Grade 3 Fractions Worksheet: 20 Objective & 10 Subjective Questions on Relating Parts to Whole for 8-Year-Olds

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Instructions

Read each question carefully. For the first 20 questions, circle or write the best answer. For the last 10 questions, draw or write your answer in the space provided.

Section A: Multiple Choice

Circle the correct answer for each question.

  1. What does the top number (numerator) in a fraction tell you?
    1. The total number of equal parts in the whole
    2. The number of parts being talked about
    3. How big the whole is
  2. Which fraction shows one whole?
    1. 1/2
    2. 3/4
    3. 5/5
  3. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Tom eats 1 slice. What fraction of the pizza did he eat?
    1. 1/8
    2. 1/7
    3. 8/1
  4. In the fraction 4/7, what is the number 7 called?
    1. Numerator
    2. Denominator
    3. Whole number
  5. A shape is divided into 5 equal parts, and 2 parts are shaded. What fraction is shaded?
    1. 5/2
    2. 2/5
    3. 2/3
  6. What does the bottom number (denominator) in a fraction tell you?
    1. How many parts are shaded
    2. The total number of equal parts in the whole
    3. How many parts are not shaded
  7. There are 3 blue crayons and 4 red crayons in a box. What fraction of the crayons are blue?
    1. 3/4
    2. 4/7
    3. 3/7
  8. In the fraction 9/10, what is the numerator?
    1. 9
    2. 10
    3. 19
  9. Which fraction is the same as 'two-thirds'?
    1. 3/2
    2. 2/3
    3. 2/2
  10. If you have a whole chocolate bar cut into 6 squares and you have all 6 squares, what fraction do you have?
    1. 1/6
    2. 6/1
    3. 6/6

Section B: Fill in the Blanks

  1. A fraction has a on top and a on the bottom.
  2. In the fraction 3/8, the 3 tells us the number of selected .
  3. If a garden is divided into 10 equal sections, the whole garden is represented by the number in the denominator.
  4. The fraction for 'five-ninths' is written as .
  5. When the numerator and the denominator are the same, the fraction is equal to one .

Section C: True or False

Circle T for True or F for False.

  1. In the fraction 1/4, the 1 is the denominator. ( T / F )
  2. The fraction 8/8 is equal to one whole. ( T / F )
  3. The denominator tells you the total number of parts the whole is divided into. ( T / F )
  4. If a bag has 5 balls, and 2 are red, the fraction of red balls is 2/5. ( T / F )
  5. A bigger denominator means the parts are smaller. ( T / F )

Section D: Draw and Shade

  1. Draw a circle. Divide it into 4 equal parts and shade 1/4 of it.
  2. Draw a rectangle. Divide it into 6 equal parts and shade 5/6 of it.
  3. Draw any shape and shade it to show the fraction 2/2.
  4. Draw a large square. Divide it into 8 equal parts and shade 3/8 of it.
  5. Draw 10 small stars in a group. Circle a group of the stars to show the fraction 7/10.

Section E: Answer in Your Own Words

  1. Explain what the fraction 3/5 means. Use the words 'whole', 'equal parts', and 'selected parts'.
  2. Mia has a ribbon that she cuts into 9 equal pieces. She uses 4 pieces for a craft project. What fraction of the ribbon is left?
  3. A farmer has 12 animals on the farm. 5 are sheep and the rest are chickens. What fraction of the animals are chickens?
  4. If you want to show one whole pizza as a fraction, and the pizza is cut into 8 slices, what would the fraction be? Explain your answer.
  5. Leo says that 1/4 of a cookie is bigger than 1/3 of the same cookie because 4 is a bigger number than 3. Is he correct? Explain why or why not.

Answer Key

Section A: Multiple Choice

  1. b) The number of parts being talked about
  2. c) 5/5
  3. a) 1/8
  4. b) Denominator
  5. b) 2/5
  6. b) The total number of equal parts in the whole
  7. c) 3/7 (There are 3+4 = 7 crayons in total)
  8. a) 9
  9. b) 2/3
  10. c) 6/6

Section B: Fill in the Blanks

  1. numerator, denominator
  2. parts
  3. 10
  4. 5/9
  5. whole

Section C: True or False

  1. F (It's the numerator)
  2. T
  3. T
  4. T
  5. T

Section D: Draw and Shade

  1. Drawing should be a circle divided into 4 equal parts with 1 part shaded.
  2. Drawing should be a rectangle divided into 6 equal parts with 5 parts shaded.
  3. Drawing can be any shape (circle, square, etc.) divided into 2 equal parts with both parts shaded.
  4. Drawing should be a square divided into 8 equal parts (e.g., 4 columns, 2 rows) with 3 parts shaded.
  5. Drawing should show 10 stars with 7 of them circled.

Section E: Answer in Your Own Words

  1. The fraction 3/5 means a whole is divided into 5 equal parts, and we have selected parts, which are 3 of them.
  2. If she uses 4 pieces, there are 9 - 4 = 5 pieces left. The fraction of the ribbon left is 5/9.
  3. There are 12 - 5 = 7 chickens. The fraction of animals that are chickens is 7/12.
  4. The fraction would be 8/8. This is because the whole pizza is divided into 8 equal parts (denominator), and you have all 8 of them (numerator).
  5. He is not correct. When you divide something into more parts (like 4 instead of 3), each part becomes smaller. So, 1/4 is smaller than 1/3.
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