3rd Grade Fractions (Ch. 8)

Fractions 1

100

1. Each shape is divided into equal parts. Select the shapes that show thirds. Mark all that apply.                                                

B, D

200

6. Caleb took 18 photos at the zoo. One sixth of his photos are of giraffes. How many of Caleb’s photos are of giraffes?

3

300

7. Three teachers share 2 packs of paper equally.           How much paper does each teacher get? Mark all that apply. 

A. 3 halves of a pack

B. 2 thirds of a pack 

C. 3 sixths of a pack 

D. 1 half of a pack

E. 1 third of a pack

B

400

12. Six friends share 4 apples equally. How much apple does each friend get?

4/6

500

9. Marcus baked a loaf of banana bread for a party. He cut the loaf into equal size pieces. At the end of the party, there were 6 pieces left. Explain how you can find the number of pieces in the whole loaf if Marcus told you that 1/3 of the loaf was left. Use a drawing to show your work.

So, 6 = 1/3 of...18

Fractions 2

100

2. What fraction names the shaded part of the shape?

A. 8 sixths

B. 8 eighths

C. 6 eighths

D. 2 sixths

C. 6/8

200

8. Lilly shaded this design. Select one number from each column to show the part of the design that Lilly shaded.

3/6

300

14. Alex has 3 baseballs. He brings 2 baseballs to school. What fraction of his baseballs does Alex bring to school?

2/3

400

15. Janeen and Nicole each made fruit salad for a school event.          

Part A: Janeen used 16 pieces of fruit to make her salad. If  1/4 of the fruits were peaches, how many peaches did she use? Make a drawing to show your work.

Part B: Nicole used 24 pieces of fruit. If  1/6 of them were peaches, how many peaches in all did Janeen and Nicole use to make their fruit salads? Explain how you found your answer

Part A: 1/4 of 16 = 4

Part B: 1/6 of 24 = 4

4 + 4 = 8 peaches

500

11. Together, Amy and Thea make up  1/4 of the midfielders on the soccer team. How many midfielders are on the team? Show your work.

2 = 1/4 of...8

Fractions 3

100

3. Omar shaded a model to show the part of the lawn that he finished mowing. What fraction names the shaded part? Explain how you know how to write the fraction.

1/8

The denominator is 8 b/c there are 8 equal parts. 

The numerator is 1 b/c 1 part is shaded.

200

10. The model shows one whole. What fraction of the model is NOT shaded?

2/4 or 1/2

300

16. There are 8 rows of chairs in the auditorium. Three of the rows are empty. What fraction of the rows are empty?

3/8

400

18. Gary painted some shapes. Select one number from each column to show a fraction greater than 1 that names the parts Gary painted.

24/8

500

13. Each shape is 1 whole.          

For numbers 13a–13e, choose Yes or No to show whether the number names the parts that are shaded. 

13a. 4     

13b. 8    

13c. 8/2 

13d. 8/4 

13e. 2/8

A: Yes

B: No

C: Yes

D: No

E: No

Fractions 4

100

4. What fraction names point A on the number line?        

1/6

200

17. Tara ran 3 laps around her neighborhood for a total of 1 mile yesterday. Today she wants to run 2/3 of a mile. How many laps will she need to run around her neighborhood?

2 laps

300

5.  Jamal folded this piece of paper into equal parts. Circle the word that makes the sentence true.                The paper is folded into 

sixths 

eighths 

fourths .

eighths

400

19. Angelo rode his bike around a bike trail that was 1/4 of a mile long. He rode his bike around the trail 8 times. Angelo says he rode a total of 8/4 miles. Teresa says he is wrong and that he actually rode 2 miles. Who is correct? Use words and drawings to explain how you know.

They are both correct. 8/4 is equivalent to 2 wholes because a fraction IS a division problem.

500

When is Mrs. Ambroziak's birthday? (Bonus 100 points if you get the year too).

November 8