Fractions Pre-Knowledge Indicator.

INSTRUCTIONS
Completely bubble in the answer of your choice.

No Calculator allowed. All questions multiple choice but please answer them carefully. Use the scrap
paper provided to work out answers.

Q1. What fraction belongs at the point shown on the number line?

0 ↓ 1

A B C D

1 3 2 3
2 5 5 2

5
Q2 What does the 5 represent in the fraction ?
8

A B C D

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3
Q3 What does the 7 represent in the fraction ?
7

A The largest part of the fraction not shaded.

B The total number of parts in the whole.

C The number of parts not shaded.

D The number of parts shaded.

Q4. Which of these fractions is the largest?

A B C D

1 1 1 1
5 9 12 6

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Q5. . Which fraction is equivalent to 6?

A B C D

2 4 6 2
6 12 8 3

Q6. Which set of fractions below are written in order from smallest to largest?

A B C D

1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1
( , , ) ( , , ) ( , , ) ( , , )
3 6 9 4 8 12 12 6 3 12 7 4

Q7. Which of these number statements is correct?

A B C D

1 1 4 7 3 3 5 1
< >8 < >
2 3 8 5 6 12 4

Q8. Which of the following expressions is represented in the following diagram?

A B C D

4 2 1 1 4 2 4 8
× × × +
5 3 5 3 15 15 5 10

3 2
Q9. What is + ?
8 8

A B C D

5 5 6 6
8 16 8 64

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 1 5
Q10. What is +
4 8

A B C D

6 7 5 6
12 8 32 8
1 7
Q11. What is +
3 12

A B C D

8 7 8 11
12 36 15 12

1 2
Q12. . What is + ?
4 3

A B C D

3 3 2 11
7 12 12 12

4 3
Q13. What is − ?
5 4

A B C D

7 1 1 1
9 9 20 1

5 1
Q14. What is 6 × 4?

A B C D

6 5 5 6
10 24 10 24

Q15. What fraction of this diagram is shaded?

A B C D

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 8 20 2 8
2 12 1
24 3 12
12
Q16. . can also be expressed as:
9

A B C D

3 1 3 1
9 12 1
4 3 9 3

3
Q17. Which fraction has the same value as 2 ?
4

A B C D

8 10 12 11
4 4 4 4

Q18. What fraction is represented by the point indicated on the number line?

0 1 2 3

A B C D

10 2 2 10
2
5 3 3 2

2
Q19. . of 200 is:
5

A B C D

100 80 40 20

5 1
Q20. . Calculate ÷ .
9 3
A B C D
4 9 15 9
6 15 9 27

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The next two questions are to be answered on this page, not on the bubble sheet.
Print your name here: __________________________________

60 3 27
Q21. These three fractions are all equivalent.
80 4 36
Make one other equivalent fraction
Answer. ____________

Show how your fraction is equivalent to ONE OF THE OTHER fractions above.

Q22. You are making pancakes and the recipe requires you to use 1 cup of milk for every 3 cups of flour.
This batch will make 20 pancakes.

Write the quantities milk and flour as a ratio.

Answer. _______________

How much milk and flour would you need to make 40 pancakes?
Explain your answer.

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END OF KNOWLEDGE INDICATOR.

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