Year 1 fractions test to download as PDF

This Year 1 fractions test lasts 20 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 5-6, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 20 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Halves and quarters
Look at the shapes.
1. What fraction is coloured? (1 mark)
2. What fraction is coloured? (1 mark)
3. What fraction is coloured? (1 mark)
4. How many quarters make a whole? (1 mark)
Question 2 – Half of a number
Work out each answer.
1. Half of 6 (1 mark)
2. Half of 14 (1 mark)
3. Half of 20 (1 mark)
4. Is half of 9 a whole number? Explain. (1 mark)
Question 3 – Quarter of a number
Work out each answer.
1. A quarter of 4 (1 mark)
2. A quarter of 8 (1 mark)
3. A quarter of 16 (1 mark)
4. A quarter of 20 (1 mark)
Question 4 – Are they equal?
A square is cut into pieces.
1. Ben cuts a square into 2 pieces that are the same size. What is each piece called? (1 mark)
2. Cara cuts a square into 4 pieces that are the same size. What is each piece called? (1 mark)
3. Dev cuts a square into 2 pieces. One is big and one is small. Has he made halves? Explain. (1 mark)
4. Two quarters make what other fraction? (1 mark)
Question 5 – Problem: the cake
A cake has 8 equal slices. Nina eats a quarter of the cake. Her brother eats half of the cake.
1. How many slices does Nina eat? (1 mark)
2. How many slices does her brother eat? (1 mark)
3. How many slices have been eaten in all? (1 mark)
4. How many slices are left? What fraction of the cake is that? (1 mark)

How to use this Year 1 fractions test

First, revise with the fractions: halves and quarters lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 20 minutes. After that, mark your work with the fractions: halves and quarters test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 1 fractions test as a PDF and print it like a real exam paper. Moreover, all the pages of this chapter work together, so you can move between them at any time. For example, many pupils read the lesson on Monday, practise on Wednesday and test themselves on Friday.