1. Sam stretched out a rope with 5 equally spaced knots as shown. What fraction of the rope is labeled at the star?
A. ⅓, because the line is divided in 3 equal parts and the star is at point 1.
B. ⅗, because the line is divided in 5 equal parts and the star is after the second part.
C. ¾, because the line is divided in 4 equal parts and the star is at point 3.
D. 2/4, because the line is divided in 4 equal parts and the star is after the second part.
2. John has a piece of string 1 yard long. A foot is ⅓ of a yard. What fraction of a yard represents 2 feet?
F. 1/3
G. 2/3
H. 3/3
J. 2/4
3. Beth drew a line and divided it into six equal parts. She drew a heart at the point that showed 3/6. Which picture shows Beth's line?
A
B
C
D
4. The distance between Ned's school and his home is a mile. What fraction represents the point between school and home?
½
⅓
¼
⅔
5. Rick is cutting a length of wire 1 meter long. He needs to cut it at the ⅜ mark. Which point on the number line below best represents ⅜?
A. Point X, because there are 3 parts between X and the number 0.
B. Point V, because there are 3 parts between V and the number 0.
C. Point Z, because there are 8 parts between Z and the number 0.
D. None of these points.The line is not divided into 8 equal parts.
6. The distance between the school and the mall is one mile. Joe says that his house is ¼ of the way between the mall and school. Is he correct?
F. Yes, the line is divided into 5 equal parts and Joe's house is at the first part.
G. Yes, the line is divided into 4 equal parts and Joe's house i sat the first part.
H. No, the line is divided into 5 equal parts and Joe's house is at the second part.
J. No, the line is divided into 4 equal parts and Joe's house is at the second part.
7. Some boys on Mr. Gray's track team did not finish the 1-mile run. The number line shows where each boy stopped running. Which fraction shows how far Mick ran?
A. 6/6
B. 2/6
C. 5/6
D. 3/6
8. It is exactly 1 mile from Jake's house to the library. This number line shows different landmarks spaced equally between Jake's house and the library. Jake walks 5/6 of the way to the library. Where is Jake?
F
G
H
J
9. Which of the following numbers is NOT located correctly on this number line?
A. 1/6
B. 2/6
C. 5/6
D. 1
10. Calvin places his action figures on a shelf equal distance apart. This number line represents Calvin's shelf. Which of Calvin's action figures is located at 6/8?