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Fraction Foundations Worksheet

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Fraction Foundations Worksheet

Show your thinking where you can. For drawing questions, make equal parts and label or colour them clearly.

Draw and Label Fractions

Make sure each shape is divided into equal parts.

1.Draw a circle split into 2 equal parts. Shade 1 part to show one-half.
2.Draw an apple shape and divide it into 4 equal parts. Shade 3 parts.
3.Sketch a chocolate bar divided into 8 equal pieces. Colour 5 pieces.

Fractions of a Group

Draw the objects asked for, then show the required fraction.

4.Draw 10 circles to represent 10 counters. Mark the circles that make up one-half of the group.
5.Draw 12 squares to stand for 12 buttons. Shade one-quarter of the squares.
6.Draw 8 triangles to represent 8 marbles. Colour three-eighths of the triangles.

Compare and Order

Think about the size of each fraction before answering.

7.Write these fractions from smallest to largest: 1/6, 1/2, 1/3.
8.Which fraction is greatest?
  • 2/8
  • 1/2
  • 1/4
9.Which fraction is the smallest?
  • 3/4
  • 1/8
  • 2/4

Add Fractions

For these sums, the denominators are the same. Keep the denominator and add the numerators.

10.Work out 2/5 + 1/5.
11.Calculate 3/8 + 2/8.
12.Add 1/2 and 1/2. Give your answer as a whole number.
13.Find the total: 2/8 + 3/8 + 1/8.

Fraction Ideas

Use the words numerator and denominator in your explanations.

14.In a fraction, what does the denominator tell you?
15.What information does the numerator give in a fraction?
16.Which pair shows equivalent fractions?
  • 1/2 and 2/4
  • 1/3 and 2/3
  • 1/4 and 3/8

Fractions Around Us

Read each situation carefully and show the fraction that answers it.

17.A tart is cut into 6 equal slices. Zoe eats 2 slices. What fraction of the tart does she eat?
18.Dylan has 5 equal-sized biscuits and gives 2 away. What fraction of his biscuits remains?
19.Draw how 3 sandwiches could be shared equally among 6 children. How much sandwich does each child receive?
20.Explain with words or a sketch why 1/3 + 1/3 makes 2/3.

5 printable pages

  • Fraction Foundations Worksheet, page 1 of 5: Draw and Label Fractions

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  • Fraction Foundations Worksheet, page 2 of 5: Fractions of a Group

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  • Fraction Foundations Worksheet, page 3 of 5: Compare and Order, Add Fractions

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  • Fraction Foundations Worksheet, page 4 of 5: Fraction Ideas

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  • Fraction Foundations Worksheet, page 5 of 5: Fractions Around Us

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