NCERT Extra Questions for Class 5 Maths Chapter 2: Fractions – Free PDF Download

These practice questions revisit fraction meaning, equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and adding/subtracting like fractions from Class 5 Maths Chapter 2, Fractions, through MCQs, short answers, and word problems.

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. Which fraction is equivalent to 2/3?
(a) 3/4 (b) 4/6 (c) 2/5 (d) 5/6
Answer: (b) 4/6 – multiplying numerator and denominator of 2/3 by 2 gives 4/6.

Q2. Which is greater, 4/9 or 4/7?
(a) 4/9 (b) 4/7 (c) Both equal (d) Cannot tell
Answer: (b) 4/7 – same numerator, so the smaller denominator (7) gives the bigger fraction.

Q3. What is 3/8 + 2/8?
(a) 5/16 (b) 5/8 (c) 6/8 (d) 1/8
Answer: (b) 5/8 – add the numerators, keep the denominator the same.

Q4. What is 7/4 written as a mixed number?
(a) 1¼ (b) 1¾ (c) 2¼ (d) 1½
Answer: (b) 1¾ – 7 ÷ 4 = 1 remainder 3, so 7/4 = 1¾.

Short Answer Questions

Q5. What is 1/4 of 24 mangoes?
24 ÷ 4 = 6 mangoes.

Q6. Subtract 3/10 from 7/10.
7/10 − 3/10 = 4/10 (which can also be simplified to 2/5).

Q7. Write two equivalent fractions for 3/5.
6/10 and 9/15 (multiplying numerator and denominator by 2 and by 3).

Q8. Which is smaller, 5/6 or 5/9?
5/9 – same numerator, and 9 > 6, so each part is smaller, making 5/9 the smaller fraction.

Word Problems

Q9. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Riya eats 3 slices. What fraction of the pizza did she eat, and what fraction is left?
She ate 3/8 of the pizza; 5/8 is left (8/8 − 3/8 = 5/8).

Q10. A class has 30 students. 2/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?
30 ÷ 5 = 6 (value of one part); 2 × 6 = 12 girls.

Q11. Aman ran 3/7 km in the morning and 2/7 km in the evening. How far did he run in total?
3/7 + 2/7 = 5/7 km.

Q12. A ribbon is 9/2 metres long. Express this length as a mixed number, and explain what it means.
9/2 = 4½ metres – it means the ribbon is 4 whole metres long, plus half a metre more.

Why These Help

These questions repeat the core fraction skills – finding a fraction of a collection, comparing fractions, and adding/subtracting like fractions – with different numbers and everyday contexts like food, distance, and class size, which is exactly how fraction questions appear in school tests.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Do these questions come directly from the NCERT textbook?
No – these are original practice questions covering the same fraction concepts taught in the chapter, meant for extra revision beyond the textbook exercises.

Q2. Why do fraction word problems often use food or sharing examples?
Because sharing food, distance, or objects among groups is a natural, familiar way to picture equal parts of a whole, which makes fractions easier to visualise than abstract numbers alone.

Q3. What’s a quick way to check if two fractions are equivalent?
Cross-multiply: for a/b and c/d, if a × d equals b × c, the fractions are equivalent.

Q4. Can like fractions be subtracted the same way they are added?
Yes – just subtract the numerators and keep the same denominator, as long as both fractions already share that denominator.

Q5. Why is it useful to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number?
A mixed number shows immediately how many whole units are present plus the leftover part, which is often easier to picture in real situations like lengths or quantities of food.

See the Chapter 2 Solutions and Revision Notes for the full walkthrough.

Written by Satish

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