Fractions on a Number Line Quiz

Grade 3 · Math · Quiz

Test your knowledge of placing and reading fractions on a number line.

Questions

1. A number line from 0 to 1 is divided into 6 parts. What fraction is the 4th mark?

   1. 4/6
   2. 6/4
   3. 2/3
   4. 4/1
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   Answer: 4/6

   4th mark of 6 equal parts = 4/6.

2. On a number line, 1/4 is further from 0 than 3/4.

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   Answer: False

   1/4 is closer to 0; 3/4 is further from 0. So 1/4 is NOT further from 0 than 3/4.

3. A number line divided into 2 equal parts has its midpoint at ___.

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   Answer: 1/2

   Split into 2 equal parts, the midpoint is 1 out of 2 = 1/2.

4. Which point is furthest LEFT on a number line: 1/3, 2/3, 1/6, 5/6?

   1. 1/3
   2. 2/3
   3. 1/6
   4. 5/6
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   Answer: 1/6

   1/6 ≈ 0.167, which is smaller than 1/3 ≈ 0.333.

5. Point A is at 2/8 on a number line. Point B is at 6/8. How many eighths apart are they?

   1. 2
   2. 4
   3. 6
   4. 8
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   Answer: 4

   6/8 − 2/8 = 4/8, which is 4 eighths apart.

6. 3/3 is at the same point as 1 on a number line from 0 to 1.

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   Answer: True

   3 out of 3 equal parts covers the whole space from 0 to 1, which equals 1.

7. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/4 on a number line?

   1. 1/4
   2. 1/2
   3. 3/4
   4. 2/8
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   Answer: 1/2

   2/4 = 1/2. Both land on the exact same point on the number line.

8. A number line is split into 4 parts. The second mark from 0 is ___.

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   Answer: 2/4

   Second of 4 equal marks from 0 is 2/4.

9. Ava marks 5/6 on a number line. How many equal parts was the line divided into?

   1. 5
   2. 6
   3. 11
   4. 1
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   Answer: 6

   The denominator tells us the number of equal parts: 6.

10. 1/8 is closer to 0 than 1/4 is.

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    Answer: True

    1/8 = 0.125 and 1/4 = 0.25, so 1/8 is closer to 0.

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