1) Patty likes to make animals out of clay. She cuts a block of clay into 2 equal pieces. Patty uses 1 piece to make dinosaurs. What fraction of the block of clay does Patty use to make dinosaurs? a) 1/2 b) 2/1 c) 3/2 d) 2/3 2) Colleen is mailing a framed picture of herself to her grandmother for her birthday. She will pack the picture with stuffing to make sure it doesn't break. She tears a big lump of stuffing into 2 equal pieces. Colleen uses just 1 piece to pack the picture. What fraction of the lump of stuffing does Colleen use to pack the picture? a) 1/2 b) 2/1 c) 3/2 d) 2/3 3) Fred's class is learning about how people throughout history have made cloth into clothing. His teacher takes a strip of cloth and divides it into 8 equal sections. Fred dips 2 sections in berry juice to make them colorful. What fraction of the strip of cloth does Fred dip in berry juice? a) 2/8 b) 10/2 c) 8/2 d) 2/10 4) Lester's grandma is knitting a scarf for him. The scarf will have 6 equal parts of different colors. Lester's grandma knits 2 parts of the scarf while watching a movie. What fraction of the scarf does his grandma knit while watching a movie? a) 2/8 b) 2/6 c) 6/2 d) 8/2 5) Janelle's class wants to give some money to the children's hospital in town. The class is planning to earn the money with a bake sale. So, Janelle has baked banana bread to sell. Janelle cuts the banana bread into 4 equal pieces. Ann buys 1 piece of the banana bread and her brother buys 2 pieces. What fraction of the banana bread does Ann buy? a) 4/2 b) 1/4 c) 2/4 d) 4/1 6) The Blue Bay pirates have found a chest of gold coins. Captain Sharktooth divides the coins into 8 equal shares. He buries 1 share in a secret place. What fraction of the chest of gold coins does Captain Sharktooth bury? a) 9/1 b) 1/8 c) 1/9 d) 8/1 7) On rainy days, Alexa's gym teacher lets the class play with a big parachute. The parachute is a giant circle with 4 colored sections that are exactly the same size. Alexa notices that 1 section is worn out and needs to be replaced. What fraction of the parachute needs to be replaced? a) 1/4 b) 4/1 c) 5/1 d) 1/5 8) Erica has spent the winter planning an herb garden for her backyard. It is finally spring, and she is ready to plant herbs. She divides her garden into 2 equal sections. Erica plants basil in 1 section. What fraction of the garden does Erica plant basil in? a) 2/1 b) 1/2 c) 3/1 d) 1/3

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