3 Fractions

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1.
[Form 1]
Fractions
3
2
of the first group and
of
4
3
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?
Two groups of tourists each have 60 people. If
A.
B.
C.
D.
40
E.
45
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2.
Write a fraction that is larger than
[Form 1]
Fractions
2
.
7
Answer: _____________________________________

3.
Divide:
[Form 1]
Fractions
8
4
=
35
15
Answer: _____________________________________

[Form 1]
Fractions
4.
Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

5.
[Form 1]
Fractions
3 8 11

4 3 8
A.
22
15
B.
43
24
C.
91
24
D.
115
24

6.
What is the value of
A.
22
15
B.
43
24
C.
91
24
D.
115
24
[Form 1]
Fractions
2 1 1
?

3 4 12

7.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Which number is largest?

A.
4
5
B.
3
4
C.
5
8
D.
7
10

8.
[Form 1]
Fractions
In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

A.
3 6 12
, ,
4 8 14
B.
3 5 9
, ,
5 7 15
C.
3 6 12
,
,
8 16 32
D.
5 10 1
,
,
10 15 24

9.
Shade in
[Form 1]
Fractions
5
of the unit squares in the grid.
8

10.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Luis exercises by running by running 5 km each day. The course he runs is

1
km long. How many times through the course does he run each day?
4
Answer: ___________________________
10

11.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Janis, Maija, and their mother were eating a cake. Janis ate
1
of the cake.
2
1
1
of the cake. Their mother ate
of the cake. How much of the
4
4
cake is left?
Maija ate
A.
3
4
B.
1
2
C.
1
4
D.
None
11

12.
[Form 1]
Fractions
3 2 1

4 3 4
A.
1
8
B.
5
16
C.
17
48
D.
5
6
E.
11
12
12

13.
Mr. Lewis had $360. He spent
[Form 1]
Fractions
7
of it. How much money did he have left?
9
Answer: ________________________
13

14.
Which picture shows that
[Form 1]
Fractions
2
4
is equivalent to
?
5
10
A.
B.
C.
D.
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss1999i/study.html
14

15.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Which of these fractions is smallest?

A.
1
6
B.
2
3
C.
1
3
D.
1
2
15

16.
[Form 1]
Fractions
What fraction of the circle is shaded?
1
4
A.
Between 0 and
B.
Between
1
1
and
4
2
C.
Between
1
3
and
2
4
D.
Between
3
and 1
4
16

17.
Which shows
A.
[Form 1]
Fractions
2
of the square shaded?
3
B.
C.
D.
17
E.

18.
Divide:
[Form 1]
Fractions
6
3
55 25
Answer: _________________
18

19.
What is the value of
A.
1
5
B.
2
5
C.
7
15
D.
3
4
E.
4
5
[Form 1]
Fractions
4
1
1
5
3 15
19

20.
[Form 1]
Fractions
In which list of fractions are all of the fractions equivalent?

A.
1 2 4
, ,
2 4 6
B.
2 4 8
, ,
3 6 12
C.
2 4 8
,
,
5 10 50
D.
3 4 6
, ,
4 6 8
20

21.
[Form 1]
Fractions
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
21

22.
Shade in
[Form 1]
Fractions
3
of the unit squares in the grid.
8
22

23.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Robin and Jim took cherries from a basket. Robin took

Jim took
1
of the cherries and
3
1
of the cherries. What fraction of the cherries remained in the
6
basket?
A.
1
2
B.
1
3
C.
1
6
D.
1
18
23

24.
Laura had $240. She spent
[Form 1]
Fractions
5
of it. How much money did she have left?
8
Answer: _________________
24

25.
[Form 1]
Fractions
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: ____________________
25

26.
[Form 1]
Fractions
In the figure, how many MORE small squares need to be shaded so that
the small squares are shaded?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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26
4
of
5

27.
[Form 1]
Fractions
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.
14
30
B.
14
16
C.
16
14
D.
16
30
E.
30
16
27

28.
[Form 1]
Fractions
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.
28

29.
[Form 1]
Fractions
3 3
4

5 10 15
A.
3
51
B.
1
6
C.
6
25
D.
11
25
E.
17
25
29

30.
[Form 1]
Fractions
What fraction of an hour passed between 1:10 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.?
A.
1
5
B.
1
3
C.
1
2
D.
2
3
E.
3
4
30

31.
[Form 1]
Fractions
1
kg of flour. How many scoops of flour are needed to fill a
5
bag with 6 kg of flour?
A scoop holds
Answer: _________________________
31

32.
[Form 1]
Fractions
A teacher and a doctor each have 45 books. If
4
of the teachers books and
5
2
of the doctors books are novels, how many more novels does the teacher
3
have than the doctor?
A.
B.
C.
D.
30
E.
36
32

33.
Write a fraction that is less than
[Form 1]
Fractions
4
.
9
Answer: _________________________
33

[Form 1]
Fractions
34.
Which circle has approximately the same fraction shaded as that of the
rectangle above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Source: http://timss.bc.edu/timss2007/items.html
34

35.
[Form 1]
Fractions
2
5
9
5
4
8
A.
16
17
B.
41
40
C.
81
40
D.
111
40
35

36.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Which of the following number is SMALLEST?

A.
1
2
B.
5
8
C.
5
6
D.
5
12
36

37.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Tickets for a concert cost either 10 zeds, 15 zeds, or 30 zeds. Of the 900
1
2
tickets sold,
cost 30 zeds and
cost 15 zeds each.
5
3
What FRACTION of the tickets sold for 10 zeds each?
Answer: ____________________________
37

38.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Dana makes a large batch of cranberry bread that is one and a half times the
3
original recipe. If the original recipe requires
cup of sugar, how many cups
4
of sugar are required for the bread Dana in making?
A.
3
8
B.
1
8
C.
1
4
D.
3
8
38

39.
[Form 1]
Fractions
Which shows a correct procedure for finding
A.
11
1
1
=
5
3
5 3
B.
1
1
1
=
5
3
5 3
C.
5 3
1
1
=
5
3
53
D.
3 5
1
1
=
5
3
53
1
1
?
5
3
39

[Form 1]
Fractions
Answers:
1.
2.
Correct responses:
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.
3
8
iv.
1
2
v. Other correct fraction

3.
Correct responses:
i.
6
7
ii. Other fractions or decimals equivalent to
6
7
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
15 squares are shaded (regardless of which squares)
10. 20
11. D
12. E
13. 80
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. E
40

[Form 1]
Fractions
18. Correct responses:

i.
10
11
ii. Other fractions or decimals equivalent to
10
30 150
(e.g.,
,
, .909, .91,
11
33 165
etc.)
19. B
20. B
21. B
i.
9 squares are shaded (regardless of which squares)
ii. Other correct (e.g., 6 full squares and 6 half squares shaded or other
equivalent of nine squares)
23. A
24. 90
25. a) 7
b) Correct responses:
i.
2
5
ii. Another fraction or percent equivalent to

etc.)
iii. Other correct
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. E
30. B
31. 30
32. C
41
2
8 14 28
(e.g.,
,
,
,
5
20 35 70

[Form 1]
Fractions

i. A fraction with numerator smaller than 4 and denominator equal to 9,
3
1
1
includes
=
OR
9
3
3
ii. A fraction with numerator equal to 4 and denominator greater than 9,
4
2
2
includes
=
OR
10
5
5
iii.
3
8
iv. Other correct fraction

34. D
35. D
36. D
37.
2
or equivalent
15
38. B
39. D
42

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Collection of TIMSS released items based on

KBSM Mathematics Curriculum

Two groups of tourists each have 60 people. If

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Write a fraction that is larger than

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

What is the value of

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Which number is largest?

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

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

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Luis exercises by running by running 5 km each day. The course he runs is

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Mr. Lewis had $360. He spent

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Which picture shows that

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Which of these fractions is smallest?

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

What fraction of the circle is shaded?

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Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

What is the value of

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

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

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Robin and Jim took cherries from a basket. Robin took

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Laura had $240. She spent

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

A book publisher sent 140 copies of a certain book to a bookstore. The

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

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Two-thirds of the people present at the beginning of a meeting are men.

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

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

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

A teacher and a doctor each have 45 books. If

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Write a fraction that is less than

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Which of the following number is SMALLEST?

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Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Collection of TIMSS released items based on

Which shows a correct procedure for finding

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