What this quiz covers

Grade 8 Common Fractions Quiz draws its questions at random from 40 questions across these topics:

• Parts of a fraction
• Proper and improper fractions
• Mixed numbers
• Equivalent fractions
• Simplifying fractions
• Comparing fractions
• Ordering fractions
• Adding fractions (like denominators)
• Subtracting fractions (like denominators)
• Adding fractions (unlike denominators)
• Subtracting fractions (unlike denominators)
• Adding mixed numbers
• Subtracting mixed numbers
• Multiplying fractions
• Fraction of a quantity
• Multiplying mixed numbers
• Dividing fractions
• Dividing by a whole number
• Dividing mixed numbers
• Word problem

Example questions

A sample of the questions you will practise in this quiz. Work them out yourself - the full solution appears after you answer each one.

1. In the fraction \(\dfrac{5}{8}\), what is the denominator?
2. In the fraction \(\dfrac{3}{7}\), what is the numerator?
3. Which of these is a proper fraction?
4. Which of these is an improper fraction?
5. Convert \(\dfrac{17}{5}\) to a mixed number.