Grade 5 fractions test
A free Grade 5 fractions test online, with answers. It draws questions from 4 topics and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 5 fractions test covers
Grade 5 compares fractions up to twelfths, adds and subtracts fractions with the same denominator and mixed numbers, and finds fractions of whole numbers.
- Fractions: add, subtract and compare
- Mixed numbers
- Fraction of a quantity
- Equivalent fractions
When it is taught — Term 3
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 5 fractions are taught in Term 3. It is tested in the Grade 5 maths Term 3 test and the final Term 4 exam.
Sample Grade 5 fractions questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. Write 36 in its simplest form.
- 22
- 12
- 32
- 36
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Answer: 12
Divide the numerator and the denominator by 3: 12.
2. Write 133 as a mixed number.
- 5 13
- 4 13
- 1 43
- 4 23
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Answer: 4 13
13 ÷ 3 = 4 remainder 1, so 4 13.
3. In a school of 54 learners, 16 walk to school. How many do not walk?
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Answer: 45
16 of 54 is 9. The rest is 54 − 9 = 45.
4. Which fraction is EQUIVALENT to 1/2?
- 3/4
- 2/4
- 2/5
- 3/5
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Answer: 2/4
Multiply numerator AND denominator by 2: 1×2 = 2 and 2×2 = 4.
5. Calculate (make the denominators the same first):
- 66
- 76
- 56
- 59
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Answer: 66
13 = 26. Then 2 + 4 = 6, over 6.
Common mistakes in Grade 5 fractions
Adding the denominators (¼ + ½ written as 2⁄6), and thinking a bigger denominator means a bigger fraction, so that ⅛ looks larger than ¼.
Questions about the Grade 5 fractions test
What does the Grade 5 fractions test cover?
It covers 4 CAPS topics: Fractions: add, subtract and compare, Mixed numbers, Fraction of a quantity, Equivalent fractions. Grade 5 compares fractions up to twelfths, adds and subtracts fractions with the same denominator and mixed numbers, and finds fractions of whole numbers.
When is Grade 5 fractions taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 5 fractions are taught in Term 3. It is tested in the Grade 5 maths Term 3 test and the final Term 4 exam.
Where can my child practise Grade 5 fractions for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 5 fractions test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.