many more novels does the teacher
have than the doctor?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 6

D. 30

E. 36

C Applying
[Form 1]
Fractions

34

33. Write a fraction that is less than
9
4
.

Answer: _________________________

i. A fraction with numerator smaller than 4
and denominator equal to 9, includes
9
3
=
3
1
OR
3
1

ii. A fraction with numerator equal to 4 and
denominator greater than 9, includes
10
4
=
5
2
OR
5
2

iii.
8
3

iv. Other correct fraction

Understanding and Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

35

34.

Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?

A. B.

C. D.

E.

D Reasoning
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss2007/items.html

[Form 1]
Fractions

36

35. = + +
8
9
4
5
5
2

A.
17
16

B.
40
41

C.
40
81

D.
40
111

D Understanding/Applying

[Form 1]
Fractions

37

36. Which of the following number is SMALLEST?

A.
2
1

B.
8
5

C.
6
5

D.
12
5

D Knowing/Understanding
[Form 1]
Fractions

38

37. Tickets for a concert cost either 10 zeds, 15 zeds, or 30 zeds. Of the 900
tickets sold,
5
1
cost 30 zeds and
3
2
cost 15 zeds each.

What FRACTION of the tickets sold for 10 zeds each?

Answer: ____________________________

15
2
or equivalent Applying
[Form 1]
Fractions

39

38. Dana makes a large batch of cranberry bread that is one and a half times the
original recipe. If the original recipe requires
4
3
cup of sugar, how many cups
of sugar are required for the bread Dana in making?

A.
8
3

B. 1
8
1

C. 1
4
1

D. 1
8
3

B Applying
[Form 1]
Fractions

40

39. Which shows a correct procedure for finding
5
1

3
1
?

A.
5
1

3
1
=
3 5
1 1

B.
5
1

3
1
=
3 5
1

C.
5
1

3
1
=
3 5
3 5

D.
5
1

3
1
=
3 5
5 3

D Knowing

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