Fractions Jeopardy

A fractions review game for 3rd and 4th graders: naming, equivalents, comparing, and simple sums. Copy it free and let the class answer on phone buzzers.

6 categories · 30 clues · Final Jeopardy · everyone buzzes in from their phone

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Naming Fractions

$200
This fraction represents one part out of two equal parts, often used to describe half of something.
What is 1/2?
$400
This fraction represents one part out of four equal parts.
What is 1/4?
$600
This fraction represents three parts out of four equal parts.
What is 3/4?
$800
This is the name for the top number in a fraction, which tells how many parts you have.
What is the numerator?
$1,000
This fraction names five parts out of eight equal parts.
What is 5/8?

Equivalent Fractions

$200
This fraction, with a 2 on top and a 4 on the bottom, is equivalent to one half.
What is 2/4?
$400
This fraction, with a 5 on top and a 10 on the bottom, is equivalent to one half.
What is 5/10?
$600
This is the simplest form of the fraction 6/9, after dividing both numbers by 3.
What is 2/3?
$800
This is the simplest form of the fraction 10/12, after dividing both numbers by 2.
What is 5/6?
$1,000
This is the fraction you get when you multiply both the top and bottom of 1/3 by 3.
What is 3/9?

Comparing Fractions

$200
Between 1/3 and 1/6, this fraction represents the larger amount.
What is 1/3?
$400
Between 2/5 and 3/5, this fraction represents the larger amount.
What is 3/5?
$600
Between 3/8 and 5/8, this fraction represents the smaller amount.
What is 3/8?
$800
This is the symbol used to show that one fraction is greater than another, as in 3/4 > 1/2.
What is the greater-than sign?
$1,000
To compare or add fractions with different denominators, you first find this, a shared multiple of both denominators.
What is a common denominator?

Adding and Subtracting

$200
This is the sum you get when you add 2/7 and 3/7.
What is 5/7?
$400
This is the sum you get when you add 1/9 and 4/9.
What is 5/9?
$600
This is the difference you get when you subtract 3/11 from 9/11.
What is 6/11?
$800
This is the sum you get when you add 3/10 and 4/10.
What is 7/10?
$1,000
This is the difference you get when you subtract 4/12 from 11/12.
What is 7/12?

Mixed Numbers

$200
This is the name for a number that combines a whole number and a fraction, like 2 and 1/3.
What is a mixed number?
$400
This is the improper fraction equivalent of the mixed number 1 and 1/2.
What is 3/2?
$600
This is the mixed number equivalent of the improper fraction 7/3.
What is 2 and 1/3?
$800
This is the mixed number equivalent of the improper fraction 9/4.
What is 2 and 1/4?
$1,000
This is the sum of the mixed numbers 1 and 1/2 plus 2 and 1/2.
What is 4?

Fractions in Real Life

$200
If you eat 1 slice out of a pizza cut into 8 equal slices, this fraction describes how much of the pizza you ate.
What is 1/8?
$400
If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of flour and you only have a 1/4 cup scoop, this is how many scoops you need.
What is 3?
$600
This is the fraction of an hour that has passed after 10 minutes, since an hour has 60 minutes.
What is 1/6?
$800
If a basketball player makes 9 out of 10 free throws, this fraction represents her shooting rate for those attempts.
What is 9/10?
$1,000
This is the fraction of a dollar that one dime represents, since ten dimes make a dollar.
What is 1/10?

Final Jeopardy — Fraction Vocabulary

This is the name for the bottom number of a fraction, the one that tells how many equal parts make a whole.

What is the denominator?

How to run this board

Fractions are where many students first decide math is hard, so this board keeps the numbers friendly. Categories move from naming fractions through equivalents and comparisons to simple addition and subtraction, ending with fractions in everyday situations like pizza slices and measuring cups.

Plan on twenty-five to thirty minutes for the main board, which leaves time for Final Jeopardy and a wrap-up. Have students hold up work on mini whiteboards before you accept a buzzed answer, so everyone computes even when only one team scores.

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