Year 7 fractions test to download as PDF

This Year 7 fractions test lasts 45 minutes and is marked out of 20. It covers the whole chapter for pupils aged 11-12, and the full answers are on a separate page.

⏱️ Duration : 45 min
🎯 Total : 20 marks
❓ 5 questions

Mark/20

Question 1 – Fraction skills
Answer all parts. Show your working.
1. Simplify \(\dfrac{36}{48}\). (1 mark)
2. Write \(\dfrac{23}{6}\) as a mixed number. (1 mark)
3. Put \(\dfrac{3}{5},\ \dfrac{7}{10},\ \dfrac{1}{2}\) in order, smallest first. (2 marks)
Question 2 – Adding and subtracting
Work out each answer. Give mixed numbers where appropriate.
1. \(\dfrac{3}{8}+\dfrac{1}{4}\) (1 mark)
2. \(\dfrac{7}{10}-\dfrac{2}{5}\) (1 mark)
3. \(2\dfrac{1}{3}+1\dfrac{1}{2}\) (2 marks)
Question 3 – Multiplying and dividing
Work out each answer in its simplest form.
1. \(\dfrac{5}{6}\) of 72 (1 mark)
2. \(\dfrac{4}{9}\times\dfrac{3}{8}\) (1 mark)
3. \(\dfrac{5}{6}\div\dfrac{5}{12}\) (1 mark)
4. \(1\dfrac{1}{2}\times2\dfrac{2}{3}\) (1 mark)
Question 4 – The bake sale
A school bake sale makes £180 in total. The money is shared: \(\dfrac{2}{5}\) goes to a charity, \(\dfrac{1}{3}\) pays for a new sports kit, and the rest is saved for the next sale.
1. How much goes to the charity? (1 mark)
2. What fraction is saved for the next sale? (2 marks)
3. How much is saved? (1 mark)
Question 5 – Problem: the fitness challenge
Leo is on a fitness challenge. He swims \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) km on Monday and \(1\dfrac{1}{2}\) km on Wednesday. On Friday he swims \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) of the total distance he swam on Monday and Wednesday together. His target for the week is 4 km.
1. How far does he swim on Monday and Wednesday together? (1 mark)
2. How far does he swim on Friday? (1 mark)
3. Does he reach his target of 4 km? Show your working. (2 marks)

How to use this Year 7 fractions test

First, revise with the fractions lesson and the worksheet. Then sit the test in one go, with a timer set to 45 minutes. After that, mark your work with the fractions test answers. If you lose marks on a question, redo it the next day without help.

Finally, you can download this Year 7 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.